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Private Colleges Propose Revised Endowment Tax Plans
For weeks, private colleges big and small have been saying that Republicans’ plan to increase the endowment tax rate to...
Preserving the Federal Data Trump Is Trying to Purge
For months, the research community has been racing to download and store thousands of demographic data sets the government wants to delete because they don’t align with the Trump administration’s ideological views.
NIH Staff Lambaste Agency Head for Censorship of Science
Hundreds of staff at the National Institutes of Health are publicly condemning the agency’s actions in recent months, including firing...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Weigh In on Education Dept. Layoffs
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to move forward with its plan to lay...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon Furnishes Too Few Answers in Senate Hearing
The secretary was underprepared and unable to answer senators’ questions—was it due to a short-staffed department or carelessness?
Trump Ends Vital Higher Ed Data System Training
Led by the Association of Institutional Research, the professional development resources helped to ensure the availability of accurate public data on colleges and universities, higher ed experts say.
Project 2025 Author to Work at Education Department
An influential conservative policy expert who has advocated for closing down the Education Department is joining the agency. The Trump...
Stricter ID Verification Required for Federal Aid Applicants
The Department of Education is requiring colleges and universities to implement stricter identity-verification measures for some first-time applicants for federal...