About 40 AAUP Michigan Members Attended Meeting on Endorsing Candidate www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Roughly 40 AAUP MI Members Weighed in on Endorsing Candidate
The AAUP's first-known national-level endorsement of a political candidate has drawn criticism. Some Michigan members have questioned the representativeness of a poll on their feelings.
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Scouting America scraps inclusion at National Jamboree under pressure from Hegseth | AP News share.google/1da0EiPVQe65...
Scouting America drops diversity initiatives from event after pressure from the Pentagon
One of Scouting America’s biggest gatherings has eliminated dedicated spaces for gay youth, women and scouts of color as the organization faces pressure from the Pentagon to pull back diversity effort...
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Dissolved New College of Florida Alumni Board Not Giving In, Chair Says www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
New College of Fla. Alumni Board Not Giving Up, Chair Says
The chair of the New College of Florida foundation’s formerly official alumni group said the foundation board voted Wednesday to dissolve the alumni organization’s board and remove the chair from the ...
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National AAUP Starts Endorsing Political Candidates The group says the move is a first in its over-100-year existence, and part of countering government threats. Critics say AAUP has lost its neutrality. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
AAUP Embraces Political Role With Candidate Endorsements
The group says the move is a first in its over-100-year existence, and part of countering government threats. Critics say AAUP has lost its neutrality.
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Group Says AHRQ Grant Cancellations Top $131M Across 28 States www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Group Says Canceled AHRQ Grants Top $131M Across 28 States
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has now canceled more than 100 grants, cutting off $131.3 million in remaining committed funding, according to AcademyHealth, which represents health-ser...
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The Trump administration is pushing to end animal testing, but Oregon Health and Science University said federal dollars weren’t available to turn its National Primate Research Center into a sanctuary. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Oregon Institution Says No Funds to End Animal Testing
The Trump administration is pushing to end animal testing, but Oregon Health and Science University said federal dollars weren’t available to turn its National Primate Research Center into a sanctuary...
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Unfortunately for Ryan, this isn't going to get a ton of attention because it's not rage bait. Clear-eyed reporting on what the report says and what it can actually do.
Ryan Quinn@ryanequinn.bsky.social · 2w agoHere's my attempt to write a non-histrionic story about the new White House Office of Science and Technology Policy report, and what it does and doesn't say, and what remains unclear (a lot): www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Here's my attempt to write a non-histrionic story about the new White House Office of Science and Technology Policy report, and what it does and doesn't say, and what remains unclear (a lot): www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
White House Seeks to Steer Research Funding Outside Academia
In its new strategy for science and research, the administration stopped short of jettisoning higher ed’s role in America’s scientific enterprise. What it all means remains to be seen.
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I'm also concerned that the WSJ headline "White House to Redirect Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away From Colleges" isn't quite backed up by the content of the story, nor the content of the report that I've read so far. I just reached out to White House for clarification.
Dan Garisto@dangaristo.bsky.social · 2w agoThere's a weird horseshoe theory for credulous headlines about the Trump administration: breathless headlines from left and right converge to radically overstate what is actually happening. This is just a policy memo for science agencies, which still receive their budgets from Congress.
Trump Administration Can’t Cite Changed Priorities to Terminate Grants www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Agencies Can’t Cite Changed Priorities to Terminate Grants
The ruling limits the Trump administration’s power to cancel research and other funding based on the Office of Management and Budget’s termination clause. OMB’s proposed rule may change that.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sent researchers letters this week saying they wouldn’t receive long-awaited funding continuations. The agency cited the “best interest of the federal government.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Agency That Supports Health-care Improvement Cuts Off Grants
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sent researchers letters this week saying they wouldn’t receive long-awaited funding continuations. The agency cited the “best interest of the federal go...
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It's worth noting that Artis was provost of the defunct Mountain State University, the troubled institution whose accreditation the HLC pulled. That's not in her bio on Benedict's website. www.wvgazettemail.com/news/educati...
Former MSU administrator is likely final WVSU presidential candidate
West Virginia State University Tuesday revealed that an administrator who worked at the now-defunct Mountain State University for a dozen years is WVSU’s third and, likely, last presidential finalist.
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kate hidalgo bellows@shenandoahkate.bsky.social · 3w agoMy latest presidential profile is of Roslyn Artis, the leader of Benedict College, in South Carolina. Artis has leveraged a greater student safety net, tougher academic policies, and shift away from marketing around fun to try to raise graduation rates. www.chronicle.com/article/is-c...
