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All colleges and universities can now sign on to a higher ed compact, which offers preferential funding in exchange for compliance with components of President Donald Trump’s agenda. Read more
Government ‘will not back off’ from managing size and shape of onshore international enrolments, assistant minister warns Read more
Nearly half of U.S. states offer in-state tuition to illegal immigrant students despite federal restrictions on such benefits, according to the Higher ED Immigration Portal. Read more
Some Texas community colleges have ordered thorough course reviews and put restrictions on what faculty can teach, with at least two schools pointing to state laws they believe apply to high schoolers in their fast-growing dual credit programs. Read more
California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed a bill that would have allowed colleges in the state to give admissions preference to descendants of enslaved people, saying that colleges are already able to do so if they choose Read more
Challenging economic conditions may have led to bump in student recruitment numbers this year but experts fear long-term damage after institutions pegged futures to employability agenda Read more
Arguing that preventable and chronic diseases can be ratcheted back through diet, nutritional health and lifestyle choices, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed medical programs to embed nutrition education into curricula and testing. Read more
Officials in the Trump administration are reportedly weighing the possibility of selling portions of the federal government’s $1.6tn student loan portfolio to private investors, which experts say could carry risks for both taxpayers and borrowers—potentially reshaping the student loan landscape in unpredictable ways. Read more
The Trump administration’s death blow to funds for minority-serving institutions is expected to cost the California State University system tens of millions of dollars. Read more
Does ChatGPT’s ‘study mode’ mean students will spend less time talking with their peers? Read more
