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Students lie on blankets on the lawn in front of a building on American University’s campus in Washington, D.C.

Supporting Students in Uncertain Times

American University in Washington, D.C., implemented new initiatives to address student anxieties regarding changes at the federal level, including support groups and a resource website.

ICE Detains U of Alabama Doctoral Student, Iran Native

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained a University of Alabama doctoral student and Iranian native. A spokesperson told Inside Higher...
A collage representing cuts to various NIH grants.

As NIH Pulls Funding, Scientist Worries About ‘Frightening Implications’

The National Institutes of Health claimed that numerous canceled research grants were “antithetical to the scientific inquiry.” A clinical psychology researcher who lost her grant says that characterization smacks of ignorance.

Senator Bill Cassidy gestures during a Senate committee hearing.

Senate Republicans Put Colleges ‘On Notice’ Over Campus Antisemitism

The hearing, held Thursday by Senate Republicans, focused primarily on steps taken by the Trump administration to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests. Democrats continued to criticize the president.

Person holding a FAFSA form in front of a shredder.

Is the FAFSA Poised for Another Fiasco?

The federal student aid form had just begun to stabilize after a disastrous launch last winter. Then the Trump administration gutted the agency that manages it.

Youngkin Removes Controversial UVA Board Member

Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, abruptly removed Bert Ellis—one of his own appointees—from the University of Virginia Board of Visitors...

Tufts Graduate Student Taken Into ICE Custody

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Tufts Ph.D. student Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing attempts to deport pro-Palestinian...

Education Department Reopens Income-Driven Repayment Plan Applications

The Department of Education this week reopened a revised application for income-driven loan repayment plans and loan consolidation. This decision—which...