US Supreme Court allows federal government to implement cuts to education grants
NPR — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Trump administration, at least for now, in a dispute over the Department of Education’s freeze of DEI-related grants.
Read More about US Supreme Court allows federal government to implement cuts to education grantsExperts warn massive cuts in global health funding cannot be replaced by other countries
SCIENCE ADVISER — Who can replace the United States? The global health community has been asking that question since President Donald Trump’s administration took a sledgehammer to its foreign aid budget, dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and ending thousands of grants.
Read More about Experts warn massive cuts in global health funding cannot be replaced by other countriesUS district judge blocks National Institute of Health plan to cap funding
HIGHER ED DIVE — Universities are waiting cautiously as the agency’s unilateral plan to cut billions of research support dollars has already created widespread disruption.
Read More about US district judge blocks National Institute of Health plan to cap fundingFlorida lawmakers consider bill that would cut grants to students attending private universities
HIGHER ED DIVE — The University of Miami and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are among the colleges that could no longer accept EASE funds if the House’s budget were to be passed as written.
Read More about Florida lawmakers consider bill that would cut grants to students attending private universitiesA look at recent US education news
HIGHER ED DIVE — From U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s recent comments to the Trump administration’s latest funding threat to an Ivy League institution, here are the top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
Read More about A look at recent US education newsUniversity Middle East studies departments face federal scrutiny
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Last week, the Trump administration ordered Harvard University to take multiple steps to continue having a financial relationship with the federal government.
Read More about University Middle East studies departments face federal scrutinyOpinion: Why it’s important to defend higher education amid federal attacks
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Earlier this week, University of North Carolina professor and New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom remarked on BlueSky, “It’s so weird that we’re all working like this is just a normal country.”
Read More about Opinion: Why it’s important to defend higher education amid federal attacksWhite House plans to dismantle the Education Department with or without Congressional approval
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL — In cutting parts of the department, Trump is following the same playbook as with other federal agencies—and inviting legal challenges.
Read More about White House plans to dismantle the Education Department with or without Congressional approvalA look at plans to move federal student loans to the Small Business Administration
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A day after White House officials said the Education Department would administer the student loan program, President Donald Trump announced that the Small Business Administration would be taking over the $1.7 trillion portfolio.
Read More about A look at plans to move federal student loans to the Small Business AdministrationExperts express concerns over plans to move student loans from the Education Department to the Small Business Administration
THE HILL — President Trump moving student loans from the Education Department to the Small Business Administration (SBA) is rattling those affected, who say it is prime evidence that the White House has no real plan for its efforts to dismantle the Department of Education.
Read More about Experts express concerns over plans to move student loans from the Education Department to the Small Business Administration