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美国国土安全部（DHS）将于近期提出一项规则，旨在取消H-1B及类似非移民签证持有人在签证到期前失业所享有的60天宽限期。该规则已于8月6日提交至白宫管理和预算办公室（OMB），但尚未在《联邦公报》上公布。若规则生效，失业的H-1B持有人可能需立即离境，除非美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）行使自由裁量权批准其变更身份或雇主。法律专家指出，此举将增加雇主招聘难度，并可能使宽限期缩短至10天。目前，规则尚需经过公众评论等常规程序，短期内不会立即实施。
Broward College's board of trustees is scheduled to vote on terminating President Torey Alston without cause, following months of performance concerns and a formal complaint from Alston alleging retaliation.
This week's higher education briefing covers a federal judge's dismissal of the Trump administration's lawsuit against Harvard, an antitrust ruling against 32 selective colleges, new research on graduate mobility, and updates on discrimination lawsuits and federal policy.
Ellucian's 2026 Student Voice Report, based on a survey of over 2,000 learners, shows that students now evaluate higher education through a lens of work-life balance, financial clarity, career relevance, and lifelong learning. With 56% working full time and 74% seeking career pathways in degree planning, institutions face a pressing need to adapt.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Washington University in St. Louis on Wednesday, alleging that a mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center (SCC) segregated employees into Zoom breakout rooms by race. The charging party, a Black senior program manager, claims she was isolated and later terminated in retaliation for filing an EEOC complaint. The suit cites violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The case reflects the EEOC's active enforcement against DEI programs under the Trump administration.
UT Austin plans to overhaul its core curriculum, reducing credit hours and focusing on Western civilization, U.S. history, and other broad topics. The new courses will be piloted in fall 2027 and fully available by fall 2028, following a task force review and in response to state legislation SB 37.
The U.S. Department of Education has identified over 1,900 colleges with overdue or incomplete data submissions under the Biden-era financial value transparency and gainful employment regulations. The department has set a Jan. 15 deadline for compliance, warning of fines and other sanctions. This comes as the Trump administration's replacement rule, which focuses on earnings outcomes, will not fully take effect until mid-2027.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the elimination of multiple academic programs across its system, including bachelor's degrees in ethnic studies and insect science at the Lincoln campus, due to persistently low enrollment and graduation rates that failed to meet state requirements. The decision, made Thursday, also affects graduate programs at Kearney and Omaha campuses, and follows a series of budget-driven cuts last year.
A coalition of unions, including the American Federation of Teachers, sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday over its regulatory definition of a "professional degree," which excludes education graduate programs. The definition determines federal student loan limits: programs classified as professional allow up to $200,000 in loans, while excluded fields like education are capped at $100,000. The lawsuit follows a federal judge's June order temporarily blocking the definition, prompting the department to expand the list to include nursing, physical therapy, athletic training, and occupational therapy—though education remains excluded as of July 10.