17 entries in the ledger
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Harvard University on September 29, 2026, seeking a court order compelling the university to turn over records from a commissioner-initiated investigation into whether...
The Justice Department has now sued 24 states and Washington, D.C. over laws allowing eligible noncitizens to pay in-state college tuition, completing 25 lawsuits filed since last summer. The final batch, filed Sept. 11...
The American Bar Association's law school accreditation council voted 10-6 on Sept. 8, 2026 to repeal Standard 206, which had required the roughly 200 law schools it accredits to show a commitment to diversity among...
The Treasury Department and the IRS issued proposed regulations on September 3 that would deny federal tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) to any private school that adopts, maintains or enforces a policy or...
A coalition of higher education groups and unions sued the Department of Homeland Security in federal court in Massachusetts on Aug. 18, asking a judge to block and vacate the final rule capping F and J visas at four...
U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Massachusetts on Aug. 13 granted Harvard University's motion to dismiss the Justice Department's civil rights lawsuit accusing the school of failing to protect Jewish and Israeli...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent an open letter to U.S. college and university presidents and governing boards on Aug. 3, 2026, asking each institution to post a public statement on its website before the end of...
The Education Department released a regulatory agenda on July 3, 2026, setting out its rulemaking timeline for the coming year. The department said it plans to issue a proposed accreditation rule in July that would make...
Seventeen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on March 11, 2026, over a new Education Department data collection, the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement, which requires colleges to report...
The Justice Department sued Harvard University in federal district court in Massachusetts on February 13, 2026, seeking an injunction ordering the school to produce admissions records the department has requested since...