The Trump administration has proposed cutting $1.2 billion in TRIO funding, which supports low-income and first-generation students. Advocates warn the move could limit college access despite the programs' long record of success.
A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups is calling on U.S. universities to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection in order to protect student protesters from government retaliation.
The program, called One Click College Admit, allows Illinois high school seniors and community college transfer students to apply for and receive college acceptance into 10 of the state's public universities by meeting only a single requirement for admission: grade point average.
The student experience is changing at universities after multiple diversity, equity and inclusion programs, offices and centers have been shut down. Experts say antisemitism and racism are among top concerns for students.
As a new academic year begins, U.S. professors are divided over the role of generative AI in student learning amid concerns about cheating, misinformation and long-term impacts on human intelligence. While some instructors are embracing the tools, others remain deeply skeptical.