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Education Department Investigates Dozens of Colleges for Discrimination
The Trump administration is following through on its threat to crack down on colleges’ race-based programs, beginning with a small postgraduate recruitment partnership.
Trump’s Demands to Columbia Reflect Assault on Higher Ed, Experts Say
The administration wants Columbia University to make sweeping changes to its discipline and admissions processes. Experts say the demands are overreaching.
States Sue to Block Education Department Layoffs
Twenty Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration for its massive job cuts at the...
University of Maine System Funding Freeze Lifted
Senator Susan Collins of Maine said the pause on federal agriculture funding for her state’s public colleges and universities has...
College Applications Continue to Rise
The number of students applying to college rose 4 percent this admission cycle, and applicants submitted 6 percent more applications...
Columbia Imposes Harsh Sanctions for Student Protesters
Columbia University handed down sanction decisions for student protesters who occupied Hamilton Hall in April of last year, the university...
Layoffs Gut Federal Education Research Agency
The department says the research agency failed to effectively fulfill its mandate and exemplifies wasteful spending. But experts warn the cuts will undermine “the backbone of accountability” for the country’s schools and colleges.
More Colleges Freeze Hiring Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
The latest wave of cost-cutting measures comes after the Trump administration pulled $400 million from Columbia University and $800 million from Johns Hopkins.