Trump Officials Freeze $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern

The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell and $790 million for Northwestern amid civil rights investigations into both schools, two administration officials said. The funding pause involves mostly grants and contracts with the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education and Health and Human Services, said the officials, who spoke on … Read more

EE. UU. ha revocado las visas de casi 300 estudiantes

Casi 300 estudiantes internacionales fueron privados de su permiso para permanecer en Estados Unidos repentinamente en los últimos días, según universidades y medios de comunicación, lo que ha provocado miedo entre los estudiantes y confusión en los centros educativos que se esfuerzan por ayudar a los alumnos que se enfrentan a la detención y posible … Read more

Trump Is Threatening School Funding. Here’s What Families Should Know.

It is unclear how the federal government might respond. Will mass federal layoffs affect classrooms? The Education Department’s work force is about half the size it was on Jan. 19. Mass layoffs gutted units that focus on education research, data collection and civil rights investigations. The entire investigative staffs of several regional branches of the … Read more

Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation

At least 147 international students were abruptly stripped of their ability to stay in the United States in recent days, according to universities and media reports, sowing fear among students and confusion at schools scrambling to help students facing detention and possible deportation. The moves targeted students at a wide range of universities, from private … Read more

A Poem for CUNY, the School ‘That Runs Its City’

Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll find out about the national youth poet laureate’s love letter to the school she attends. We’ll also get details on a nonprofit group’s purchase of the Metro Theater building on the Upper West Side. Some universities have alma maters. Harvard sings to “Fair Harvard,” and Yale harmonizes about “Bright … Read more

Boston Faces Identity Crisis Amid Trump’s Cuts to University and Research Funding

For generations, students and researchers from around the world have flocked to Boston, drawn not just to a college or university but to a region where high-minded intellectual life was part of its brand. The Boston area has thrived from their presence, its many schools and top-ranked research hospitals keeping its economy strong and its … Read more