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Oklahoma State Improperly Diverted State Funds, Audit Finds
A new report finds that $41 million in state appropriations “were not properly restricted and in some instances were co-mingled...
Barnard Protesters Arrested After Refusing to Evacuate Library for Bomb Threat
Student protesters at Barnard College were arrested Wednesday afternoon for refusing to leave the campus’s library when asked by police...
State Department to Use AI to Revoke Student Visas
Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to use artificial intelligence to review and revoke visas of foreign students who appear...
Anonymous Alum Donates $51M to Smith College
Smith College has received a $51 million gift from an anonymous alumna, the Massachusetts women’s college announced Thursday. It is...
‘Whiplash’ and Dread Inside the Education Department
As career department staff await a delayed executive order and imminent personnel cuts, some say morale is low and tensions are high.
Draft Order Offers Hints to How Trump Wants to Shut Down the Department
The leaked draft gives higher ed leaders some idea of what could happen next.
Trump to Sign Order Abolishing Education Department Soon, Reports Say
The long-awaited directive comes as the agency is preparing to lay off likely hundreds of employees and just days after Secretary Linda McMahon took the reins.
NIH Nominee Skirts Questions on Plan to Cut Indirect Cost Rates
At a key hearing Wednesday, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said he’s committed to providing NIH-funded scientists the resources they need. But he offered few specifics on how he’ll do that amid Trump’s plans to slash the $47 billion agency’s budget.