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Senate Republicans Put Colleges ‘On Notice’ Over Campus Antisemitism

The hearing, held Thursday by Senate Republicans, focused primarily on steps taken by the Trump administration to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests. Democrats continued to criticize the president.

Jay Bhattacharya Confirmed as NIH Director

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health on Tuesday. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford...
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Is the FAFSA Poised for Another Fiasco?

The federal student aid form had just begun to stabilize after a disastrous launch last winter. Then the Trump administration gutted the agency that manages it.

Youngkin Removes Controversial UVA Board Member

Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, abruptly removed Bert Ellis—one of his own appointees—from the University of Virginia Board of Visitors...

Tufts Graduate Student Taken Into ICE Custody

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Tufts Ph.D. student Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing attempts to deport pro-Palestinian...

Education Department Reopens Income-Driven Repayment Plan Applications

The Department of Education this week reopened a revised application for income-driven loan repayment plans and loan consolidation. This decision—which...
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Outspoken Fascism Scholars Leave Yale for Canada

Jason Stanley, decrying Columbia University’s capitulation to the federal government, is leaving for the University of Toronto. So is Marci Shore, who said she fears “civil war.” Timothy Snyder says his motivations were largely personal.

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Opinion

Banning DEI Is Catastrophic for U.S. Science

An attack on DEI is an attack on science itself, Joseph L. Graves Jr., Stacy C. Farina, Parvin Shahrestani, Vaughn S. Cooper and Gilda A. Barabino write.