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Youngkin Removes Controversial UVA Board Member
Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, abruptly removed Bert Ellis—one of his own appointees—from the University of Virginia Board of Visitors...
Kermit the Frog Will Deliver Commencement Speech at the University of Maryland
Kermit the Frog may become the first-ever amphibian to give a commencement speech when he takes the podium at the...
Tufts Graduate Student Taken Into ICE Custody
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Tufts Ph.D. student Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing attempts to deport pro-Palestinian...
Education Department Reopens Income-Driven Repayment Plan Applications
The Department of Education this week reopened a revised application for income-driven loan repayment plans and loan consolidation. This decision—which...
How Sweet Briar College Defied the Odds of Closure
A decade ago, administrators tried to shutter the small women’s college in Virginia, but devoted alumnae fought back and prevailed. Thanks to them, it’s still standing.
Is the FAFSA Poised for Another Fiasco?
The federal student aid form had just begun to stabilize after a disastrous launch last winter. Then the Trump administration gutted the agency that manages it.
Fulbrighters in Flux
Some foreign Fulbright students are still waiting to hear about their visas for next academic year while applicants remain in the dark about their status.
Outspoken Fascism Scholars Leave Yale for Canada
Jason Stanley, decrying Columbia University’s capitulation to the federal government, is leaving for the University of Toronto. So is Marci Shore, who said she fears “civil war.” Timothy Snyder says his motivations were largely personal.