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Texas Lawmakers Create Overseer to Ensure Colleges Follow Laws
After banning DEI efforts, the Legislature passed another law this year upending faculty senates, mandating curriculum review and creating more regulations. It also invited people to complain to a new watchdog about alleged violations of these rules.
U of Utah Plans to Ax 81 Programs, Minors, Citing New State Law
The University of Utah plans to eliminate 81 academic programs and minors—a step that administrators attribute to a new state...
Oklahoma Agrees to End In-State Tuition for Noncitizens After DOJ Sues
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Oklahoma Tuesday over a state law that allows undocumented students to...
Video Allegedly Showing U of Iowa Promoting DEI Sparks Probe
Following a complaint by Iowa governor Kim Reynolds, the state attorney general’s office is investigating a video that allegedly shows...
Mass. Governor Proposes $400M in Funding for Research
Massachusetts governor Maura Healey introduced legislation Thursday that would provide $400 million in state funding for research and development, including...
Judge Removes Youngkin’s University Board Picks
The ruling in favor of state Democrats will likely be appealed.
College Employees in Kansas Can’t List Pronouns in Emails
Lawmakers in Topeka, like those in some other state capitals, used a budget bill to order nonfinancial changes to public higher ed. DEI was the target this time.
Illinois Budget Lists Funds for Defunct College
Illinois lawmakers budgeted $500,000 for Lincoln College in a state budget that went into effect July 1—even though the small...