Over Eighty Universities File Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Trump's Speech-Based Deportations of Non-citizen Students
It's a good step. But the schools should also file their own lawsuit challenging this awful policy.
It's a good step. But the schools should also file their own lawsuit challenging this awful policy.
An immigration judge's decision reinforces the constitutional argument against the law that the secretary of state is invoking.
"Universities were bending over for federal funds long before Trump," writes Laura Kipnis.
Brown is violating its code of conduct, which guarantees community members’ right to petition the university.
The detention of Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk illustrates the startling breadth of the authority the secretary of state is invoking.
A lawsuit brought by universities could potentially be much more effective than leaving individual students to fend for themselves.
Conservatives are picking up the unconstitutional weapons that intolerant progressives have deployed against them.
While he can't get rid of the department outright, a new executive order attempts the next best thing.
The department laid off over 1,300 employees this week.
The 9th Circuit revived a First Amendment lawsuit by Lars Jensen, who says his community college punished him for complaining about dumbed-down courses.
Just eight colleges had official neutrality policies before the attack. By the end of 2024, it was almost 150.
The department insists its directive will not suppress First Amendment rights.
"Officially, it was a voluntary departure. But I sure felt like I'd been pushed out."
Kirk Wolff set out to peacefully protest Trump's plan to take over Gaza. Then an administrator and a police officer drove by.
The letter mostly builds on existing civil rights law.
While Trump can't dissolve the department by executive action, getting rid of it through legislation is still a good idea.
The settlement vindicates Kimberly Diei's First Amendment right to comment on sexually explicit rap songs without suffering government retaliation.
A new working paper from Dartmouth College researchers provides more evidence that ditching the SAT hurts disadvantaged college applicants.
Even if the Trump administration quickly undoes it, it’s a precedent for future administrations.
Millions of Americans are denied legal representation, and law schools are churning out lawyers who can’t meet society’s needs. It’s time for a two-track system.
The Coddling of the American Mind, a new documentary based on the book of the same name, makes the case that destructive ideas in higher education are making people anxious.
Western New Mexico University's Board of Regents approved the severance package for Joseph Shepard after a state audit highlighted $364,000 in "wasteful" and "improper" spending.
While the administration was fighting for debt forgiveness in court, it was also rolling out a broken FAFSA application form.
After a year of glitchy chaos, the Department of Education may have finally gotten its act together.
According to a student complaint, the Commission's head directed other students to reject "Zionist" applicants.
With only months left in his term, Biden wants to forgive the loans of nearly eight million borrowers experiencing "hardship."
The portion of college students who say it's OK to shout down campus speakers is rising, according to a new survey.
Easily accessible student loans give colleges an incentive to raise tuition.
Rising tuition costs have made three-year degree programs an enticing option for cost-stressed students.
"Michigan's D.E.I. expansion has coincided with an explosion in campus conflict over race and gender," notes The New York Times.
Grade inflation is making test-optional college admissions unworkable.
The education chapter is written by Williamson Evers, and the corporate law chapter by Robert T. Miller.
The financial aid form's rollout was disastrous, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
As Israel-Hamas demonstrations continue in the new school year, the misunderstanding of free speech is fueling disruption and hypocrisy on campuses.
A coalition of Republican-led states allege that Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has directed loan servicers to start forgiving student debt as soon as this week.
Americans need a politician dedicated to unwinding decades of government interventions that have driven up the cost of middle-class living.
Officials ordered schools to review all courses with descriptions or syllabi that contain words such as Israel, Palestine, and Jewish.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
A new survey from the Knight Foundation found that more than 1 in 4 college students agreed schools should prohibit "speech they may find offensive or biased."
The candidate supports gun rights, wants to privatize government programs, and would radically reduce the number of federal employees.
The SAVE plan would have dramatically reduced the amount borrowers were required to pay back before receiving forgiveness—and cost taxpayers almost $500 billion over the next decade.
Public colleges must have viewpoint-neutral policies, but they don't have to allow protester encampments.
Department of Education settlements with protest-wracked colleges threaten censorship by bureaucracy.
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