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Federal Budget Bill May Reduce Aid for Nearly 500,000 Texas College Students
A proposal in the House would cut the maximum Pell Grant award by $1,500 and remove eligibility for part-time students.
Militant Grad Workers Build Union Power to Fight Attacks on Education and Labor
In this moment, organized labor can both intervene to defend people and articulate a different vision for higher ed.
McCarthy Attacked Individual Professors. Trump Is Going After Entire Campuses.
Historian Ellen Schrecker says the current assault is worse than the 1950's anti-communist repression of higher ed.
McMahon: University Research Must Be “in Sync” With Trump Goals to Keep Funding
“Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as they’re … in sync with the administration,” she said.
NYPD Assault on CUNY Gaza Encampment Shows Why We Need Sanctuary Universities
My lived experience of Chile under Pinochet’s dictatorship drives my opposition to the current US crackdown on dissent.
What Borrowers Need to Know About the Return of Student Loan Debt Collection
Starting May 5, those in default could have tax refunds withheld or wages garnished if they don’t start making payments.
How International Students Got Swept Up in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
Slammed with lawsuits, the administration paused its student visa revocations, but students still aren't in the clear.
Facing 100 Lawsuits, Trump Admin Walks Back Student Visa Record Terminations
The administration says that it is restoring student visa records while it drafts a new policy to allow terminations.
Yale Voids Pro-Palestine Group’s Status After Protest of Israeli Police Minister
Itamar Ben-Gvir, who leads Israel’s police, has called for the resettlement of Gaza numerous times.
Over 200 Higher Education Institutions Pledge to Resist Trump Attacks
The academic leaders vowed to resist Trump’s efforts for “retribution, censorship, or deportation.”