{"id":6968,"date":"2025-02-05T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bco-dev.bates.edu\/faculty-expertise\/?p=6450"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:50:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:50:39","slug":"news-digest-for-february-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/2025\/02\/05\/news-digest-for-february-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"News Digest for February 5, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Renewable Energy Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lifecycle Renewables explains ways in which colleges can decarbonise heating systems<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report also includes real-world case studies from eight colleges and universities, including ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College, the University of Maine, Boston University, Connecticut College, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Iowa, that share their lessons learned on the pathway to decarbonisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Higher Education Stories of Note<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside Higher Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campuses No Longer Off-Limits to ICE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside Higher Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Higher Ed Fights Back Against Trump\u2019s DEI Order<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018It\u2019s Creating Chaos\u2019: College Presidents Weigh Responses to Trump\u2019s Upheavals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boston Globe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BU staff member\u2019s social media post about members of Musk\u2019s DOGE team, identified in media reports, sparks outrage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Atlantic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Race-Blind College-Admissions Era Is Off to a Weird Start<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump Orders Could Drain Millions From Universities, but Few Protest Openly<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump Order Pushes Universities to \u2018Monitor\u2019 Protesters on Student Visas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boston Globe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Republicans praise Trump plans to dismantle Department of Education, but others see a contradiction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside Higher Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congressional Budget Office Projects $2.7B Pell Grant Shortfall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wall Street Journal<\/strong>University of California Schools Illegally Used Racial Preferences in Admissions, Lawsuit Alleges<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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