4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (648+ words) To maintain eligibility for research funding, the Defense Department asked 30 universities to conduct an audit and report their findings by Aug. 31. All 30 responded, the department says. The DOD-prompted review has also ensnared some academic partnerships not related to research. The…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (363+ words) Civil society depends on dialogue and civic discourse, yes—but that won’t be enough if citizens feel like they don’t matter. Kirk was shot while speaking to a crowd of roughly 3,000 people at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. Violence has…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (333+ words) Just last month, the Department of Justice found Duke, pictured above, has discriminated in its medical school admissions. The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced this week that they had determined the University of California, Berkeley’s law…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (365+ words) The Israel-Palestine conflict remains the most taboo topic on college campuses, according to FIRE’s latest free speech report. About three in 10 students said a professor should “definitely” or “probably” be fired for posting “it’s OK to punch a Nazi” on…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (666+ words) In a 10-to-6 vote, the council scrapped a long-standing requirement that law schools “demonstrate by concrete action a commitment to diversity and inclusion.” Removing Standard 206 means law schools can no longer be required to prioritize diversity in order to remain…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1098+ words) Slated to take place at a special meeting Sept. 8, the vote comes just two weeks after the Trump administration recommended denying the accreditation council federal recognition. After years of heated debate, the American Bar Association’s accreditation council is scheduled to…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (223+ words) NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said the partnership focuses on “research projects that will drive discoveries to improve the health of American citizens and members of the military.” Grandbrothers / Getty Images The Defense Department could tap up to $2 billion in federal…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (190+ words) Throughout history, autocrats have gone after higher ed finances to control institutions’ culture. By Dominique J. Baker Illustration by Justin Morrison / Inside Higher Ed The ultimate danger remains that, when institutions comply with authoritarian wishes, the government will just ask…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (243+ words) One higher ed experts says the policy change adds to mounting concerns about the politicization of government-funded research under President Trump. The Department of Commerce has scrubbed part of its scientific-integrity policy that banned political interference with its agencies’ research…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1190+ words) Students face uncertainty, large tuition bills and emotional distress when policy changes strip them of access to in-state tuition prices. The Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against 21 states targeting policies that make undocumented students eligible for in-state tuition rates....