The anti-DEI plan focuses on "the center of resistance to Trump," a lawyer said, "particularly large research institutions in blue states."

An executive order signed this week would push colleges and universities to combat antisemitism specifically by monitoring and reporting international students.

Universities are hiring lobbyists connected to Republicans and opening offices in Washington to argue their causes amid threats to funding.

The executive order was among several the president signed meant to steer American schools and universities to adopt Republican priorities, such as restricting how schools discuss racism and gender issues.

The University of Tennessee threatened to expel Kimberly Diei over posts the school said were inappropriate. She sued on First Amendment grounds.

Raising the levy on endowments would result in less financial aid available for students.

Historian and writer Ibram X. Kendi, who wrote the bestseller “How to Be an Antiracist” and led a center on the subject at Boston University, will join Howard University’s faculty.

Three years after starting a club meant to fight social media’s grip on young people, many original members are holding firm and gaining new converts.

The Florida Board of Governors voted to remove hundreds of classes, many touching on race and gender, from general education offerings at all 12 state universities. Students at Florida State University can cheer on the Seminoles across multiple sports, but they can no longer learn about the namesake tribe of Indigenous Americans as part of FSU’s general education offerings after the Florida Board of Governors approved sweeping curriculum changes Thursday.

More than 800 colleges are eligible for $1 billion in annual federal funding based on their student body’s racial composition. Activists want Congress to redirect the funds or courts to intervene.