Ashley Hodak Sullivan, MBA, CAE
@signedahs.bsky.social
Association wonk for #higheredlaw🏛️ (nacua.org). Proud Marylander. Weather and nature nerd. Working mom to the max. Likes, follows, and reposts are my own.
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Some of the institutions where fellowships were canceled—as well as those listed as potential replacements—never received notification from the Pentagon, these universities told Inside Higher Ed. It’s unclear if any did.
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Hegseth is Waging War on Colleges. His Targets Are Unclear.
The defense secretary’s memos and X videos have left a muddied picture of which programs are being canceled at which institutions and for what reasons.
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March 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Some of the institutions where fellowships were canceled—as well as those listed as potential replacements—never received notification from the Pentagon, these universities told Inside Higher Ed. It’s unclear if any did.
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Can this man rally higher ed against Trump? My conversation with Ted Mitchell @aceducation.bsky.social.
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February 19, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Can this man rally higher ed against Trump? My conversation with Ted Mitchell @aceducation.bsky.social.
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Hours after the New York Times reported the federal government was no longer seeking a cash settlement from Harvard, President Trump demanded a $1 billion payout.
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Trump Demands Harvard Pay $1 Billion
Just hours before the latest demand, the New York Times reported he had backed off calling for a cash settlement.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Hours after the New York Times reported the federal government was no longer seeking a cash settlement from Harvard, President Trump demanded a $1 billion payout.
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Harvard University refused to cave to President Trump's extortion demands, even as other universities and leading law firms kowtowed. And now, Trump has dropped his demands for a $200 million payout to the US government. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
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February 3, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Harvard University refused to cave to President Trump's extortion demands, even as other universities and leading law firms kowtowed. And now, Trump has dropped his demands for a $200 million payout to the US government. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Dean Urges Supreme Court to Be ‘Guardrail of Our Democracy’
Erwin Chemerinsky capped this week’s APLU conference by explaining higher ed’s vulnerabilities that the Trump admin is exploiting and arguing that the court needs to “check” the president. https://bit.ly/489PDD4
Erwin Chemerinsky capped this week’s APLU conference by explaining higher ed’s vulnerabilities that the Trump admin is exploiting and arguing that the court needs to “check” the president. https://bit.ly/489PDD4
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social Dean Urges Supreme Court to Be ‘Guardrail of Our Democracy’
Erwin Chemerinsky capped this week’s APLU conference by explaining higher ed’s vulnerabilities that the Trump admin is exploiting and arguing that the court needs to “check” the president. https://bit.ly/489PDD4
Erwin Chemerinsky capped this week’s APLU conference by explaining higher ed’s vulnerabilities that the Trump admin is exploiting and arguing that the court needs to “check” the president. https://bit.ly/489PDD4
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As more universities whether they'll sign the compact, @insidehighered.com is keeping track of all the responses here. We even made a map for you. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
How Universities Are Responding to Trump’s Compact
The document would require signatories to make sweeping changes to policies and practices. A number of institutions have already said no, and more responses are expected.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
As more universities whether they'll sign the compact, @insidehighered.com is keeping track of all the responses here. We even made a map for you. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Today’s the feedback deadline for the compact, and I broke down what we know about the document so far here from why the White House is taking this approach to what could happen to those who reject it.
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5 Things to Know About Trump’s Higher Ed Compact
Nine universities were asked to give “limited, targeted feedback” on the proposal by today. So far, six have rejected the deal.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today’s the feedback deadline for the compact, and I broke down what we know about the document so far here from why the White House is taking this approach to what could happen to those who reject it.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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The deadline for compact responses is near, and we're still waiting to hear from five universities. But here's @ryanequinn.bsky.social on why Penn and USC said no.
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Penn, U of Southern California Reject Trump Compact
The universities follow the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University in rejecting the Trump administration’s proposal that would require sweeping changes.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The deadline for compact responses is near, and we're still waiting to hear from five universities. But here's @ryanequinn.bsky.social on why Penn and USC said no.
