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Affordable, but Not Free

Report suggests state-federal partnership to keep student loan payments at or under 10 percent of graduates’ income and estimates cost of doing so.

Civil Rights Slow Walk?

Trump wants to cut staffing at OCR, already facing a backlog of Title IX and other complaints, by 7 percent.

Young, Promising and Underfunded

New analysis suggests that age bias is at play in a reduction of federal funding to early-career researchers and recommends addressing it by redirecting grant monies.

Indirect Costs Back in the Crosshairs

Lawmakers show renewed interest in examining how reimbursements for federally funded research are made to universities but don't yet endorse dramatically lower flat rate outlined in Trump budget.

‘Concession to Violent Intimidation’

A Princeton professor who recently criticized Trump in a commencement speech cancels planned public speaking events, saying she's received death threats for her comments.
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Opinion

Saving Upward Bound

The administration’s recently released budget proposal, containing systematic and unfounded cuts to important education programs, will destabilize and destroy a system that is meant to help our students, argue Adriano Espaillat, Shaun Abreu and Amber Moorer.

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Travel Ban

Decision says the administration’s policy discriminates unconstitutionally on the basis of religion.

Student Aid Skirmish

Republicans in Congress press issue of improper payments by Department of Education and suggest possible subpoena of former student aid chief.