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  • Education

What the Class of 2025 has to say about the state of higher education

Three graduating college seniors reflect on how their final semester, during the Trump presidency, has changed how they think about higher education.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Janet W. Lee and
  • Eleana Tworek
People hold up signs during the Harvard Students for Freedom rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston in May.

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  • Education

Trump says he's close to 'a Deal' with Harvard, as judge grants injunction

Trump's Truth Social comments came as a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that would continue blocking the president's efforts to bar international students from attending Harvard.

June 20, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • Education

Judge postpones decision in Harvard lawsuit against Trump over international students

The federal judge in the case says she hopes to decide next week on whether to block indefinitely President Trump's June 4th order on Harvard's international students.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Emily Piper-Vallillo

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  • Education

Consequences for colleges whose students carry mountains of debt? Republicans say yes

House Republicans have a plan that would force schools to reimburse the government for a share of the federal loans their students don't repay.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
The Widener Library on the Harvard University Campus in Cambridge, Mass. The Trump administration issued a proclamation banning students from entering the U.S. to study at Harvard. This is one of the latest moves in the escalation between the president and elite colleges.

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  • Education

All the ways the Trump administration is going after colleges and universities

In seeking to reshape elite universities, the Trump administration is using several tactics, including freezing federal grants and contracts, and threatening colleges' tax-exempt status.

June 10, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
A tour guide walks with a group of people attending an Uncomfortable Oxford Tour, in Oxford, on Oct. 20, 2023.

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  • World

International students look to the U.K. instead of the U.S. amid Trump's visa plans

Planned U.S. visa restrictions are causing students around the world to consider going to the United Kingdom instead.

June 05, 2025
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By:
  • Willem Marx
Linda McMahon, U.S. Secretary of Education, during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing in Washington.

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  • Education

In hearings, McMahon faces questions about the shrinking federal role in schools and colleges

In separate hearings on Capitol Hill this week, the Education Secretary answered questions about a range of issues, from student loans to mental health programs.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Sequoia Carrillo
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday in Washington.

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  • World

Rubio's move to revoke Chinese students' visas sparks condemnation

The U.S. says it will revoke visas for Chinese students who study in "critical fields" or have links to China's Communist Party. The move could harm U.S. innovation and science research capacity.

May 30, 2025
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By:
  • Emily Feng
A federal judge blocks the Trump administration's efforts to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students.<br>

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  • Education

Judge blocks Trump administration's effort to bar Harvard from enrolling international students

The preliminary injunction prevents the federal government from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll international students.

May 29, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shown testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Asia

Rubio says U.S. will 'aggressively' revoke visas for many Chinese students

The announcement to revoke visas is the most drastic move yet to curtail the numbers of international students studying in the U.S.

May 29, 2025
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By:
  • Emily Feng
Wednesday night Mass at St. Ambrose University attracts a congregation of mostly students. On one recent evening, they added a prayer for the university's new partnership with Mount Mercy University.

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  • Education

Losing faith: Rural religious colleges are among the most endangered

Some religious colleges and universities are cutting programs. Others are seeking mergers to reduce costs and expand offerings.

May 18, 2025
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By:
  • Jon Marcus
Muscatine Community College students in Iowa may get to pursue bachelor's degrees. From left: Jake Siefers is majoring in psychology, Elexiana Oliva is majoring in criminal justice, Shiloh Morter plans to become an engineer and Jaylea Perez is pursuing psychology.

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  • Education

More states are allowing community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees

Diminishing access to four-year universities and majors has been holding rural students back. Community colleges say they can bridge the gap.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Jon Marcus
People gather to take photos with the John Harvard statue at Harvard University. President Trump made another threat to Harvard's tax-exempt status in a social media post on Friday.

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  • Education

Trump again threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status, saying, 'It's what they deserve!'

Trump's comments on social media marked the latest volley in a battle between the administration and the wealthiest college in the world.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office in February.

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  • Education

Trump signs executive actions on education, including efforts to rein in DEI

The directives include new efforts to curtail DEI programs at colleges, and discipline guidance for public schools.

April 24, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
Linda McMahon, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C.. The U.S. Department of Education says it will begin resuming collections of defaulted student loans on May 5.

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  • Education

Trump administration to resume collections on student loan borrowers in default

The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection.

April 22, 2025
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  • Jonaki Mehta and
  • Steve Drummond
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