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"The results suggest the White House’s ongoing targeting of colleges and universities isn’t winning points for President Trump, of whom more Americans disapprove than approve, according to major polling averages. That’s despite the fact that Americans say higher ed is far from perfect." #higheredlaw
Survey: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump Higher Ed Cuts
The poll also found more Democrats, Republicans and independents strongly trust universities to do what’s right than strongly distrust them—ranking colleges just behind hospitals and doctors, the mili...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"The results suggest the White House’s ongoing targeting of colleges and universities isn’t winning points for President Trump, of whom more Americans disapprove than approve, according to major polling averages. That’s despite the fact that Americans say higher ed is far from perfect." #higheredlaw
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The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in return for agreeing to a series of demands. https://cnn.it/3J8vH9S
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in return for agreeing to a series of demands. https://cnn.it/3J8vH9S
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ACE Releases Powerful New Resource Demonstrating How Higher Education Drives Economic Growth
An interactive economic impact tool unveiled today by ACE demonstrates the many ways colleges and universities fuel economic growth across the United States.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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From Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: "This is extortion, plain and simple... If any schools capitulate, the pressure will be enormous on all to fold. The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher education." #higheredlaw
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
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October 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
From Dean Erwin Chemerinsky: "This is extortion, plain and simple... If any schools capitulate, the pressure will be enormous on all to fold. The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher education." #higheredlaw
"'By discouraging the best and brightest minds from around the world—individuals who have enriched American higher education for decades—he’s sending a message: "You’re not welcome here. Go elsewhere,"' Todd Wolfson, president of the @aaup.org, wrote Friday."
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Trump administration hit with lawsuit over $100K H1-B visa fee
President Trump’s administration was hit Friday with a federal lawsuit over its quest to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled international employees. The lawsuit, filed in th…
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October 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"'By discouraging the best and brightest minds from around the world—individuals who have enriched American higher education for decades—he’s sending a message: "You’re not welcome here. Go elsewhere,"' Todd Wolfson, president of the @aaup.org, wrote Friday."
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"American Council on Education president Ted Mitchell referred to the proposal as 'a naked exercise of power, lacking internal coherence,' which would set 'a horrible precedent to cede power to the federal government.'”
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Higher Ed Sounds Off on Proposed Compact
The sector has overwhelmingly panned Trump’s plan to give preferential treatment to universities that commit to his policies. So have some conservative leaders.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"American Council on Education president Ted Mitchell referred to the proposal as 'a naked exercise of power, lacking internal coherence,' which would set 'a horrible precedent to cede power to the federal government.'”
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AAUP President Todd Wolfson unpacks the dangerous consequences of the Trump administration’s compact, which aims to exert ideological control over universities and colleges. As Wolfson makes clear, this partisan incursion into higher education affects ALL sectors.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
AAUP President Todd Wolfson unpacks the dangerous consequences of the Trump administration’s compact, which aims to exert ideological control over universities and colleges. As Wolfson makes clear, this partisan incursion into higher education affects ALL sectors.
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Gutted NCES Releases First Batch of Higher Ed Data
Experts say they have no reason to mistrust the new data, but aspects of the rollout suggest the @usedgov.bsky.social could struggle to maintain quality with fewer resources. https://bit.ly/3ICwpfh
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
Experts say they have no reason to mistrust the new data, but aspects of the rollout suggest the @usedgov.bsky.social could struggle to maintain quality with fewer resources. https://bit.ly/3ICwpfh
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
September 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Gutted NCES Releases First Batch of Higher Ed Data
Experts say they have no reason to mistrust the new data, but aspects of the rollout suggest the @usedgov.bsky.social could struggle to maintain quality with fewer resources. https://bit.ly/3ICwpfh
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
Experts say they have no reason to mistrust the new data, but aspects of the rollout suggest the @usedgov.bsky.social could struggle to maintain quality with fewer resources. https://bit.ly/3ICwpfh
#EDUSky #AcademicSky
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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
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Vaccinations have been so successful that “there's been a collective forgetting that measles, and mumps, and rubella—these used to be diseases that would kill people in fairly large numbers,” the Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna tells Jeffrey Goldberg.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Vaccinations have been so successful that “there's been a collective forgetting that measles, and mumps, and rubella—these used to be diseases that would kill people in fairly large numbers,” the Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna tells Jeffrey Goldberg.
