Key Takeaways UC San Diego’s Black Alumni Scholarship Fund has been rebranded as the Goins Alumni Scholarship Fund and is now open to all students, regardless of race. The change followed a lawsuit claiming the scholarship violated federal and state laws, including...
Key Points Trump administration layoffs have severely reduced the Department of Education’s ability to enforce special education and civil rights laws. Education Secretary Linda McMahon argues the cuts demonstrate the department’s redundancy and supports returning...
Key Points: The University of Arizona became the seventh institution to reject the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” The proposal offered preferential federal funding in exchange for adopting specific policy commitments. The...
Key Points: Harvard’s endowment grew to $56.9 billion, buoyed by an 11.9% return in fiscal 2025—well above its 8% target. The university received a record $600 million in unrestricted gifts, strengthening its financial base amid federal funding cuts. Portfolio shifts...
Key Points: Brown declines to join Trump’s “Compact for Academic Excellence,” becoming the second institution after MIT to reject it. President Paxson argues the compact would restrict academic freedom and conflict with a prior agreement. The proposed compact would...
Key Points: Almost all 60 employees of a federal college-preparation program for low-income students were permanently laid off. The layoffs target TRIO programs long defended by Republican senators. Critics warn the move threatens oversight of taxpayer-funded...
