Florida 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 AdministrationEducation Department struggles to fulfill duties following layoffs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Trump administration said its sweeping cuts would eliminate bloat at the department. Staff say the “chaotic” process has stalled essential functions and left remaining employees with unmanageable workloads.
Read More about Education Department struggles to fulfill duties following layoffsFormer Education Department employees criticize changes made to data warehouse
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — For the employees who worked there, the weeks before the purge of the Education Department’s statistics and research arm were a blur of apprehension and confusion.
Read More about Former Education Department employees criticize changes made to data warehouseFederal funding cuts are leading to overworked faculty and larger class sizes at universities
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — College officials across the nation are instituting hiring freezes and spending cuts in response to President Trump’s widespread attacks on higher education, hoping to stave off even more drastic measures down the road, such as layoffs.
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