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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.
Record Number of U.S. Students Apply for U.K. Undergraduate Degrees
Figures suggest demand may have risen after Donald Trump’s election in November.
States Sue to Block Education Department Layoffs
University of Maine System Funding Freeze Lifted
Columbia Imposes Harsh Sanctions for Student Protesters
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.
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.