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Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF’s Future
The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afternoon.
When War Changes Global Higher Ed
Military conflict has always been an acknowledged but abstract risk for universities building branch campuses in the Middle East. Now that risk has become a reality.
Amid War in Iran, Campuses Close and Study Abroad Trips End
NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus is one of several that have taken new steps to protect students and employees after the Iranian military threatened to attack U.S. and Israeli universities.
GOP Decries Chinese ‘Espionage’; Dems Focus on Loan Debt, ED Layoffs
The House Ed and Workforce Committee chair referred to Democrats’ questions as an “alternate hearing” from the one he called on foreign threats.
Students at Qatar Satellite Campuses Briefly Evacuated From Housing
More than 250 students stayed overnight in hotels and other housing facilities in the early morning of Saturday before returning later that day.
Middle East Crisis Could Halt Branch Campus Plans, Experts Warn
“Serious” repercussions are “inevitable,” as the conflict forces universities to reassess how they operate in the region amid increased insecurity.
U.S. Campuses in Middle East Shutter; Students, Employees Unable to Fly Back
Iran’s retaliation across the Middle East against ongoing U.S. and Israeli bombings has disrupted higher ed in previously calm Gulf states.
ED Partnering With State Dept. to Track Universities’ Foreign Funding
The partnership is part of a broader effort to dismantle the federal education agency.