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Jay Bhattacharya Confirmed as NIH Director
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health on Tuesday. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford...
Fulbrighters in Flux
Some foreign Fulbright students are still waiting to hear about their visas for next academic year while applicants remain in the dark about their status.
Youngkin Removes Controversial UVA Board Member
Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, abruptly removed Bert Ellis—one of his own appointees—from the University of Virginia Board of Visitors...
Tufts Graduate Student Taken Into ICE Custody
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Tufts Ph.D. student Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing attempts to deport pro-Palestinian...
Education Department Reopens Income-Driven Repayment Plan Applications
The Department of Education this week reopened a revised application for income-driven loan repayment plans and loan consolidation. This decision—which...
Is the FAFSA Poised for Another Fiasco?
The federal student aid form had just begun to stabilize after a disastrous launch last winter. Then the Trump administration gutted the agency that manages it.
Delivering Career Wellness Education for Student Thriving
An intervention from the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions at the University of Wisconsin at Madison helps students preserve well-being and self-development throughout their career.
How Sweet Briar College Defied the Odds of Closure
A decade ago, administrators tried to shutter the small women’s college in Virginia, but devoted alumnae fought back and prevailed. Thanks to them, it’s still standing.