White House asks the U of A and eight other universities to pledge support for President Trump's political priorities in return for priority access to federal funds.

The plan violates the relevant visa law. If allowed to stand, it would significantly harm productivity and innovation.

The proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities threatens Indigenous libraries and arts programs.

​Nearly three-quarters of college presidents say they are “extremely concerned” about the current administration’s impact on higher education, according to ACE’s Pulse Point survey, released today.

President Donald Trump took a strong stance on Tuesday on the ongoing Resolution Copper dispute, issuing pointed criticism of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals following its decision to temporarily halt the planned land transfer.

The Trump administration says it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court, declaring that the government believes the funding is unconstitutional.

SAN ANTONIO –  The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has released the following statement in response to the July 25, 2025, letter from the Solicitor General of the U.S. Department of Justice, stating the Department’s decision not to defend the constitutionality of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the ongoing litigation involving the State of […]

Updated August 15, 2025—On August 12, 2025, the White House notified the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution that the administration will undertake a review of exhibitions, materials, and practices at eight Smithsonian museums “to ensure alignment with the President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and…

ACLS stands in firm opposition to the latest directive by the White House forcing Smithsonian Institution museums to subject their presentation of American history to government review.

Scholars are pushing back against the Trump administration’s plan to conduct a "comprehensive internal review" of the Smithsonian, viewing it as political interference.

Education department found to have violated law when it threatened to cut funds from institutions that backed DEI

The Government Accountability Office found that the Trump administration, by abruptly canceling NIH grants, had violated a 1974 federal law

Proposed cuts to food assistance threaten not only to harm food-insecure people, but deprive food banks of valuable data they need to serve their communities.

Dr. Carla Hayden, a trailblazing librarian of Congress, was fired by President Trump in May. Geoff Bennett recently spoke with her about being blindsided by the decision, the administration’s ongoing efforts to reshape key institutions and why she intends to keep speaking out. It’s for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy, as part of our CANVAS coverage.

Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.

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As always, the Data Rescue Project loves highlighting partners and initiatives. Today, we celebrate the Tracking Gov Info Project! The Tracking Gov Info Project is a crowdsourcing effort to track removed and modified government information and resources. Although the news media have widely reported the current U.S. administration's removal

Thomas Jefferson wanted to donate his personal collection of books to the Library of Congress. But critics thought those books were un-American.

In a thorough rebuke, federal judge John G. McConnell has ordered the Trump administration to immediately reverse the mass terminations of grants and staff at IMLS.

The Pentagon ordered military educational institutions to pull and review any books that promote what it called "divisive concepts and gender ideology" on Friday, in the latest move from President Donald Trump's administration against diversity, equity and inclusion.

A new poll shows a majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, as his Republican administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.

From Politico: President Donald Trump continued a firing spree at the Library of Congress on Saturday when he dismissed the top copyright official in the nation — a position traditionally overseen by the legislative branch. The White House contacted Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter Saturday afternoon informing her that her job leading the U.S. Copyright […]

President Donald Trump's onetime defense attorney has been appointed acting librarian of Congress. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.

WaPo: Justice Department lawyers defending the Trump administration’s policies are encountering mounting criticism and frustration from federal judges, a sign of deepening tension between the executive branch and courts weighing its aggressive uses of power. In recent hearings and rulings, … Continue reading “Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by ‘shoddy work'” →

President Donald Trump’s latest executive order about “sanctuary jurisdictions” has begun a second round of legal battles over the constitutionality of federal government sanctions against state and local governments.