Education

Harvard to Borrow $750 Million Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty

The Ivy League school faces heightened scrutiny over its access to $9 billion in federal funding. Harvard University is looking to borrow $750 million through...

Northwestern, Cornell Universities Face Federal Funding Freeze Amid Civil Rights Probes

Trump admin is freezing $1 billion in federal funds at Cornell Univ and $790 million at Northwestern Univ, as they face civil rights investigations.
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States to Certify Anti-Discrimination Commitment or Lose Federal Education Funding

State ed. agencies must certify that schools under their jurisdiction are not discriminating based on race or national origin for future federal funding.

Princeton Says Trump Administration Has Suspended Dozens of Research Grants

Trump admin has suspended several dozen federally funded research grants to Princeton University as part of its investigation into campus anti-Semitism.

University of Minnesota Says ICE Detained International Graduate Student

Leaders from the University of Minnesota said in a statement this week that an international graduate student is being detained by ICE.

Columbia University Interim President Steps Down

Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong has stepped down, the Board of Trustees announced on March 28.

Columbia University Faces Federal Funding Ultimatum Over Anti-Semitism

Trump’s admin rescinded $400 million in federal grants to Columbia due to school’s “continued inaction in face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”

Dismantling of Education Department Is Underway, Drawing Legal Challenges

Trump has yet to issue an EO to eliminate the Dept of Education or work with Congress to do it, but the process of dismantling it is well underway.