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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 Bates 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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