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U.S. Education Department insiders warn student loan system at risk: ‘The gatekeepers are gone’

Mass firings spark concern as Education Department employees say cuts set stage for widespread fraud and abuse.

Harvard offers free tuition to students from families earning under $200,000

The university will also make schooling completely free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less, with financial aid that covers tuition, food, housing, health insurance and travel costs.

Chaos on campuses as schools warn Trump cuts could harm U.S. ‘for decades’

President Trump's slashes to higher education institutions and research funding threaten U.S. public health, workers say.

Trump’s re-election to boost UK universities as fewer students choose U.S.

President Trump’s return to office may bring an unexpected boost to UK universities as fewer international students choose to study in the U.S., according to a British Council report.

Trump’s plans to axe U.S. education department put marginalized students most at risk, experts warn

Under Trump, the department could face underfunding or further understaffing. Disenfranchised students, including students of color and those with disabilities who rely on Title I funding, could be impacted if Trump makes additional cuts to the already underfunded program.

US universities are struggling to increase diversity. Are legacy admissions part of the problem?

Since the US supreme court banned affirmative action in college admissions in June 2023, US colleges and universities have grappled with how to boost...

Unions in higher education are surging, new report reveals

An estimated 38% of graduate student employees are now in unions as ‘unionization becomes a tactic for change’

UK universities face growing struggle to recruit international students

Applications for sponsored study visas have fallen by 28%, suggesting the visa restrictions applied by the previous government continue to hamper recruitment. The Home Office received 28,200 applications last month, compared with 38,900 in June 2023.

Harvard will no longer take positions on issues that don’t affect its ‘core functions’

The decision from Harvard comes after the university formed a working group in April to decide if it should continue making public comment on “salient issues”, according to an email announcing the decision.

The story of the northern California college that inspired campus protesters across America

The week at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, was supposed to be a celebratory one. In other years, the campus would be buzzing with activity around finals and commencement. Instead, the Cal Poly campus on this rugged part of California’s coast sat empty.