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Beyond the Quad: Courtroom Clashes
From NIH grant terminations to revoking tax-exempt status over considerations of race, the courts are weighing in. This week’s rulings signal new stakes…
Beyond the Quad: The New Rules of College Selection
Up this week: What’s driving students’ enrollment choices now? Plus, Louisiana blocks a DEI course ban, and Trump takes aim at low-income students with…
Beyond the Quad: Controversial Appointments
In this week's latest, Santa Ono's appointment as UF's next president is rejected, the UT Austin president’s provost pick sparks faculty concerns and…
Beyond the Quad: Controversial Appointments
In this week's latest, Santa Ono's appointment as UF's next president is rejected, the UT Austin president’s provost pick sparks faculty concerns and…

May 2025

Beyond the Quad: Taking Aim at the UC System
Trump sets his sights on a new target: the University of California System, as a federal judge blocks his latest attempt to prevent Harvard from…
Beyond the Quad: This Could Be the Beginning of the End for Title I Funding
The U.S. Justice Department has initiated the "Civil Rights Fraud Initiative," targeting colleges and universities with diversity, equity, and inclusion…
Beyond the Quad: Cuts, Closures & Crackdowns
In this week’s newsletter, Harvard funding is on the chopping block again, Penn State debates closure of seven branch campuses and student loan…
Beyond the Quad: What’s Saving Us in Higher Ed Right Now (Spoiler: It’s You)
We’re hitting pause on our usual newsletter this week—to talk about the elephant in the room...and why your work still matters.
Beyond the Quad: Making the Cut?
In this week’s newsletter, the House GOP proposes $330 billion in higher ed cuts, ICE restores immigration status for some students and Harvard sees a…
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April 2025

Beyond the Quad: University Leaders Fight Back
In this week’s newsletter, Harvard sues Trump's, and university leaders team up to fight back.
Beyond the Quad: To Cave or Not to Cave, Pushing Back on a New Political Reality
In this week’s newsletter, Harvard refuses to cave to Trump's demands, colleges confront a new political reality, and more...
Beyond the Quad: Campus Crackdowns
In this week’s newsletter, Trump escalates campus crackdowns, and Obama tells universities to stand firm against federal overreach.
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