News Digest for February 5, 2025
Renewable Energy Magazine
Lifecycle Renewables explains ways in which colleges can decarbonise heating systems
The report also includes real-world case studies from eight colleges and universities, including Bates College, the University of Maine, Boston University, Connecticut College, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Iowa, that share their lessons learned on the pathway to decarbonisation.
Higher Education Stories of Note
Inside Higher Education
Campuses No Longer Off-Limits to ICE
Inside Higher Education
Higher Ed Fights Back Against Trump’s DEI Order
The Chronicle of Higher Education
‘It’s Creating Chaos’: College Presidents Weigh Responses to Trump’s Upheavals
Boston Globe
The Atlantic
The Race-Blind College-Admissions Era Is Off to a Weird Start
New York Times
Trump Orders Could Drain Millions From Universities, but Few Protest Openly
New York Times
Trump Order Pushes Universities to ‘Monitor’ Protesters on Student Visas
Boston Globe
Republicans praise Trump plans to dismantle Department of Education, but others see a contradiction
Inside Higher Education
Congressional Budget Office Projects $2.7B Pell Grant Shortfall
Wall Street JournalUniversity of California Schools Illegally Used Racial Preferences in Admissions, Lawsuit Alleges