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By 2040, Can Most Americans Earn ‘Credentials of Value’?
The Lumina Foundation’s previous 17-year goal—for 60 percent of adults to have a postsecondary credential—fell short. How will its next mission, focused on income, fare?
A Cal State University Terminates Work-Study Jobs After Exhausting Funds
Students at the university rely on part-time employment in the program to pay for food, rent and tuition, and now they’re scrambling to figure out next steps.
USAID Cuts Hit University Research, Including Respected Soybean Labs
Annually, the foreign aid agency awards universities about $350 million in grants to research solutions to global crises. Researchers warn of long-term harms if Trump shutters the agency.
Weeks and Months After Natural Disaster, Colleges Stand By Their Students
Students say they are still being impacted by wildfires and floods that cost them their housing, jobs and transportation weeks or months ago.
Who Is Kimberly Richey, the Nominee to Lead OCR?
The appointee for assistant secretary of the Office for Civil Rights most recently worked as an education official in Florida, but she has federal government experience and a history of working with conservative think tanks.
Campuses Quiet as Higher Ed Navigates Trump’s Orders
Students are holding few protests against the president’s executive orders, though some organizers are trying to make their voices heard. What accounts for the change in tactics?