Tag: politics

Syracuse University (SU) recently announced plans to open The Center for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. to help combat disinformation and restore...

Researchers at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) recently launched a database and interactive map that displays information about publicly self-identifying...

A survey released by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) and the Bipartisan Policy Center on September 13 shows that Americans continue...

President Joe Biden recently signed a string of executive orders to undo Trump-era Title IX policies, address gender equity, and combat voter suppression.  On International...

The U.S. Department of Education disproportionately selects Black and Latinx college students for audits on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), The...

Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona gave testimony about his plans for reopening schools and other top educational priorities during a hearing on Wednesday before...

President Joe Biden signed a series of executive actions on Tuesday that aim to advance racial equity policies throughout several departments of the federal...

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos submitted a resignation letter on Thursday following Wednesday's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.  In...

“Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” These words, shared by John Lewis in a tweet in...

Total student loan debt in the United States reached nearly $1.6 trillion in 2019, with more than one in 10 of the nation’s 45...

“America First” — the mantra of the Trump administration — may energize conservative crowds in the U.S., but the response to President Donald Trump’s...

The Pew Research Center released results last week from a June survey revealing that 58 percent of Republicans believe that U.S. colleges and universities...

Public institutions in North Carolina are grappling with a recently passed law that requires people to use public restrooms and locker rooms that match...

The New York Times published an article Monday that reveals diversity statistics of the most powerful people in American culture, government, education, and business....

Earlier this week, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee were calling for the defunding of the University of Tennessee’s (UT) Office of Diversity and Inclusion for...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Missouri has filed suits against the University of Missouri Board of Curators, St. Louis Community College, and...

The University of Tennessee (UT) Knoxville is under fire from some state residents after its Office for Diversity and Inclusion posted a guide to...

In the past week, vandals have defaced Confederate-era landmarks on three separate college campuses in the South, renewing calls to address the history of...

As the U.S. economy continues its slow ascent, some states are still spending less on higher education than before the onset of the latest...

Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has introduced a bill into Congress that would subsidize tuition to public four-year colleges for American students. His...

President Obama joined a liberal professor and a conservative economist this week at the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty, held at Georgetown University,...