More states are letting community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees, expanding access for rural students. This shift aims to fill workforce gaps and provide affordable education options.
Thousands of international students found their lives thrown into chaos in recent weeks by a Trump administration effort to flag their past brushes with law enforcement that left them unable to work or study in the U.S.
Many international students are rethinking their education in the United States as the federal government revokes visas. A shift away could have a multibillion-dollar economic impact.
The Department of Justice said it has restored, or plans to restore, the records of hundreds of students in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. Without those records, students couldn't stay in the U.S. even if they were set to graduate.
Since last year, some pro-Palestinian protestors have been accused of antisemitism and of supporting terrorist organizations. Protestors deny this, arguing that criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza and U.S. support should not be equated with antisemitism.
Universities and colleges have historically not done well at enrolling Hispanic students, who lag behind their white peers in college attendance. Now their own success may largely depend on it.
Some educators say the administration's moves to cut funding at colleges and universities amounts to a war on higher education. But the loss of those funds will be felt far beyond the college campuses.
ICE detained Columbia alum Mahmoud Khalil, a legal resident, for leading pro-Palestinian protests. Free speech advocates call it a test of the First Amendment, while the Trump administration defends his deportation.
According to an annual survey of college online-learning officers, 83% of online programs in higher education cost students as much as or more than in-person courses.
Harvard University, the University of Washington and the University of Pittsburgh are among the latest institutions of higher education to announce hiring freezes, citing the uncertainty around federal funding.
Since 1998, at least 135 rural school projects have waited for state funding for five years or more, an analysis of data from Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development shows. Thirty-three of those projects have languished on the state's funding list for more than a decade.
Student-athletes only have been able to accept payments from companies outside their universities, but this summer new rules will go into effect giving schools the option to pay athletes directly.
The 2023-24 school year saw more international students in the United States than ever before but experts say those increases could once again be threatened under the incoming Trump administration.
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump said, as secretary of education, McMahon "will fight tirelessly to expand 'Choice' to every State in America, and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families."
