The Washington Post5 hours agoTrump education officials investigate UC-Berkeley over foreign fundingverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Praveena SomasundaramThe Education Department cited 2023 media reports that UC-Berkeley had not reported “hundreds of millions of dollars” in foreign government funding. The Education Department is investigating whether the University of California at Berkeley has properly reported its foreign funding, another step in …
The Washington Post17 hours agoAs Harvard fights Trump, one campus quietly prepares for the worstverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Dan Rosenzweig-ZiffGeorge Washington University, one of 10 schools the Trump administration plans to visit over allegations of antisemitism, said it will do what it takes to preserve federal funds. The Trump administration’s letter to George Washington University came on Feb. 27. The school, the administration warned, …
The Washington Post2 days agoDHS reinstates foreign students after court losses pile upverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Ben Brasch, Molly Hennessy-FiskeAfter international students were deleted from a government database, hundreds sued. DHS reversed course on Friday. For three weeks, the federal government upended the lives of many international students by simply terminating their immigration statuses in a database. Some lost jobs. Some decided to …
The Washington Post3 days agoICE arrested Columbia protester without a warrant, court documents showverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Susan SvrlugaOfficials said ICE arrested Mahmoud Khalil, the first high-profile pro-Palestinian protester detained by the administration, because he was a flight risk. Federal agents did not have a warrant when they arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student who had been an outspoken advocate for …
The Washington Post3 days agoCourts block Trump’s effort to prohibit DEI programs in schoolsverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Laura MecklerJudges in two states act to prevent Education Department’s “Dear Colleague” letter from taking effect. Two federal courts on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a sweeping directive barring federally funded colleges and K-12 schools from engaging in diversity, equity and …
The Washington Post3 days agoBig Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trumpverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Ben Brasch, Molly Hennessy-FiskeThe proposed NATO-like alliance for the 18 schools would allow them to share resources in case the president targets one of their members. A burgeoning movement among Big Ten universities would create an alliance to counter government attacks on higher education, which the White House says aim to …
