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What’s the latest in Harvard University’s battle with the Trump administration?
New taxes and the federal attacks on the Ivy League institution could cost it up to $1 billion a year, according to university leaders.
By Laura Spitalniak • Updated July 17, 2025 -
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How will Trump’s tariff policies impact college students?
Higher prices on essential items like computers, food and transportation could harm low-income students and jeopardize their academic track, experts say.
By Danielle McLean • May 27, 2025 -
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Legal defense fund will seek to fill gap left by OCR reduction
Set to launch in the fall, the fund backed by National Center for Youth Law aims to defend students’ rights in court and track civil rights data.
By Naaz Modan • May 27, 2025 -
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Trump administration revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll international students
Thousands of foreign students attending Harvard must now "transfer or lose their legal status," according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 22, 2025 -
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‘A shell of itself’: Federal judge pauses efforts to wind down Education Department
Higher education advocates praised the ruling, while the agency promised to immediately challenge the preliminary injunction.
By Kara Arundel • May 22, 2025 -
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The reconciliation bill cleared the House. Here’s how it would change higher ed.
Critics worry that the spending package, now headed to the Senate, would have a “historic and negative impact” on college access.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 22, 2025 -
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Data breach reporting lags in education, study finds
The sector reportedly takes an average of 4.8 months to report attacks — higher than for business, government and healthcare.
By Anna Merod • May 22, 2025 -
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McMahon defends $12B proposed cut to the Education Department
During a budget hearing, some Republicans indicated support for dismantling the agency, while Democrats panned the proposed cuts.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 21, 2025 -
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House probe alleges Harvard University has research ties to ‘foreign adversaries’
The inquiry is part of an onslaught of investigations and financial penalties the institution is facing after it rebuked the Trump administration’s demands.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 20, 2025 -
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Maryland regents allow furloughs and salary cuts for public universities
The state’s higher education system is facing big funding shortfalls at both the state and federal levels.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 20, 2025 -
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Colleges could be targeted anew under fraud law, DOJ says
The agency created a civil rights initiative to seek out violations of the False Claims Act, which could include diversity initiatives.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 20, 2025 -
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Education Department walks back $37.7M fine against Grand Canyon University
Brian Mueller, the university’s president, said the ruling supports that the large Christian institution was “wrongly accused” of misleading doctoral students.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 20, 2025 -
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Federal judge blocks Energy Department’s 15% cap on indirect research costs
Colleges and higher education groups suing the agency are likely to prove the policy violates federal law, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 19, 2025 -
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Harvard University devotes $250M to sustain research hit by federal cuts
The institution’s leaders said they have received multiple grant terminations since the Trump administration froze over $2.2 billion of its federal funding.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 16, 2025 -
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Education Department retracts CTE grants for Native American and Hawaiian students
The agency said the nearly $21.6 million grant competitions do not “align with the objectives established by the Trump Administration.”
By Naaz Modan • May 15, 2025 -
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House panel advances bill to raise college endowment tax up to 21%
Republicans proposed a tiered system on wealthy private institutions’ investment income, though experts say higher rates could harm student aid.
By Natalie Schwartz • May 14, 2025 -
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State and local funding for public colleges up 18% from pre-pandemic levels, SHEEO says
States could face hard budgetary decisions ahead as federal stimulus funding runs dry, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association said.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 14, 2025 -
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Denver Public Schools gets the OK to award associate degrees
Set to launch in 2026, programs offered through the district’s technical college would provide a higher credential for registered apprentices.
By Briana Mendez-Padilla • May 13, 2025 -
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Trump administration nixes another $450M of Harvard University’s grants
The federal government escalated attacks against the Ivy League institution, calling it a “breeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination.”
By Natalie Schwartz • May 13, 2025 -
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How could cuts to the Education Department impact HBCUs?
Downsizing or shuttering the agency may harm the “long-term sustainability” of some historically Black colleges and universities, one expert said.
By Danielle McLean • Updated May 13, 2025 -
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Judge greenlights racketeering lawsuit against Grand Canyon Education
Plaintiffs say the educational services provider misrepresented program costs, but the company says students couldn't have been "caught by surprise."
By Ben Unglesbee • May 12, 2025 -
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New York’s adult learners can now attend community college for free
The Opportunity Promise Scholarship covers the costs of tuition and books for state residents between ages 25 to 55 who are pursuing in-demand degrees.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 12, 2025 -
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56% of adults disapprove of Trump’s approach to colleges, AP-NORC poll finds
Half of Republicans supported withholding federal funding unless colleges comply with the president’s policies. But 73% of Democrats opposed the tactic.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 9, 2025 -
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Indiana governor sued by state ACLU over university board control
The lawsuit takes aim at last-minute provisions added to the state’s budget that allow Gov. Mike Braun to appoint all nine Indiana University trustees.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 8, 2025 -
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Republican lawmakers grill 3 more college presidents over antisemitism concerns
During the tense Wednesday hearing, some Democrats accused the panel’s GOP members of attempting to quell protected speech.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated May 8, 2025
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