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COLLIN BINKLEY

COLLIN BINKLEY

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Education|Political|World

Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts

President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them

Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts
Education|Political|US

DEI rollbacks hit campus support systems for students of color

As U.S. colleges are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion practices, students of color say they are starting to lose campus mentors, move-in events, scholarships and diversity offices where they always have felt welcome on predominately white campuses

DEI rollbacks hit campus support systems for students of color
Education|Political|US

Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status

President Donald Trump's administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to block the university from enrolling international students, who make up 27% of the campus

Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status
Education|Political|US

Harvard's challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power

On one side is Harvard, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige

Harvard's challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power
Education|Political|US

Democratic-led cities and states push back on threats to cut US school funding over DEI

Some Democratic-led states and cities are pushing back on a Trump administration threat to cut education funding over diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, creating a standoff that could test how far the White House is willing to go to press its demands on the nation’s schools

Democratic-led cities and states push back on threats to cut US school funding over DEI
Education|Political|US

Trump administration issues demands on Harvard as conditions for billions in federal money

Some alumni want Harvard to resist Trump administration demands the university must meet to receive $9 billion in federal grants and contracts being threatened during an investigation into campus antisemitism

Trump administration issues demands on Harvard as conditions for billions in federal money
Education|MidEast|Political|US

Federal officials are quietly terminating the legal residency of some international college students

A crackdown on foreign students is alarming college leaders, who say the Trump administration is using new tactics and vague justifications to push some students out of the country

Federal officials are quietly terminating the legal residency of some international college students
Education|Political|US

K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says

As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to they're following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices

K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says
Education|Political|US

Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University

The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University

Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
Education|Political|US

Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands

Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism

Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands
Education|Political|US

GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education

Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut the strings attached to their federal education aid, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the Education Department

GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education
Education|Political|US

Trump says the Education Department will shed oversight of student loans and special education

President Donald Trump has begun sketching a roadmap for dismantling the Education Department, with other agencies taking over responsibility for federal student loans and programs serving students with disabilities

Trump says the Education Department will shed oversight of student loans and special education
Education|Political|US

Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Education Department

Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions
Education|MidEast|Political|US

Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely

Confronted with huge cuts to its federal funding, Columbia University’s leaders face a grim decision: They can yield to the Trump administration’s demands over allegations of antisemitism — ceding extraordinary control to the federal government — or they can fight back, potentially risking even more debilitating cuts in an escalating clash

Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely

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