The University of Michigan will eliminate its central diversity, equity and inclusion program, the school announced on Thursday, seeking to overhaul an ambitious and expensive initiative that it had long…
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ICE Agents Detain University of Alabama Doctoral Student
A doctoral student at the University of Alabama was detained by federal immigration authorities, the university said in a statement on Wednesday, one of more than half a dozen students…
Tufts Student Detained by ICE
An international student in a graduate program at Tufts University was taken into federal custody on Tuesday outside an off-campus apartment building, according to the university’s president and an attorney…
Judge Blocks Education Officials From Providing Sensitive Data to Musk’s Team
A federal judge in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction on Monday barring top officials at the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management from turning over sensitive data to…
As Trump’s Policies Worry Scientists, France and Others Put Out a Welcome Mat
Just hours after opening its new program for American researchers called Safe Place For Science in reaction to Trump administration policies, Aix Marseille University received its first application. Since then,…
‘It Sounds Strange, Doesn’t It?’ Trump Muses About Gutting the Education Dept.
It seemed as if the president just needed a little reassurance. He was in the East Room of the White House, which was packed with jittery children, conservative activists, influencers…
Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil
When Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead pro-Palestinian demonstrations while a Columbia University student, was detained this month, the Trump administration argued he should be deported to help prevent the spread…
New York Women’s Basketball Coach Fired After Pulling Player’s Ponytail
The coach of a high school women’s basketball team from a community in New York’s Adirondacks was fired after he pulled a player’s ponytail at the end of a state…
ICE Tells a Cornell Student Activist to Turn Himself In
The Trump administration moved early Friday to detain an international student at Cornell University who has led protests on its Ithaca, N.Y., campus, in what appeared to be the latest…
Trump Cleaves Student Loan and Special Education Services From Education Dept.
President Trump announced Friday that the Education Department would no longer manage the nation’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio or supervise “special needs” programs in a major shake-up of an…