Education

George Mason University is now facing federal scrutiny over anti-Semitism complaints after its president, Gregory Washington, repeatedly refused to issue a direct condemnation of anti-Jewish incitement—even as he denounced “Islamophobia” following unrelated violence 500 miles away.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) has opened an investigation into the University of Michigan (UM) after the university was caught accepting, and failing to disclose, sources of foreign funding.

Harvard University leaders say federal moves under President Trump could slash up to $1 billion per year from the school’s budget.

UT Austin hosts a two‑day seminar empowering professors to teach the harsh history of communism and its toll on liberty, life, and law.

Twenty‑two states, plus the District of Columbia, have filed suit against the federal government over a $6.8 billion freeze on education grants, $939 million of which was earmarked for California.

North Carolina could lose nearly 1,000 education jobs and over $165 million in federal funding as the Trump administration reviews $6 billion in grants for alignment with new executive priorities. Attorney General Jeff Jackson, alongside Gov. Josh Stein and Superintendent Mo Green, joined a multistate lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration to stop the review, calling it disruptive and politically motivated.

America First Legal filed a complaint against Colorado State University for rebranding DEI programs to avoid civil rights laws.

The Supreme Court has allowed President Trump’s administration to proceed with plans cutting nearly 50% of the Department of Education’s workforce—approximately 1,400 employees—overturning a lower court injunction.

A University of Kentucky professor alleges in a forthcoming book that the American pro‑life movement overlaps with white nationalist and authoritarian populist ideologies.

Seattle University's Jesuit-run reading list includes a transgender workplace guide, raising concerns among conservative Catholics.