Faculty, Staff, Students, and Administrators Must “Refuse to Comply” with Latest Trump Administration Demands

The AAUP's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure advises faculty, staff, students, and administrators to “remain clear eyed about the need to refuse to comply” with the latest Trump administratio...

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Checking Your Registration | NCSBE

Use the Voter Search, aka the “voter lookup,” to check your registration status, party affiliation, sample ballot, polling place, election districts, and more.

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Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns

The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning after less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.

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More than half of colleges show signs of money problems. Students will suffer the consequences

Many schools will resort to laying off faculty, cutting services and increasing prices

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That Same Ol’ Authoritarian Playbook

Throughout history, autocrats have gone after higher ed finances to control institutions’ culture.

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UNC students recount chaos at campus event when stranger enters area | abc11.com

UNC Students described scenes of panic after a man entered Greenlaw Hall during an event hosted by Black student organizations.

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California encourages undocumented students to go to college. But some are losing hope

The state has pioneered ways to help these students attend college and use their degrees after graduation. But with the federal crackdown, some still struggle to see the point of pursuing higher educa...

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Anti-Trans Activists In Uproar Over Trans Music Teacher In North Carolina, Propose Gender Dress Code For School Employees

Far-right activists have flooded a local school board in North Carolina for hiring a transgender teacher.

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Justice Department Backs Off Disability Rights Enforcement

Federal officials are reversing long-held positions in court cases on the rights of people with disabilities to access community-based services, fueling concerns of a return to institutionalization.

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UNC Used AI to Help Draft Its ‘Compact 2.0’ Response. Is That Hypocritical?

In the letter, the University of North Carolina system said students can be required to disclose their use of the technology — while not disclosing its own.

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FCC Review Could End School Internet Program. Advocates Plan ‘Very Loud’ Protest

As the screen time debate continues, the commission seeks comments on whether the 30-year-old E-Rate program should be ‘limited or sunset.’

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Whistleblower Says Trump Officials ‘Predetermined’ Conclusions in Harvard Antisemitism Probe | News | The Harvard Crimson

A former Justice Department civil rights attorney accused Trump administration officials of predetermining the outcomes of antisemitism investigations into Harvard and other universities and pursuing ...

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Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson

A district court judge dismissed the Trump administration’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard on Thursday, concluding that the discrimination pointed to by the government was “too isolated and epis...

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Head Start’s Antipoverty Mission Threatened by Trump Administration Overhaul

From health screenings to low adult-child ratios, Head Start's ‘gold-standard’ quality could be at risk under sweeping HHS proposal.

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American Bar Association rejects plan to scrap DEI rule for law schools

A plan to eliminate the American Bar Association’s longstanding diversity, inclusion and equity requirement for law schools hit a snag Tuesday when the organization’s policy-making body rejected the c...

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Advocacy and Policy Update - August 4, 2026 - National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)

NACAC Advocacy and Policy Updates for August 4, 2026 By: Sean Robins Welcome to this issue of the Advocacy Update. Federal policy does not stop when Congress leaves Washington, D.C. — and neither do...

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The ‘Fraud Squad’ at Caltech Will Catch You if You Lie on Your Application

Investigators at the college vet every admitted student’s application as schools nationwide battle AI-fueled cheating.

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New Compact Shows Resistance Works, but Fight for Higher Ed Isn’t Over

The Trump administration is back with a second version of its higher education compact. As with its predecessor, the best path forward is for higher education workers to organize and demand that their...

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Tracking Trump: His actions to dismantle the Education Department, and more

The president has said he wants to eliminate the Education Department while fighting ‘woke’ ideology in schools. A week-by-week look at what he’s done

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Trump Is Probing Harvard’s China-Linked Financial Aid. Here’s What the Numbers Show. | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Justice Department says Harvard may have favored Chinese students with China-linked aid. But only about $4 million in disclosed gifts explicitly names Chinese or Hong Kong students.

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Extortion and Appeasement at Northwestern

There is so much government repression happening that I cannot begin to summarize it.

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Settling Scores: Experts Debate Why AP Performance Has Soared

Since the College Board began changing its grading criteria for Advanced Placement exams, scores have climbed rapidly.

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Northwestern Ends Posse Scholarship Program

Northwestern University is ending a long-running scholarship program for promising students from diverse backgrounds.

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The Massive Collapse in College Confidence Isn’t Getting Any Better

Democrats join Republicans in skepticism as a new poll shows the drop in support beyond other institutions continues.

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Rule Limiting International Students’ Time in U.S. Finalized

International students previously could stay as long as their program lasted. The Trump administration is ending that 1978 policy.

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University law school bans laptops from classes amid AI backlash

‘We need to ensure that our students actually learn to think critically,’ university administrators say

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Trump administration caves after avalanche of opposition to anti-trans hospital rule

More than 30,000 public comments helped derail an HHS proposal that threatened funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth.

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Student-debt relief and higher borrowing limits are on the line in lawsuits fighting Trump's repayment changes

Key parts of Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul are being targeted in ongoing lawsuits, including the elimination of SAVE and limits to PSLF.

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