Weekly News Updates, 2025
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March 9-15, 2025
- The U.S. Department of Education will lose half of its workers, with deep cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) research division and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). In response, 20 states sued, saying the changes would cause “immense damage.” Those remaining at OCR were ordered to refocus their work on antisemitism, transgender issues, and anti-DEI complaints.
- A new study says Black students at HBCUs and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) have better mental health and feelings of belonging on campus, with lower rates of anxiety, eating disorders, and substance use compared to national averages.
- Wichita State’s Student Senate passed a resolution asking the university to create a system holding professors accountable when they do not provide disability accommodations.
- Elle investigated stigma about GLP-1 drugs on campus and how it interacts with perceptions of wellness, class issues, and eating disorders.
- A graduate student at Johns Hopkins writes about how trans disabled students are affected by recent executive orders from the Trump administration.
- The Neurodiverse Students’ Association (NDSA) supports neurodivergent students at Toronto Metropolitan University , but it goes a step further by confronting faculty about any discrimination complaints the group receives.
- Stanford University professor Bryant Lin has stage four lung cancer and months to live, so he is teaching a medical school course on aspects of dying from cancer.
- A new Seizure Prepared U program provides epilepsy seizure response and anti-stigma training to colleges and universities, which can earn an Epilepsy Friendly School or Seal of Distinction status.
- Learn about the history of deaf suffragists , including a “computer” at Harvard and the first deaf professor of Deaf Studies at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
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The NCCSD is working to comply with President Trump’s 2025 Executive Order banning diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in federally funded work, including grant projects. This news update shares headline news items that affect current and future college students with disabilities.