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State Higher Ed Officials Do Away With the Term ‘Noncredit’

A group of state higher ed leaders are on a mission to get rid of the term. They argue it underplays the value of these programs and shortchanges students.

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How Congress’s Budget Could Hamper Trump ED Agenda

Democratic lawmakers pushed for several guardrails in an attempt to restrict how the White House doles out federal funds.

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Education Department Releases 2025 Data on U.S. Universities’ Foreign Funding

The Education Department announced Wednesday that U.S. colleges and universities received $5.2 billion total in large foreign gifts and contracts...
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EAB: Higher Ed Facing Confluence of Pressures on Sector

A new report from EAB finds colleges are battered by political, social and market forces, resulting in a sector with less autonomy and tighter margins than in past downturns.

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NIH Avoided Funding Cuts. But It Lacks Permanent Leaders in Top Posts.

After Trump administration terminations and other departures, the federal research funding agency has acting directors leading more than half of its 27 institutes and centers.

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Department of Defense Severs Academic Ties With Harvard

In a video posted to social media on Friday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said his department will discontinue all...

Presidential vs. Educator Lessons for Young Americans Who Lose Elections

The message was always the same: One of you will win, losing does not make the others losers, but regardless, we must all accept the election results.

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Congress, Courts Stymie Trump’s Effort to Cap Research Costs

One year after the Trump administration tried to cap reimbursements for indirect research costs, federal agencies have halted their plans.