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Chairman Bill Cassidy, R-La., a white man with white hair, wearing a white collared shirt and tie.

Senate Parliamentarian Nixes Workforce Pell From Megabill

The decision shocked some higher ed lobbyists but is a win for critics of the plan.

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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.

Trump Admin. Cuts NIH’s Springer Nature Subscriptions

Citing an unnamed source, Axios reported this week that the Trump administration has cut “about $20 million in grants covering...

DOJ Sues Minnesota Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Minnesota lawmakers Wednesday over the state’s policy allowing in-state tuition benefits for undocumented students...

Universities ‘At Risk of Overassessing’ in Response to AI

Universities risk overassessing students as they race to future-proof themselves against artificial intelligence, academics have warned.

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Wayne State Launches Prison Education Program

Starting this fall, two dozen Macomb Correctional Facility inmates will be eligible to earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wayne State University.

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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...
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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.