Watch more: bit.ly/46a5DUE #TAF25
Watch more: bit.ly/46a5DUE #TAF25
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The Trump administration is using decades-old laws, meant to prevent discrimination, to threaten school districts and states with cuts to vital federal funding.
How the Education Department is using civil rights laws to bring schools to heel
The Trump administration is using decades-old laws, meant to prevent discrimination, to threaten school districts and states with cuts to vital federal funding.
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September 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Trump administration is using decades-old laws, meant to prevent discrimination, to threaten school districts and states with cuts to vital federal funding.
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ACE’s Peter McDonough told @washingtonpost.com, “The court affirmed what we always knew: the Trump Administration ignored the law in its politically motivated attacks on Harvard and other institutions.”
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Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard
The Trump administration illegally withheld federal funding for alleged antisemitism violations, a federal judge in Boston ruled.
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September 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ACE’s Peter McDonough told @washingtonpost.com, “The court affirmed what we always knew: the Trump Administration ignored the law in its politically motivated attacks on Harvard and other institutions.”
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The American Bar Association’s policymaking body on Monday adopted a resolution opposing government efforts to punish “lawyers, law firms, or other organizations for representing or having represented any particular client or cause disfavored by the government.”
American Bar Association adopts resolution against Trump's law firm crackdown
The American Bar Association’s policymaking body on Monday adopted a resolution opposing government efforts to punish “lawyers, law firms, or other organizations for representing or having represented any particular client or cause disfavored by the government.”
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August 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The American Bar Association’s policymaking body on Monday adopted a resolution opposing government efforts to punish “lawyers, law firms, or other organizations for representing or having represented any particular client or cause disfavored by the government.”
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American Bar Association sues to block Trump's attacks on law firms reut.rs/3SWHz09
American Bar Association sues to block Trump's attacks on law firms
The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration on Monday, seeking an order that would bar the White House from pursuing what the ABA called a campaign of intimidation against major law firms.
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June 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
American Bar Association sues to block Trump's attacks on law firms reut.rs/3SWHz09
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After successfully suing Harvard and UNC to end consideration of race in admissions, Students for Fair Admissions has a new target: Hispanic-serving institutions. @saraweissman.bsky.social reports on the lawsuit and its implications for the country's 600 HSIs. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Tenn. Lawsuit Puts Hispanic-Servings’ Fate on the Line
The state and the group Students for Fair Admissions sued the federal government, arguing Hispanic-serving institutions—as currently defined—are unconstitutional.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
After successfully suing Harvard and UNC to end consideration of race in admissions, Students for Fair Admissions has a new target: Hispanic-serving institutions. @saraweissman.bsky.social reports on the lawsuit and its implications for the country's 600 HSIs. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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In the @nytimes.com today: "Large university endowments often draw criticism, but they play a crucial role in expanding access to higher education. ... a 2024 study by NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments... showed that nearly half of the money earned from endowment returns went to financial aid."
Opinion | College Is More Affordable Than Many Parents Think
The real price of college isn’t always the sticker price.
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May 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In the @nytimes.com today: "Large university endowments often draw criticism, but they play a crucial role in expanding access to higher education. ... a 2024 study by NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments... showed that nearly half of the money earned from endowment returns went to financial aid."
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It’s not the guns it’s a mental health issue they said
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It’s not the guns it’s a mental health issue they said