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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference Friday, March 1, 2024, in Borger, Texas. Texas' ban on diversity, equity and inclusion instruction has resulted in more than 100 jobs being cut at University of Texas campuses across the state — providing a glimpse of the potential impact of such bans being implemented in other Republican-controlled states. Abbott signed a law last year prohibiting DEI initiatives in public higher education. (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP) **FILE**

Texas Gov. Abbott refuses to enforce Biden’s ‘illegal dictate’ on Title IX

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The Jerry Colangelo Museum at Grand Canyon University is seen at dusk in Phoenix, on Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Grand Canyon, nation’s largest Christian university, says it’s appealing ‘ridiculous’ federal fine

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

This Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 photo, shows the Jerry Colangelo Museum at Grand Canyon University is show at dusk in Phoenix. Colangelo has been an NBA and MLB owner, director of USA Basketball and the Naismith Hall of Fame. He's also made significant contributions to Grand Canyon University and the school is celebrating his career with an on-campus museum. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Largest Christian university in U.S. faces record $37.7 million fine by federal government

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

Students walk through a gate at Harvard University, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Cambridge, Mass. In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the admissions process, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences, the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni. At Harvard, which released years of records as part of the lawsuit that ended up before the Supreme Court, legacy students were eight times more likely to be admitted, and nearly 70% were White, researchers found. (AP Photo/Michael Casey) **FILE**

Harvard’s legacy admissions policy helps White students, but is it illegal?

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Students walk through a gate at Harvard University, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Cambridge, Mass. In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the admissions process, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences, the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni. At Harvard, which released years of records as part of the lawsuit that ended up before the Supreme Court, legacy students were eight times more likely to be admitted, and nearly 70% were White, researchers found. (AP Photo/Michael Casey) **FILE**

Civil rights groups challenge Harvard over ‘mostly White’ donor admissions policy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J., on May 17, 2018. President Joe Biden is expected to announce Wednesday Aug. 24, 2022 that many Americans can have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Application site opens for Biden student debt cancellation

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

Students find the doors locked to the ITT Technical Institute campus in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The U.S. Education Department says it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates' success in finding jobs. The Biden administration is approving 18,000 loan forgiveness claims from former students of ITT Technical Institute, a chain that closed in 2016. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Loan relief granted to former for-profit college students

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 5, 2018, file photo, people walk through the Princeton University campus in Princeton, N.J. The Trump administration has opened an investigation into racial bias at Princeton University, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, saying that the school's recent acknowledgment of racism on campus amounts to a &quot;shocking&quot; and &quot;serious&quot; admission of discrimination. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Princeton faces federal inquiry after acknowledging racism

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pauses as she testifies during a hearing of a House Appropriations Sub-Committee on the fiscal year 2021 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration is barring most international students and all students who entered the U.S. illegally from receiving emergency college grants approved by Congress as part of a $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package. DeVos issued the restriction in new guidelines released Tuesday, April 21, 2020, telling colleges how to distribute more than $6 billion in grants meant to help students cover unexpected costs triggered by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Education Department targets employers over wage garnishment

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room, Friday, March 27, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

54,000 still getting pay held over student debt, filing says

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, a gate opens to the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass. The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, it is investigating foreign gifts made to Harvard and Yale as part of a broader review of international money flowing to American universities. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Education Department probes foreign gifts to Yale, Harvard

Associated Press

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos follows President Donald Trump as they leave NCAA Collegiate National Champions Day at the White House, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

DeVos: Defrauded students may only get partial loan relief

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

UNC to update policies following complaint of anti-Semitism

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listens during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration is threatening to cut grant funding to a Middle East studies program at the University of North Carolina and Duke University, saying it’s misusing federal funding to advance “ideological priorities” and unfairly promotes “the positive aspects of Islam” but not Christianity or Judaism. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Feds cite Islam focus in review of Duke-UNC language grant

By Collin Binkley - Associated Press

In this Sept. 17, 2018, photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Feds find potential fraud in student loan repayment plans

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Teachers union sues DeVos over embattled loan relief program

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this Aug. 9, 2017, photo, flags decorate a space outside the office of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, at the Education Department in Washington. The U.S. Education Department is warning America’s universities that they must accurately report money coming from foreign nations or risk facing federal investigations, fines and legal action. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration reviewing foreign money to US colleges

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Obama-era rule leads to $150M in student loan forgiveness

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Lawsuit challenges DeVos’ guidance on campus sexual assault

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press