After a year of repeated blows, diversity professionals and scholars are debating whether DEI has a future on college campuses, and if so, what its next iteration looks like.

The U.S. Department of the Interior is going to take over managing tribal college funds as the Education Department sheds many of its programs. College leaders are worried.

Texas voters approved an $850 million endowment for the technical college system. College leaders say it’ll offer a much-needed boost in filling the state’s workforce needs.

The Department of Justice sued California over its law allowing in-state tuition benefits to some undocumented students. California governor Gavin Newsom’s office responded, “We'll see you in court.”

As federal immigration enforcement agents descend on North Carolina, campus leaders are rushing to advise fearful staff and students about how to respond.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has said little about his plans for the city’s colleges and universities. But advocates, experts and students are making best guesses based on his rhetoric and track record.

Looks like today may be the day the Trump administration finally splinters what's left of the Education Department: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Religiously affiliated colleges are facing the blowback of seismic higher ed policy shifts under Trump. They’re making careful decisions about how to advocate for themselves.

Undocumented students, represented by civil rights groups, are trying to intervene in cases in which the federal government and state officials agreed to end their in-state tuition benefits.

Carnegie’s new Student Access and Earnings Classification has stirred up controversy among community college advocates. They want it taken down and retooled. Carnegie is standing by its approach.

The philanthropist MacKenzie Scott dropped upward of $300 million on historically Black colleges and universities this fall. Here's how campus leaders are spending the money.

After court orders, the Trump administration agreed to use emergency reserves to pay for food stamps during the government shutdown. But the funds cover only half of what’s needed. Campuses are scrambling to fill in the gaps for food insecure students. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Paulette Granberry Russell ran the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education through high highs and low lows. She says diversity work isn’t dead—it’s evolving. My Q&A with Granberry Russell as she prepares to step down:

Historically Black college and university leaders say security is a priority after terroristic threats to their institutions last month and shootings on campuses in recent weeks.

University of North Georgia says it can no longer afford to maintain the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. Advocates worry about losing decades of research, resources and support.

A new report found that federal disinvestment in Pell Grants hit higher ed in Southern states hard. It also likely played a role in plummeting Black student enrollments.

Reverse transfer has been seen as a way to move the needle on college completion, but a majority of eligible students pass up the opportunities. And, from my reporting, there seems to be a gap in understanding why that is for @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

The Trump administration’s death blow to funds for minority-serving institutions is expected to cost the California State University system tens of millions of dollars. Out of its 22 campuses, 21 are Hispanic-serving institutions.

Campus centers and programs for undocumented students are caught in a politically precarious moment after the Department of Justice called for an investigation of the University of Nevada at Reno’s undocumented student services.

Across the country, student groups and other organizations are working to fill the gaps left behind by campus centers and programs lost to a snowballing anti-DEI movement.

Delta State University police and the local coroner's office say there's no evidence of foul play. But Trey Reed's family and lawmakers are demanding more information about the circumstances of his death as Black students and others nationwide reel from the news.

The Trump administration redirected funds from many minority-serving institutions to HBCUs and tribal colleges. Some HBCU advocates say their colleges are more deserving of the money. Others have more mixed feelings about the source of the funds.

At least seven historically Black institutions in five states investigated threats of violence, evoking memories of the wave of bomb threats that shook HBCUs in 2022.

The U.S. Department of Education plans to end discretionary grant programs for HSIs and other minority-serving institutions, officials announced Wednesday—after Congress already appropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars to those programs.

In case you're not aware of what programs the education secretary just said she's going to stop funding, here's @saraweissman.insidehighered.com 's excellent explainer on MSIs www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

This fall, thousands of undocumented students in Texas don't have in-state tuition benefits for the first time in over two decades. They're having to make hard choices about how or if to continue their education.

Two accreditors are rolling out assessments and standards for non-credit programs in and outside of colleges. The question now is: will this help tame the Wild West of microcredentials? @saraweissman.insidehighered.com reports www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

As microcredentials proliferate and attract millions of students, some accreditors are poised to launch quality checks for alternative credential providers.

The Board of Trustees at Florida Memorial University has split into factions. One group hired the university’s new permanent president.

Some states are going to have a harder time than others proving their noncredit programs are eligible for workforce Pell, a new report says. But they can start preparing now.

Advocates for Hispanic-serving institutions are worried about the federal program after the Department of Justice refused to defend it in court.

The Community College Research Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College lost several million dollars of federal funds. Director Thomas Brock describes how the center is pushing forward.

Trump has yet to pick an executive director for the White House Initiative on HBCUs and other advisory roles. Some HBCU advocates say the wait is normal. Others worry about a lack of representation at a time when higher ed policy is rapidly shifting.

The DOJ sued the state of Oklahoma over a state law that allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates. It's the fourth state subjected to such a lawsuit. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is taking the federal government's side.

A new book argues for a renewed focus on the strengths of first-generation students.

Johnson County Community College now requires adult education students to show proof of immigration status. One instructor refused and quit in protest.

An Office for Civil Rights complaint filed against Smith College raises questions about how women's colleges will navigate Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans campaigns.

The federal government is suing states that offer in-state tuition to undocumented students. Here's a primer on the policies targeted and how they came to be.

The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors moved forward with plans to start a new accreditor. But the board had questions about how it will work.

The BOG unanimously approved the new agency after repeatedly pushing back, arguing that the plans for starting an accreditor from scratch were half-baked and raising a litany of questions about how it would work in practice. By @saraweissman.insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Today the Florida BoG will vote on forming a new accreditor. If passed, five other state systems will join the agency that will, among other things, "ensure no imposition of divisive ideological content on institutions". @saraweissman.insidehighered.com reports www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

The State University System of Florida’s governing board will vote later today whether to form a new accrediting agency with other state systems. The move would be controversial. www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

The federal government paused about $716 million for adult education programs. Community college leaders fear they may have to cut staff and services.

Minority-serving institutions are in the news after a recent lawsuit targeted Hispanic-serving institutions. Here's a breakdown of the different types of MSIs. www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...

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Backed by civil rights groups, Texas undocumented students and Austin Community College are pushing back on the speedy dismantling of in-state tuition benefits for noncitizens.

The Department of the Interior proposed reducing funding for tribal colleges by more than $100 million. Some tribal college leaders fear their institutions wouldn’t survive it.

While paused for now, the Education Department has plans to let the Department of Labor take over funding for career and technical education programs. CTE advocates fear the shift.

The Justice Department sued Kentucky politicians over in-state tuition benefits for undocumented students, just as Texas students and advocates are pushing back against a lawsuit that killed a similar state policy.

An analysis of more than 23,000 nondegree programs found some boost workers’ incomes by thousands of dollars and help them advance. Others offer graduates no wage gains at all. And results vary widely, even in lucrative fields and among trusted providers.