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Applications for Some Student Loan Repayment Plans Frozen

Experts say turning off applications for income-driven repayment options isn’t necessary and could harm borrowers.

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The NSF’s Higher Ed Research ‘Hit List’

Senator Ted Cruz has released a database of more than 3,400 National Science Foundation grants he believes push “a far-left ideology.” Free speech advocates and researchers say it’s a scare tactic that undermines scientific inquiry.

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Colleges Restrict Graduate Student Admissions After NIH Proposes Rate Cut

College officials say the pause is necessary while they determine the impacts of the potential federal funding cuts.

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Opinion

Public Higher Ed Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

Cuts to Medicaid spending could prove to be the most devastating threat to the sector yet, F. King Alexander and Stephen Katsinas write.

Florida Launches DOGE Equivalent to Audit State Universities

Florida governor Ron DeSantis is launching a state initiative to cut spending and optimize efficiency modeled after the Elon Musk’s...
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A General Counsel Seeks to Eviscerate Tenure After Being Sued for Ignoring It

Kansas’s Emporia State University is fighting a lawsuit from professors it decided to lay off in 2022. A lawmaker has filed a bill on behalf of its top lawyer, a defendant in the litigation.

Judge Blocks DOGE From Accessing Student Data

A federal judge temporarily barred Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive student data on Monday, after the...

Survey Shows Voters Not Keen to Slash Education Department Funding

A clear majority of voters supports preserving or increasing funding for the Department of Education, according to a new poll...