New College of Florida Absorbs a USF Campus. Sort Of. The property has changed hands, but the students and employees didn’t go with it. And there’s a reversion clause if New College can’t handle the debt. https://bit.ly/456GbOr #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
New College of Florida Absorbs a USF Campus. Sort Of. www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...
New College of Florida Absorbs a USF Campus. Sort Of.
The property has changed hands, but the students and employees didn’t go with it. And there’s a reversion clause if New College can’t handle the debt.
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Steven Thrasher sued Northwestern University and four top federal officials this week, alleging that Northwestern denied him tenure because, among other things, federal agencies pressured officials to punish his pro-Palestine activism. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Thrasher Sues Northwestern, McMahon, Walberg Over Tenure Denial
Steven Thrasher sued Northwestern University and four top federal officials this week, alleging that Northwestern denied him tenure because, among other things, federal agencies pressured officials to...
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"People online compared his sister to Rosa Parks but Joseph shook his head. Rosa Parks had agency. She chose to make a stand. His sister was just riding the Orange Line." www.notus.org/metro/viral-...
The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.
America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.
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The White House’s plan to cement political appointees’ control over research and other grants received hundreds of thousands of comments. Lawsuits are likely next. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Legal Threats Loom Over OMB Grant-Control Rule as Comments Close
The White House’s plan to cement political appointees’ control over research and other grants received hundreds of thousands of comments. Lawsuits are likely next.
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Court Upholds Ban on In-State Tuition for Undocumented Texans www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Court Upholds Ban on In-State Tuition for Undocumented Texans
Undocumented Texas students will continue to be unable to qualify for in-state tuition rates at public institutions, after an appeals court on Thursday upheld an agreement between the Trump administra...
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Clemson board members just named University of Georgia provost Benjamin C. Ayers as their new president, so they seem to have moved on.
Ryan Quinn@ryanequinn.bsky.social · 4w agoMichigan State Trustee Says He Was Caught Off Guard by President’s New Contract www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
First Michigan State president Kevin Guskiewicz said he was leaving for Clemson. Then he changed his mind. But not all MSU trustees were privy to the new contract he signed, as @ryanequinn.bsky.social found out: www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
MSU Trustee Says He Wasn’t Shown President’s New Contract
Kevin Guskiewicz’s reversal of his plan to leave for Clemson University raises questions about whether his relationship with some board members has really changed. But he now gets personal travel hour...
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Michigan State Trustee Says He Was Caught Off Guard by President’s New Contract www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
MSU Trustee Says He Wasn’t Shown President’s New Contract
Kevin Guskiewicz’s reversal of his plan to leave for Clemson University raises questions about whether his relationship with some board members has really changed. But he now gets personal travel hour...
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"Netanyahu is particularly unpopular among Jewish adults: about 6 in 10 view him unfavorably, while about one-third see him positively." … "Jewish adults, who overwhelmingly identify as Democrats, have a more positive view of Mamdani than of Netanyahu…" apnews.com/article/isra...
AP-NORC poll: About 3 in 10 US adults believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians
A new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for Israel, after decades of bipartisan backing.
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Comments Flood OMB Proposal to Cement Political Control of Grants www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Comments Flood OMB Proposal on Political Control of Grants
The White House Office of Management and Budget has so far received 90,000 public comments on its plans as scientific and other groups rally against them.
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DA Launches Criminal Investigation of N.M. Highlands University www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
DA Launches Criminal Investigation of N.M. Highlands
New Mexico Highlands University is now under criminal investigation “regarding allegations of fraud and forgery,” a state district attorney’s office announced Wednesday in a news release.
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Shortly after the court’s ruling, several conservative legal groups indicated they are planning to target state laws that require trans-inclusive policies, even though the justices didn’t address that issue. @ryanequinn.bsky.social has more. www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Banning Trans Athletes
Education Secretary Linda McMahon called it a “tremendous victory.” How it will impact transgender inclusion in sports and other areas is yet to be seen.
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Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Banning Trans Athletes www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Banning Trans Athletes
The majority of justices blessed the prohibitions Idaho and West Virginia lawmakers passed in 2020 and 2021.
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NEH, Beaten in Court, Asks Grant Recipients if They Still Want Awards www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
NEH Asks Grant Recipients if They Still Want Their Awards
A judge ruled that the termination of more than 1,400 National Endowment for the Humanities grants was unconstitutional. Now comes the process of reinstating these projects.
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"The bags include several products from PragerU, which produces right-wing educational materials, such as a story about a Black South African who must protect a white rugby teammate from a Black mob." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/u...
A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees
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