Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to ...

Tuesday’s layoffs largely affected the Federal Student Aid office, which saw one of the biggest slashes to its staff. Vargas ...

Amid President Trump's push against DEI, the Education Department has opened investigations into a diversity-related program ...

The schools may be violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by partnering with an organization that gives doctoral students insight toward obtaining a Ph.D. but limits eligibility based on race.

A vote by regents put the university among roughly 140 colleges that have adopted similar policies since the 2023 attack on ...

Democratic state attorneys general sued to block the Trump administration from dismantling the department, or laying off roughly half of its staff.

Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and ...

The investigation of 45 colleges — including NYU, Cornell and Rutgers — stems from the schools allegedly running a Ph.D program that discriminates based on skin color, a violation of Title VI.

Fired employees expressed excitement about the prospect of reinstatement, as well as back pay. But there’s no template for ...

“Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin. We will not yield ...

The Trump administration targets top universities, including Ivy League schools, in a crackdown over DEI practices, alleging ...

New Jersey and 19 other U.S. states have taken the Trump administration to court over its proposed cuts to the Department of ...