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Oklahoma Agrees to End In-State Tuition for Noncitizens After DOJ Sues
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Oklahoma Tuesday over a state law that allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates. Oklahoma is now the fourth state the DOJ has sued for having such a policy. Read more
MIT professor says she spends ‘a third’ of ‘working hours’ fighting Trump ‘terrorism’
When Professor Catherine D’Ignazio isn’t running the “Data + Feminism” lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or organizing “reproductive justice hackathons” she is fighting Donald Trump’s “state terrorism.” Read more
Community College Instructor Quits Over Barring Noncitizens From Adult Ed
Johnson County Community College now requires adult education students to show proof of immigration status. One instructor refused and quit in protest Read more
How the Economic Case for International Students Lost Steam
Foreign students contribute billions of dollars to the U.S. economy. The public doesn’t seem to care. Read more
OfS mistakenly grants degree awarding powers to rugby player
Regulator reviewing processes after administrative mix up weeks before applications set to re-open Read more
Federal appeals court upholds Arkansas ban on Critical Race Theory in the classroom
A federal appeals court overruled a decision blocking parts of Arkansas’ ban on teaching forms of “indoctrination” — including Critical Race Theory — allowing the state government to regulate the curriculum of public schools to avoid teaching discriminatory subjects. Read more
When the Legislature Kills Your Department
Republican lawmakers have a new obsession: academic-program review Read more
International student enrollment could drop 15% this Fall
New international enrollments in the U.S. could drop by as many as 150,000 students in the next year, according to scenario modeling by NAFSA, the association of international educators, and JB International. Read more
Senate confirms Trump’s pick to oversee higher ed, a man tied to for-profit colleges
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee higher education policy, a man with deep ties to the for-profit college industry, by a 50-to-45 vote on August 1. Read more
