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Professor Suspended After Trump Remarks Back in Class—Again
Another Louisiana judge has ruled that tenured law professor Ken Levy can return to teaching, his lawyer said Wednesday. It’s...
House Committee Advances Bill Targeting Foreign Gifts
The House Education and Workforce Committee advanced legislation Wednesday to limit foreign influence on American colleges and universities. The vote...
House Budget Draft Calls for $330 Billion in Cuts for Higher Ed
The House Budget Committee released its blueprint for a sweeping reconciliation bill Wednesday that would allow for at least $4.5...
Ahead of Confirmation Hearing, Senators Back McMahon
Recent executive actions related to education have colleges and Democrats worried, but key Republican lawmakers remain supportive of Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department.
DOGE Employees Temporarily Blocked From Accessing Financial Aid Data
Representatives of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency won’t be able to access federal student aid databases until Feb. 17...
U of Iowa Briefly Halts New Research Amid NIH Chaos
The University of Iowa briefly told faculty to halt their applications for research grants through the National Institutes of Health...
$900 Million in Institute of Education Sciences Contracts Axed
The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted.
Trump Taps Biden Critic Nicholas Kent as Under Secretary
The president nominated a former lobbyist for career colleges to serve as education under secretary—the nation’s top official on policies affecting colleges and universities.