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White House Seeks to Steer More Research Funding Away From Academia

In its new strategy for science and research, the administration stopped short of jettisoning higher ed’s role in America’s scientific enterprise. What it all means remains to be seen.

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Turning Apprenticeships Into Degrees

Michigan’s apprenticeship-credit initiative helps working adults apply job training toward an associate degree and future education.

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UNC, Virginia Tech to Partner With Defense on Senior Leadership

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech will host a fellowship for senior military officers after...
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ED Scraps Tool to Investigate Discrimination

For decades, the Office for Civil Rights investigated whether educational institutions’ policies disparately impacted minority groups in discriminatory ways. Not anymore.

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Harvard President Discusses Federal Fight

Alan Garber talked about the university’s legal fight with the federal government—and its implications for higher ed and the nation—in an interview at an event in D.C. Thursday.

Jensen Huang, a middle-aged Asian man with white hair, wearing glasses and a black leather jacket against a black background that says NVIDIA

NVIDIA CEO Donates $75M to Vanderbilt San Francisco

Vanderbilt University has received a $75 million gift from NVIDIA President and CEO Jensen Huang and his wife, Lori, for...
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Trump Administration Drops Demand for Names of Jewish Penn Employees

The Trump administration on Thursday withdrew its subpoena demanding the names and contact information of Jewish employees at the University...
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New Push to Fix Calculus Bottleneck

Calculus can derail STEM pathways. Twelve colleges are redesigning gateway math courses to help more students persist.