Given the array and complexity of presidential responsibilities, many of which require confidentiality, itâs not surprising that a campus community doesnât know all the ins and outs of how their presidents spend their time and the issues with which they deal.
The effect can be devastating: Research from Gallup-Lumina found nearly two-thirds (64%) of currently enrolled college students who recently considered stopping their studies said emotional stress or mental health concerns were a significant reason.
The decision âsabotages the decades-long partnership that has ensured U.S. global leadership in life-saving medical research,â American Council on Education President Ted Mitchell said in a statement on Friday.
Tracey Vitchers, executive director of Itâs On Us, a nonprofit dedicated to sexual assault prevention, echoed Bederaâs last point, noting that the Title IX landscape has become increasingly litigious in recent years, making colleges hesitant to share case findings.
Panel witness Johnny Taylor, Jr., president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, said WIOA reauthorization would create a "generational opportunity" to find solutions to workforce gaps.
And the executive order directs private sporting bodies to convene at the White House to hear âstories of female athletes who suffer life-long injuries, who have been silenced and forced to shower with men, and whose hard work has been cast aside due to the biological advantage of males,â the fact sheet said.
At the University of South Florida, CIO Sidney Fernandes and Assistant Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Timothy Henkel see a growing role for Microsoft Copilot across campus, from classroom applications to research environments and more.
The letter â signed by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut â expresses concerns about a number of actions at the Education Department since Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.
Beyond these professional impacts, universities taking the initiative to integrate AI into their curriculum will greatly appeal to prospective students looking for a place to kick-start their education and career preparedness.
âOverzealous enforcement could threaten free speech by, for example, indirectly chilling a professor from sharing their positive views of affirmative action policies or leading to investigation of a government grantee for a social media post expressing personal support for DEI initiatives,â the foundation wrote.
Or Hen, a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and co-founder of Kalaniyot, a faculty-led initiative focused on deepening ties between MIT and Israeli researchers, said that he has witnessed systemic failures in discipline for protesters and protection for Jewish students.
The rapid pace of the new Trump administration's efforts to abolish the U.S. Department of Education has caught many student advocates off guard and on the defensive while bringing praise from those supportive of less federal bureaucracy and more local control.
With cyberattacks on the rise, targeting individuals as well as institutions, campus IT managers have to be more vigilant than ever to protect their networks, especially given the physical and financial difficulties that shutdowns due to ransomware and other attacks can cause.
âThe previous administrationâs desire to cater to special interest groups has left women and girls vulnerable in the classroom,â said Representative Tim Walberg, a Michigan Republican and the chair of the education and workforce committee, in a statement.
From a deeper look at looming demographic changes to the U.S. Department of Education eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives throughout the agency, here are the top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
âWe want our first-generation students to know that they are just as capable, and sometimes that takes bringing the info to them in a designated space so that they donât have to navigate the large university and unfamiliar lingo or jargon for themselves,â Dempsey says.
The White House's budget director recently told agencies to pause federal grants, loans and other aid so they can review their adherence to Trump's slew of orders since coming to office.
