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Posted inWisconsin

Beginning farmers struggle to find land. Could a new website help?

By Natalie Yahr, Wisconsin WatchOctober 24, 2025November 4, 2025

A new Republican proposal aimed at supporting small- and medium-sized farms would create a government-run website where retiring farmers could post land for sale or rent.

Posted inTexas

Texas Republicans are redefining higher ed. It’s creating confusion about free speech on campuses.

By Jessica Priest, The Texas TribuneOctober 23, 2025October 26, 2025

Some students and professors say recent changes and scandals chill speech at universities. Others argue that conservative opinions can now be shared more freely.

Posted inCalifornia

A scholarship for Black California students has to accept white applicants. Here’s why

By Adam Echelman, CalMattersOctober 22, 2025October 24, 2025

Students and a right-leaning nonprofit sued UC San Diego for allegedly supporting a scholarship fund for Black students.

Posted inFort Worth

TCU to end stand-alone departments focused on women and gender, race and ethnic studies

By McKinnon Rice, Fort Worth ReportOctober 22, 2025October 28, 2025

Faculty members said the merger follows a lack of support for the departments amid political challenges.

Posted inWisconsin

Meet the teens keeping this northeast Wisconsin village from becoming a news desert

By Miranda Dunlap, Wisconsin Watch and Joe Timmerman, Wisconsin WatchOctober 21, 2025July 17, 2026

Pulaski News is a fixture of the community, a tool to prepare students for the workforce and the last official source keeping residents informed about hyperlocal happenings.

Posted inTexas

Texas State Technical College looks to voters to fund upgrades for old buildings and tools

By Sneha Dey, The Texas TribuneOctober 20, 2025October 20, 2025

Proposition 1 would create an $850 million endowment for the college system and its 11 campuses, which are struggling to accommodate a growing student population.

Posted inTampa Bay

A stadium or a school? How a new Rays park would upend Hillsborough College

By Lucy Marques, Tampa Bay TimesOctober 20, 2025October 20, 2025

The college’s Dale Mabry campus is a possible stadium site. That could cause an academic and economic disruption.

Posted inChicago

University of Illinois Chicago drops race, gender as factors in financial aid and faculty hiring

By Lisa Kurian Philip, WBEZOctober 20, 2025October 22, 2025

Some faculty see the changes as “voluntary capitulation” to the Trump administration. UIC leaders say they align with “current legal standards” and new University of Illinois System policy.

Posted inTexas

Texas to investigate UNT for not disciplining students accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk killing

By Jessica Priest, The Texas TribuneOctober 17, 2025October 17, 2025

Attorney General Ken Paxton called on the university to expel the students.

Posted inMississippi

Mississippi Valley State and Delta State will increase security after shootings at homecoming events in other places

By Candice Wilder, Mississippi TodayOctober 17, 2025October 17, 2025

Mississippi colleges and universities are boosting security to keep students, faculty and alumni safe for homecoming weekend events.

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