Diversity

The administration wants “comprehensive admissions reform” at colleges. It’s unclear what that means or how it would be enforced, but pressure to avoid scrutiny could affect admissions practices.

The difference matters, Julie J. Park writes.

Leaders in higher education spoke candidly about their concerns regarding trust in higher education and Trump’s targeting of foreign students.

Students have trouble accessing federal food benefits. Poor planning at the Ed Department and the Department of Agriculture aren’t helping, a new GAO report concluded.

Deep cuts to federal research funding and crackdowns on international students could mean far fewer graduate students next fall and beyond. If that happens, undergraduates, faculty and research productivity would all suffer.

The Trump administration specifically targeted a department at Columbia, prompting a sweeping review. Harvard is shaking up and pausing programs. It’s unclear what—and where—the next target will be.

A nonprofit partner helps coordinate domestic and international service-learning experiences for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.