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Yeshiva U Recognizes New LGBTQ+ Student Group but Is Still Against ‘Pride’ Clubs
Less than a week after Yeshiva University agreed to recognize an LGBTQ+ student club as part of a legal settlement...
Ep. 148: Cuts to the Education Department, an Ultimatum for Columbia and ICE Arrests
The Trump administration hits higher education on multiple fronts through executive orders, threats and demands.
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...
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...
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.
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...
Kermit the Frog Will Deliver Commencement Speech at the University of Maryland
Kermit the Frog may become the first-ever amphibian to give a commencement speech when he takes the podium at the...
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...