Politics & Elections

As career department staff await a delayed executive order and imminent personnel cuts, some say morale is low and tensions are high.

The leaked draft gives higher ed leaders some idea of what could happen next.

The long-awaited directive comes as the agency is preparing to lay off likely hundreds of employees and just days after Secretary Linda McMahon took the reins.

Education scholars say the administration’s rash of cuts and lack of quality transparency will have a “devastating effect” on public policy and student outcomes for years to come.

Three federal departments are reviewing contracts with the university worth more than $54 million, while a task force investigates claims of discrimination against Jewish students.