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Trump’s Layoffs Gut Office of Postsecondary Ed

College-access advocates say that TRIO and other student support services will face major disruptions as a result.

Sayles Hall on the campus of Brown University.

Brown Joins MIT, Rejects Compact

The university’s president said the compact would undermine the government’s merit-based approach to funding research.

University Hall, the main academic building, on the campus of Ohio State University on Nov. 23, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.

Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds

The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking other partnerships.

President Donald Trump displayed in front of text of an education compact he posted on Truth Social.

Deciphering Trump’s Compact Invitation to All of Higher Ed

Facing the possibility that more colleges could reject its wide-ranging deal, the Trump administration opened up the offer to more institutions. Whether any will sign is unclear.

Governor Gavin Newsom, a light-skinned man with gray hair

Newsom Vetoes Bill Related to Reparations in College Admissions

California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed a bill that would have allowed colleges in the state to give admissions...
The U.S. Supreme Court building and the Harvard University library side by side with a pile of money across both.

Most of Harvard’s Research Funding Has Been Restored

As of Tuesday, Harvard University had recouped most of the federal research funding it lost when the Trump administration froze...
An aerial view of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's urban campus, with the Great Dome visible in the center.

2 Nobel Prize–Winning Economists Leave U.S. for Zurich

Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo—a married team—will leave their positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for...
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Can an Instant Price Estimator Help Students See Private Colleges as Affordable?

Amid debates about how to help families see past high sticker prices, 22 institutions are adopting a resource to instantly estimate costs based just on household income.