How chaos at the Education Department affects Illinois schools
Trump is moving to cut the staff by half and dismantle the department. He’s also going after DEI in higher education and ...
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Illinois university leaders show united front as Trump threats loom
Illinois university leaders joined Crain's for a wide-ranging conversation on how education is shaping Chicago and the Midwest.
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Trump admin’s attacks on universities hit home in Illinois
Northwestern is one of 60 colleges and universities to be warned this week: rein in pro-Palestinian protests or suffer the consequences.
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Universities across the U.S. freeze hiring as federal funding hangs in the balance
With uncertainties around federal funding for higher education, some schools are cutting back. Experts say that could hurt ...
U.S. Education Department escalates crackdown on Gaza protests with warning to colleges
George Mason University and the University of Virginia could lose federal funding after the U.S. Department of Education ...
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Federal judge hears challenge to Mahmoud Khalil's detention
The Trump administration has accused Khalil of engaging in anti-Semitic activity and support of Hamas. The administration ...
Ed. Dept. sends letters to Northwestern, Illinois Wesleyan amid investigation into "antisemitic discrimination"
The Department of Education is warning 60 colleges and universities currently under federal scrutiny for "antisemitic ...
Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog ...
Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech. Critics say his actions as president threaten it
When President Donald Trump gave his joint address to Congress last week, he boasted that in his first few weeks back in the ...