Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, ...
6 Mass. colleges received letters from Ed. Dept. about alleged antisemitism on campuses
Federal officials say a 60 colleges have been warned they could face “potential enforcement actions” over alleged campus ...
Chicago civil rights groups call for release of Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian green card holder who helped lead Columbia encampment
A day after at least 250 people protested at Federal Plaza the arrest and possible deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, civil rights groups in Chicago called for his release.
Trump warns University of Michigan to combat antisemitism or lose funding
The threat to withholding funding from schools over antisemitism is the latest conflict between Trump and higher education.