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Senate Parliamentarian Nixes Workforce Pell From Megabill
The decision shocked some higher ed lobbyists but is a win for critics of the plan.
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.
Report: DOJ Pressures UVA President to Resign
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.
Albright College Plans to Auction Off Artworks
First-Year Persistence Continues Slow Climb Back From Pandemic Drop
Nearly 84 percent of the first-year students who enrolled in fall 2023 persisted at their institution to the spring term, though 14 percent left higher education entirely.
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.
Scholars Continue Lambasting Higher Ed While Trump Upends It
This year’s Heterodox Academy conference—the first since Republicans retook the White House—featured similar complaints about academe as in years past. But the federal government’s sweeping interventions raised questions about what’s really warranted.