kentucky colleges

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kentucky over a regulation that gives “an undocumented alien” in-state tuition if they graduated from a Kentucky high school.

A bill that would give Kentucky’s public universities an additional path to firing tenured professors has cleared a Senate committee, moving one step closer to final passage.

Lawmakers grilled presidents of five Kentucky universities over their diversity, equity and inclusion policies and spending Tuesday.

Professors in the South are increasingly worried about political interference in higher education, according to a new survey released by southern chapters of the American Association of University Professors.

A Republican lawmaker has signaled plans to mount another effort to limit diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Kentucky's public universities after GOP supermajorities failed to resolve differences on the issue during the recently ended legislative session.

Legislation that would create an endowment fund for research collaborations between two or more state universities unanimously passed a Senate committee hearing Thursday.

A bill designed to limit diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Kentucky public colleges and universities passed the state Senate on Tuesday.

A Kentucky Senate committee advanced a bill that’s aimed at curtailing DEI efforts in Kentucky’s public colleges and universities.

A measure introduced by a GOP state lawmaker aims to terminate all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in Kentucky colleges and universities.

Higher education is a hot topic this session with lawmakers attempting to address several issues including DEI statements and tuition costs. Here are a few bills to keep an eye on in the coming months.