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Cal Poly, DePaul and Haverford Head to Capitol Hill

Three institutions will face a Republican-led committee that alleges they allowed antisemitism to go unchecked on campus. Prior hearings have been damaging for colleges.

Universities Sue NSF Over Indirect Research Cost Policy

A coalition of universities and trade groups is suing the National Science Foundation over the independent federal agency’s plan to...
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Education Dept. Tells Colleges to Advise Struggling Borrowers

The guidance, released Monday, reminds colleges of their responsibility to ensure borrowers repay loans to the best of their ability.

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Documenting Trump’s ‘Arbitrary’ Cuts to Science

The Trump administration has canceled close to $3 billion in NIH and NSF research grants, often without much explanation. Now researchers are crowdsourcing databases of suspended grants to shed light on what’s being lost.

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McMahon: No New Grants for Harvard

Harvard University won’t be getting any new grants, Education Secretary Linda McMahon wrote in a blistering letter to the institution...

Department of Transportation, NEA Cut Federal Grants

More federal agencies are cutting funding for colleges and universities. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced Friday that the...
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NSF Halts New Funding and Caps Indirect Rate Costs

The National Science Foundation won’t award any new funding “until further notice.” The agency also moved to cap indirect research rates at 15 percent. Meanwhile, President Trump proposed cutting the NSF’s budget in half.

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Trump Scrutinizes Foreign Gifts, Raising the Stakes for Colleges

Higher ed policy experts say colleges and universities should prepare for increased financial penalties if they fail to properly report foreign donations.