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Virginia Agrees to Scrap In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
The state’s lame-duck Republican officials sided with the Trump administration and asked a federal judge to block the Virginia Dream Act. Incoming Democrats and advocacy groups are vowing to fight.
NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied
Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down.
ED to Investigate Brown Over Campus Shooting
The Year That Changed Research
A year of mass federal grant terminations and sweeping policy changes to the nation’s research enterprise broke many scientists’ trust in the government. And those changes offer insight into what may come next year.
AFT Pushes Back on Slow Loan Repayment Processing
‘Buckle Up’: Trump Official Pledges to Fix Accreditation
The first NACIQI meeting with Trump appointees in place featured fiery rhetoric against accreditors and questions about diversity, equity and inclusion.
NSF Lowers Grant Review Requirements, NIH Hunts for Phrases
Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees
The National Institutes of Health received roughly 900 comments on its various proposals to limit how much of its grant dollars are eaten up by journals’ publication charges. Major science groups called the approaches wrong.