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University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX, Education Department charges

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The agency has been threatening education institutions with the loss of federal funding if they allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.

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Education Department faces freedom of information lawsuit over campus protests

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Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute alleges the department failed to turn over communications en masse as required by law.

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Department of Education Resumes Federal Student Loan Collections After Four-Year Pause

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Department of Education announced this week that its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans beginning Monday, May 5, 2025, ending a pause that has been in effect since March 2020. million borrowers owing more than $1.6 million borrowers owing more than $1.6 Additionally, nearly 1.9

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Federal Court Blocks Education Department's Diversity Directive, Marking Victory for Academic Freedom Advocates

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Department of Education's controversial February "Dear Colleague" letter that critics had denounced as an unprecedented attempt to restrict DEI initiatives nationwide. The injunction comes at a time when many colleges and universities have been reassessing their diversity initiatives amid increased public scrutiny and policy debates.

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University of Vermont failed to investigate allegations of antisemitism, Ed Department finds

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The university and its State Agricultural College agreed to improve discrimination response protocols, in a resolution agreement entered into with the Office for Civil Rights on Monday.

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Top regents at Western New Mexico University depart amid state scrutiny

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Michelle Lujan Grisham called for the entire board to resign after a state audit found "a concerning lack of compliance" with university spending policies.

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Department of Transportation, NEA Cut Federal Grants

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More federal agencies are cutting funding for colleges and universities. Duffy announced Friday that the Department of Transportation eliminated seven woke university grants, totaling $54million. Transportation Secretary Sean P.