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Donald Trump¡¯s attempt to end federal involvement in education may be the repayment of a political debt, but the department¡¯s creation was also political and, arguably, sits uneasily with the constitution. Patrick Jack considers what insights are offered by fellow federated nations Canada and Australia 

The seven orders address a range of priorities for the president, including cracking down on foreign gifts to colleges and supporting HBCUs. But accreditation reform is Trump¡¯s ¡°secret weapon.¡±

Colleges will have to comply with new certification requirements in order to receive any funding from the NIH, effective immediately.

The Trump administration has threatened to strip Harvard of its ability to host international students and is reportedly eyeing its tax-exempt status. But the legal path to do so is lengthy.

Union tells scholars to avoid all but essential trips and academic conferences choose non-US locations amid ¡®sea change¡¯ in research collaboration

The professoriate doesn¡¯t demographically represent the U.S.¡ªor the college student¡ªpopulation. The government¡¯s anti-DEI crusade threatens efforts to address that.

University¡¯s refusal to concede to demands over protests and DEI despite risk of ¡®grave consequences¡¯ has led to renewed optimism among staff

The clever stimulation of popular resentment against the perceived elitism of higher education only leaves the masses to the mercy of oligarchs who have aced the populism game, says Saikat Majumdar

Lawyers for the federal government say terminating students¡¯ SEVIS records does not actually mean those students¡¯ legal status in this country has changed. Immigration lawyers are skeptical.

University leaders said the administration's demands are an attack on its independence. Hours later, billions in grants were frozen. 

The administration wants ¡°comprehensive admissions reform¡± at colleges. It¡¯s unclear what that means or how it would be enforced, but pressure to avoid scrutiny could affect admissions practices.

Resistance strategies emerge as White House attempts to make elite universities fall in line