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One international student after another told the University of Central Missouri this summer that they couldn’t get a visa, and many struggled to even land an interview for one. Even though demand was just as high as ever, half as many new international graduate students showed up for fall classes compared to last year. The decline represents a hit to …

At least a half-dozen universities across the country welcomed students to first-day-of-fall classes Monday with run-and-hide warnings about possible gunmen on campus. In almost all the cases, police and administrators said the reports were hoaxes or swatting calls, which is when someone uses temporary cellphone numbers and voice-cloaking apps to create havoc. A few campuses said simply that no evidence …

Race & ethnicity Federal agencies Donald Trump Student life See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington AP  —  The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government believes the funding is unconstitutional. In a memo sent to Congress, …

The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government believes the funding is unconstitutional. In a memo sent to Congress, the Justice Department said it agrees with a lawsuit attempting to strike down grants that are reserved for colleges …

Trump aims to end millions in grants to colleges with high Hispanic populations  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Katerin felt her whole body flush when she opened her fall tuition bill from the University of Houston: …

A new federal lawsuit accuses 32 elite colleges of engaging in an “early decision conspiracy” that inflates the tuition paid by students. getty A class-action lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts accuses 32 elite colleges and universities of conspiring to inflate tuition costs through their use of the early decision admissions process. According to the complaint, …

Elite colleges conspire to use early admissions to inflate costs, lawsuit says  The Washington Post Top US colleges sued in class action over ‘early decision’ admissions  Reuters Brown, other universities sued over alleged tuition inflation through early decision applications  The Brown Daily Herald Antitrust Lawsuit Challenges Early-Decision Programs  The Chronicle of Higher Education ‘It does not seem fair.’ Lawsuit filed in Mass. against elite …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Colleges will be required to submit data to prove they do not consider race in admissions under a new policy ordered Thursday by President Donald Trump. In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in admissions but said colleges may still consider how race has shaped students’ lives if applicants share that information …

Thursday’s move would compel colleges and universities to report more detail about not just the students they enroll but also about those who apply. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption toggle caption LA Johnson/NPR President Trump signed a presidential memorandum Thursday requiring colleges and universities to submit expanded admissions data to the U.S. Department of Education. The move is the latest salvo …