Trump Education Tag

Harvard’s Legal Expenses Surpassed $126 Million in Fiscal Year 2025 Amid Clashes With Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 04, 2026 1 Comment

"Harvard also covered multiple legal disputes involving allegations that the university failed to adequately address anti-Semitism on campus."...

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Trump Education Department Taking Steps to Overhaul Accreditation

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2026 4 Comments

“Accreditation is no longer a reliable indicator of quality, but with this committee’s work, we are moving toward a system where accreditation once again means something”...

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Trump Administration Announces Expansion of Workforce Training Program

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 19, 2026 1 Comment

“Building a unified talent development system that meets the skill needs of employers and creates more opportunities for all Americans”...

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Trump Admin Wants to Cut College Loans to Programs Seen as Poor Investments

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 05, 2026 11 Comments

“Some people go to college [and] take out loans for programs that really just don’t have a whole lot of economic value”...

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George Washington University Changes Only the Name of its ‘Diversity Summit’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 04, 2026 0 Comments

"still using explicit Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) principles"...

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Connecticut Might Issue Grad Student Loans to Offset Trump Limits

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 02, 2026 2 Comments

"taxpayer-subsidized"...

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New Executive Order Cracks Down on DEI in Federal Contracts

Posted by Ray Hilbrich on March 31, 2026 5 Comments

“The Order requires that all Federal contracts that are subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act include a clause prohibiting contractors and their subcontractors from engaging in racially discriminatory DEI activities."...

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Harvard Trying to Borrow $675 Million Through Tax-Exempt Bonds

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 31, 2026 3 Comments

"according to a preliminary official statement dated March 27, 2026"...

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Hundreds of College DEI Officers Attend Conference to Complain About ‘Chaos’ Caused by Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 30, 2026 6 Comments

"Many complained about the effects of the federal DEI crackdown."...

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Chaos Descends on California State U. Board Meeting Over Males in Female Sports

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 12, 2026 38 Comments

"And shame on you for using lesbian politics as a front for your transphobia because this lesbian has had plenty of girlfriends with penises"...

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Trump Says ‘Whole Educational System’ Could Go Out of Business Unless College Sports Issue is Fixed

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 08, 2026 10 Comments

"Virtually everyone in the room agreed that the industry needs to be saved."...

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Women’s and Gender Studies Programs are Part of Trump’s DEI Purge in Higher Ed

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 18, 2026 4 Comments

“Regardless of Trump, gender studies is a field whose time has come and gone.”...

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Pete Hegseth: The War Department is Cutting Academic Ties With Harvard

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 07, 2026 7 Comments

"Harvard is woke; The War Department is not."...

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Higher Ed DEI is in “hunker-down mode… trying to wait out the Trump administration”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 27, 2026 21 Comments

My assessment of progress made and lawfare attempts at delay: "Every month they can delay the Trump administration doing something is one less month till [electoral] help arrives in their viewpoint."...

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Virginia Ending In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants Due to DOJ Lawsuit

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2026 4 Comments

"Virginia’s outgoing Attorney General Jason Miyares quickly agreed to a consent decree"...

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Duke University Cut Hundreds of Millions Through Various Means in Response to Federal Cuts

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 30, 2025 4 Comments

"Duke enacted a $364 million cost-cutting program, becoming one of the first universities to trim its personnel pool amid the federal funding changes"...

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MIT Blames Closure of Two Libraries on New Endowment Tax

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 16, 2025 4 Comments

“the endowment already supports approximately 40% of [the] annual campus budget” ...

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Trump Education Dept. Announces They’ve Prevented More Than a Billion in Student Aid Fraud

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 13, 2025 1 Comment

“American citizens have to present an ID to purchase a ticket to travel or to rent a car – it’s only right that they should present an ID to access tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to fund their education”...

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