Federal programs offer financial aid and counseling to low-income and first-generation college students. California was allowed to include students without legal status, which the Trump administration is now ending.
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Posted inOhio
‘This law will not be ignored’: State Sen. Jerry Cirino warns Ohio’s colleges to get ready for Senate Bill 1
About 50 protestors lined up outside the City Club of Cleveland ahead of the address by the Kirtland Republican, who authored the higher education legislation that’s now law.
Posted inEl Paso
Crackdown on student visas reaches El Paso region. What comes next?
The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso Community College and New Mexico State University in Las Cruces reported 10, two and six students, respectively.
Posted inFort Worth
Trump administration revokes visas for 27 University of Texas at Arlington students
UTA President Jennifer Cowley told the campus community that the university does not have specifics behind the decisions to revoke the visas.
Posted inFort Worth
Texas DEI ban leads to NAACP event abruptly moving from Tarrant County College
The college had hosted a talent competition for Black high school students for more than 15 years.
Posted inTexas
Texas Senate to consider bill that could reshape how history and race are taught in state universities
An overhauled version of Senate Bill 37 would also allow anyone to file complaints that could lead schools to lose funds.
Posted inChicago
UIC considers cuts to languages as Trump destabilizes federal funding
The University of Illinois Chicago wants to consolidate its School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Languages to help close a $20M budget gap.
Posted inMississippi
Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws
Lawmaker says the removal of scholarly material from library databases would provoke backlash in a state where minorities have fought for equal access to education.
Posted inMississippi
‘We should all be worried’: Trump order threatens funding for Mississippi’s colleges cultural centers and programming
Leaders at the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University warn of risks as Trump targets the Institute of Museum and Libraries.
Posted inPittsburgh
New Black, Latino enrollments dipped at CMU and Pitt, rose at some schools after ban on race-conscious admissions
The class that entered college in 2024 was the first since the Supreme Court ordered higher ed to be completely race-neutral. Here’s how enrollment at five local institutions looked.