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Workforce Pell Grant Expansion Faces ‘Aggressive’ Timeline
Students enrolled in short-term programs will qualify for Pell Grants under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Now federal, state and college officials need to figure out how to carry out the long-fought-for policy.
Ep. 165: The Tricky Timeline of the Big Beautiful Bill, a Mark on UVA, Record FAFSA Figures
Can ED deliver GOP policies by next year? And updates on Trump’s negotiations with Harvard and Columbia.
ED Launches Investigation Into Michigan’s Foreign Funding
The Department of Education has opened an investigation into the University of Michigan’s foreign funding after a review revealed alleged...
NIH to Dismiss New Advisory Council Members
The National Institutes of Health is upending the panels that make decisions about which grant applications to fund, Nature reported...
What Happened to the Smaller Agencies Trump Tried to Shutter?
As groups like the Institute of Museum and Library Services lose staff and grant funding, the consequences trickle down to colleges and universities.
3 More Campus Leaders Face Congress
Leaders of CUNY, Georgetown and UC Berkeley testified at the latest campus antisemitism hearing, where they were grilled by Republicans while Democrats took aim at Trump.
Rufo, Shapiro, Others Request New Higher Ed ‘Contract’
A conservative think tank called on President Trump Tuesday to “draft a new contract” that universities must follow or face...
State Lawmaker Asks HHS to Investigate Texas A&M
Texas state representative Brian Harrison has asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate his alma mater...