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Survey: Majority of Americans Say College Not Affordable

Meanwhile, nearly three-quarters of parents want their child to pursue some type of higher education after high school, with the strongest preference for a four-year degree. 

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Portland State Will Lay Off 36 Employees, Close 2 Departments

The university announced its “final plan” on Tuesday after negotiating with the faculty union for several months. The cuts will help address a $35 million budget shortfall that the university must close in the next two years.

OMB Director Russell Vought, a bald white man with a white beard and glasses, testifies during a House hearing.

Trump Administration Can’t Cite Changed Priorities to Terminate Grants

The ruling limits the Trump administration’s power to cancel research and other funding based on the Office of Management and Budget’s termination clause. OMB’s proposed rule may change that.

Texas State Capitol Building in Austin.

Texas Colleges Directed to Slash State Budget Requests by 3%

Texas colleges and universities will need to plan for a 3 percent budget cut, state officials said last week. In...
A photo illustration of a woman applying shampoo and massaging hair of a customer with calendars of 2027, 2028 and 2029 merged into it.

How Soon Could Colleges Lose Loan Access Under New Accountability Metric?

For most programs, data from the new test on student earnings will be released in 2027 and failing programs could face penalties in 2028. But some have been granted an extension that student advocates say is harmful.

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An Agency That Supports Health-Care Improvement Cuts Off Grant Funding

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sent researchers letters last week saying they wouldn’t receive long-awaited funding continuations. The agency cited the “best interest of the federal government.”

A view of the campus of New College of Florida and the sign of University of South Florida in Sarasota-Manatee, both in Sarasota, Fla.

New College of Florida Absorbs a USF Campus. Sort Of.

The property has changed hands, but the students and employees didn’t go with it. And there’s a reversion clause if New College can’t handle the debt.

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Conventions on Campuses?

A reader responds with a great idea.