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Homeland Security Limits How Long International Students Can Stay in U.S.

International students previously could stay as long as their program lasted. The Trump administration is ending that 1978 policy.

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House Republicans Advance Legislation to Formally Dismantle ED

Democrats argued that the legislation is counterproductive and would create more bureaucracy, not less.

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Thrasher Sues Northwestern, McMahon, Walberg Over Tenure Denial

Steven Thrasher sued Northwestern University and four top federal officials this week, alleging that Northwestern denied him tenure because, among...
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A Rare Moment of Unity for a Disparate Sector

The OMB wants to hand grant-making power to political appointees, and for once, higher ed is pushing back together.

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House Hearing Puts Med Schools in DEI Hot Seat

Republicans grilled administrators from medical schools at UCLA, UC San Francisco and the University of Illinois over their admissions policies and curricula. Democrats dismissed the hearing as political theater.

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Trump One Step Closer to Removing ED From LBJ Building

A House committee voted Tuesday to move the Department of Education out of the Lyndon B. Johnson Building, its headquarters...
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Opinion

We Need a New Science Funding Playbook

Researchers can borrow from the start-up world to sustain science as a public good.

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Universities Warn Against Rule on Political Control of Grants

The White House’s plan to cement political appointees’ control over research and other grants received hundreds of thousands of comments. Lawsuits are likely next.