Government

Accreditation does need reform, but the Trump administration seeks to weaponize it to push an impoverished vision for higher ed, Jeremy D. Penn writes.

The head of the American Council on Education said the legislation would make higher ed more elite, while Trump’s cuts to research funding risk the country’s standing as a global superpower.

Academics and free speech groups condemned the abrupt revocation of Harvard’s ability to enroll international students. But some Republicans praised the decision.

From levying new taxes on colleges to changing who is eligible for Pell Grants, experts say the mammoth legislation could reshape higher education. It’s now in the hands of the Senate.

The government escalates its war with the university by withdrawing permission to host international students, who make up more than one-fourth of the head count.