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New College of Florida says it will ‘happily be the first’ to sign Trump’s higher ed compact
The public institution has already instituted many policies favored by the Trump administration after it was remade by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023.
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Higher ed groups push for colleges to be exempt from $100K H-1B visa fee
The American Council on Education led a letter to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that argues these visa holders perform vital work.
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Private New York colleges get $50M in state financing for capital projects
Since its creation in 2005, the Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program has awarded $369.8 million to colleges across the state.
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St. Norbert College to add 5 new programs after March cuts
The Catholic nonprofit anticipates having a balanced budget in fiscal 2026, following multiple rounds of layoffs and academic cuts.
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Feds launch site for employers to pay controversial H-1B fee, clarify exemptions
The update answers some of employers’ questions, but the future of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on new skilled-worker visas is still uncertain.
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Columbia University’s operating income plunges by nearly two-thirds
Costs at the Ivy League institution rose far faster than revenue, and "destabilizing" federal research cuts added pressure to its budget.
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‘A fair deal’ or a ‘surrender’? Stakeholders weigh in on Trump-UVA agreement
The Democratic head of the Virginia senate called the agreement a surrender with “significant constitutional problems,” a concern echoed by some faculty.
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Week in review: Layoffs hit Michigan State, University of Northern Colorado and others
We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from an analysis on how different majors pay off to how colleges responded to the Trump administration’s compact.
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Michigan State University lays off 99 employees
Along with budget pressures from rising costs, the university has faced dozens of federal grant terminations, leading to another 83 job cuts.
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70% of Americans say feds shouldn’t control admissions, curriculum
The Public Religion Research Institute poll comes as the Trump administration is pressuring colleges to change their policies.
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TrackerTracking the Trump administration’s deals with colleges
The University of Virginia will follow the U.S. Department of Justice's guidance banning diversity, equity and inclusion to pause five federal probes.
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University of Northern Colorado plans to lay off 50 employees
State budget cuts and a smaller-than-expected fall class contributed to millions of dollars of pressure on the public institution’s budget.
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Harvard v. TrumpWhat’s the latest in Harvard University’s battle with the Trump administration?
The university slashed Ph.D. spots for the next two years by more than half, while a staff union lambasted mass layoffs at its engineering school.
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How rare are colleges that enroll and graduate high shares of Pell Grant students?
Institutions that serve as “equity engines” for low-income students are sparse throughout the U.S., according to recent research.
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SAT and ACT participation remains below pre-pandemic levels
Average scores on both tests also haven't rebounded from those recorded in the year before COVID-19 hit.
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Gov. Abbott: Texas is targeting professors over ‘leftist ideologies’
New laws in the state have dramatically reshaped public higher education and coincided with a wave of high-profile faculty terminations.
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Where are tomorrow’s teachers? Education degrees drop over 2 decades.
Declines came in both bachelor's and master's degrees awarded between 2003-04 and 2022-23, an analysis of federal data shows.
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US Chamber sues White House to block ‘plainly unlawful’ H-1B visa fee
The nonprofit’s lawsuit also alleges the $100,000 fee would render the H-1B program economically unviable for many.
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‘Nothing less than government control’: Higher ed responds to Trump’s compact
Federal officials offered preferential funding treatment to nine initial colleges in exchange for sweeping changes. Here’s how they replied.
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Harvard v. TrumpHarvard’s operations lost $112.6M in FY25 amid Trump’s pressure campaign
President Alan Garber called fiscal 2025 extraordinarily challenging for the Ivy League university "even by the standards of our centuries-long history."
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Degrees boost earnings — but field of study matters, report finds
Workers with STEM degrees earn a median of $98,000 a year, versus $69,000 for arts and humanities majors, according to Georgetown University research.
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Elon University AAUP demands larger faculty role in Queens University combination
“Faculty should be included in the decision of both institutions to move forward with the merger,” the group said.
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University of Pennsylvania rejects Trump’s higher education compact
The Ivy League institution became the third college to decline the offer of priority for federal research funding in exchange for sweeping policy changes.
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Brown University rejects Trump’s higher education compact
The Ivy League institution became the second prominent college, after MIT, to reject the deal over concerns about freedom and independence.
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Court temporarily blocks overnight ban on expression at University of Texas System
A federal judge found “significant First Amendment issues” in a state law barring all free speech on public campuses between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.
