Kali Jerrard

Articles

May 6, 2025

New Trump Executive Actions: Seeking Transparency and Tearing Down Walls

Kali Jerrard

The deluge of Executive Orders out of the Trump White House provide the first steps in latest reform efforts of academia.

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April 22, 2025

Reform. Like It or Not.

Kali Jerrard

Sweeping reform measures are under way for higher education, will they last?

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April 15, 2025

Higher Ed Digs In, Refuses Reform

Kali Jerrard

Though higher ed scoffs at Trump’s push to gut toxic campus ideologies, don’t expect change anytime soon.

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April 8, 2025

DEI Isn't Dead

Kali Jerrard

Academia is pushing back against anti-DEI directives by the Trump administration.

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April 1, 2025

NAS, Coming to a Legislator Near You

Kali Jerrard

NAS education reform efforts make their way around the nation in a slew of recent legislation.

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March 25, 2025

The Future of Federal Student Loans

Kali Jerrard

The Trump administration’s decision to move the federal student loan portfolio to the Small Business Administration is being met with controversy.

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March 18, 2025

Mopping Up the DEI Mess

Kali Jerrard

Ridding higher education of DEI practices is proving to be slow-going, but reform is still possible.

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March 4, 2025

A New Sheriff in Town: On Rolling Back Racial-Preferences in Higher Ed

Kali Jerrard

The Trump administration and Department of Education clarify anti-DEI directives for academia.

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February 25, 2025

Dollars, DEI, and Drama: Higher Ed’s Three-Ring Circus

Kali Jerrard

Higher education is embroiled in a chaotic mix of bureaucratic battles, financial instability, and ideological conflicts.

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February 11, 2025

Taming the Education Leviathan

Kali Jerrard

A new report by NAS details the inner workings of the Department of Education, its failures, and a potential path forward through reform.

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