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Senate Parliamentarian Nixes Workforce Pell From Megabill
The decision shocked some higher ed lobbyists but is a win for critics of the plan.
Report: DOJ Pressures UVA President to Resign
The U.S. Department of Justice demanded University of Virginia president Jim Ryan resign amid an investigation of UVA’s diversity, equity...
Researchers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ NIH Will Restore Grants
A judge ruled last week that the NIH unlawfully terminated hundreds of research grants and ordered the agency to restore them. Internal rumblings suggest the NIH will comply, but researchers have yet to get their money.
Harvard Kennedy School’s Plan B for International Students
The Harvard Kennedy School announced a contingency plan for its international students Tuesday in the event that the Trump administration...
First-Year Persistence Continues Slow Climb Back From Pandemic Drop
Nearly 84 percent of the first-year students who enrolled in fall 2023 persisted at their institution to the spring term, though 14 percent left higher education entirely.
Graduate Programs Face a Federal Reckoning
Congress wants to significantly cut back on federal loans for grad students. That could decimate the highly profitable graduate degree market—and limit who has access to it.
HUD Plans to Move Into NSF Building
The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development announced plans Wednesday to move 2,700 workers into the National Science Foundation’s...
FIU Donor Pulls Funds Over President’s Politics
A Miami businessman has walked back a $1 million donation to Florida International University after lawmakers repealed in-state tuition for...