UK students faced excessive disciplinary measures as a result of heavy-handed strategy, reports claimMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesUniversity leaders reassured campus security officials amid pro-Palestine protests in the UK that they would back them if “things got tough” after their US counterparts were disciplined for their approach, according to internal emails.Reports subsequently emerged of students on British campuses facing disciplinary measures and tough bail conditions after police were

By Erin Gretzinger, Maggie Hicks, Christa Dutton, and Jasper Smith Jon Krause for The Chronicle We've documented actions taken on dozens of campuses to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid mounting political pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.

Explore where college diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are under attack.By Chronicle StaffLegislators want to get rid of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, end diversity trainings, banish diversity statements, and censor how professors talk about race, gender, and sexuality in mandatory courses.

A federal judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald J. Trump's executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, delivering a significant blow to the administration’s efforts to curtail such initiatives in federal contracting and higher education.Paulette Granberry RussellJudge Adam Abelson in Baltimore, ruled that the orders likely violate constitutional rights, particularly free speech protections, and granted the injunction requested by a coalition of plaintiffs led

We’re rounding up recent stories, from a letter attempting to prohibit colleges’ diversity initiatives to an analysis of graduates’ earnings over time. 

During Trump’s first term, the number of international enrolments in the US declined every yearDonald Trump’s return to office may bring an unexpected boost to UK universities as fewer international students choose to study in the US, according to a British Council report.The trend is expected to dovetail with greater restrictions in Australia and Canada on international students, making the UK appear the most welcoming English-speaking country, the report said.

Democrats opposing the nomination voiced concerns about calls for the closure of the U.S. Department of Education.

The affected documents include a 2021 memo stating that certain NCAA college athletes should be considered employees.

Despite recent restructuring efforts, the Wisconsin nonprofit’s board chair said it couldn’t weather “economic and demographic storms” hitting the sector.

Thousands of people's lives have been disrupted. These are some of their stories.By Christa Dutton, Karin Fischer, and Megan Zahneis Here's what leaders, professors, researchers, and students told us about the personal impact of White House policy directives.