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With Government Reopened, Will Education Department Staff Return?
Some Education Department employees were deemed essential, so colleges and universities will see little change once the government reopens. Policy experts are less confident that laid-off employees will be able to return to work.
Under Pressure to Cut Costs, a University Closes Its Press
Bucknell University says it’s closing its storied academic press to focus more resources on undergraduate students. But faculty and other scholars say the press has long been a part of the value proposition at a student-centered university.
ED’s ‘Special Projects’ Grants Spark Concern Over Congressional Intent
The pushback, which arose Monday, is part of an ongoing debate about how much flexibility the Trump administration has to move money around.
Berkeley Law Dean Urges Supreme Court to Be ‘Guardrail of Our Democracy’
Erwin Chemerinsky capped this week’s APLU conference by explaining higher ed’s financial vulnerabilities that the Trump administration is exploiting and arguing that the high court needs to “check” the president.
Texas Gov. Orders Financial Investigation of Texas Southern
Trump Defends Enrolling International Students
Colleges Expand Basic Needs Support Following SNAP Freeze
Higher education institutions are implementing creative solutions to ensure college students don’t go hungry, even as the federal government moves toward reopening.
