Ryan Quinn

Washington, D.C.

Faculty Issues Reporter at Inside Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed reporter on faculty issues. Former Charleston Gazette-Mail K-12/higher ed reporter. Email [email protected] with story ideas.

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Most Complaints Under Law Were “Form of Protest”

4 days ago | insidehighered.com | Ryan Quinn

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Trump Anti-DEI Orders Aren’t Law

5 days ago | insidehighered.com | Ryan Quinn

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Catherine Lhamon (far left) spoke at the Education Writers Association conference last week. Ryan Quinn | Inside Higher Ed ST. LOUIS—A former leader of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights during the Obama and Biden administrations called the Trump administration’s targeting of undefined diversity, equity and inclusion legally spurious and urged colleges and universities to stand up for their values.
Medical Researcher Granted Bail in Immigration Case

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Ryan Quinn

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. A federal judge has granted a Harvard Medical School research associate bail in her immigration case, but she still faces a criminal charge and remains in detention, media reported Wednesday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Kseniia Petrova, a Russian native, more than three months ago when she tried to re-enter the U.S. at Boston’s Logan International Airport.
New Utah Law Prompts Program Cuts, ‘Strategic Reinvestment’

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Ryan Quinn

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Utah State University, left, and the University of Utah, right, are among the higher ed institutions impacted by the string of new laws the GOP-controlled State Legislature has passed since 2024.
Nature: DOGE Screening NIH Awards, Ordering Projects Killed

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Ryan Quinn

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency has been screening all National Institutes of Health grants since early this month, Nature’s news arm reported last week. The journal said it received “internal correspondence” showing this. NIH officials testified that DOGE representative Rachel Riley gave them lists of grants to end, according to Nature.
Higher Ed Unions Call for Free College in Fed Policy Agenda

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Ryan Quinn

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. A coalition of labor unions representing faculty and other higher education workers called for free college and more Thursday—the same day House Republicans passed their reconciliation bill, which would cut Pell Grants and target postsecondary education in other ways.
At Senate Hearing, College Presidents Warn Against Pell Cuts

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Ryan Quinn

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Sen. Bill Cassidy, right, leads the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, while Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, is the committee’s ranking member. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Images When Sen.
NSF Cuts Off Colleges That Push “Illegal DEI,” Boycott Israel

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Ryan Quinn

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The National Science Foundation won’t award grants to universities that promote “diversity, equity and inclusion … in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws”—or that academically boycott Israel or boycott companies doing business with Israel. The NSF implemented these restrictions Monday for any new grants or any funding amendments to current grants.
Tuskegee, Taylor U, Austin Community College Heads Testify

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You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The presidents of Tuskegee and Taylor Universities and the chancellor of Austin Community College District will testify this week before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, according to a committee news release.
Antiracism Center Closing; Founder Copied Scholar’s Work

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Ryan Quinn

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Rachel Hardeman left her tenured position at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities last week. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Dimitrios Kambouris/TIME/Getty Images | LawrenceSawyer/E+/Getty Images The University of Minnesota–Twin Cities is closing its Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, which star professor Rachel Hardeman founded in 2021 in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.