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Judge Waits to Rule on Trump’s Effort to Bar Harvard Foreign Students

A federal judge is expected to decide by next week whether to further prevent Trump from barring Harvard international students and researchers.

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Senate Republicans Reduce House’s Proposed Endowment Tax Hike

The proposed increase would be less than what House Republicans want to see, but it’s still a blow for colleges that have lobbied against the plan.

Supreme Court Weighs Arguments in Lawsuit Challenging Education Department Layoffs

As the Supreme Court weighs whether to allow the Trump administration to proceed with mass layoffs at the Education Department...

Trump Officials Continue to Detain Mahmoud Khalil

Despite a judge’s ruling last week that the Trump administration can’t continue to detain pro-Palestine campus activist Mahmoud Khalil “based...
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Congress Opens the Credential Floodgates

Lawmakers are poised to extend Pell eligibility to short-term credential programs. With few guardrails in place, it could incentivize an explosion in unaccredited and for-profit providers.

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Nondegree Credentials Yield Mixed Outcomes

The American Enterprise Institute and Burning Glass Institute analyzed upward of 23,000 nondegree programs to see how well they meet learners’ goals.

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Federal Funding Uncertainty Halts Construction Projects

Several wealthy universities are walking back construction plans due to financial uncertainty driven by the Trump administration, particularly around federal research funding.

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Trump Administration Attempts to Rush Changes to Civil Rights Regs

But instead of the Education Department taking the lead, the Energy Department proposed a regulation targeting transgender student athletes and other changes to equal rights in education.