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Appeals Court Weighs Trump Administration’s $2 Billion Harvard Funding Freeze

A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday over the Trump administration’s effort to terminate more than $2 billion in research funding for Harvard University.

October 6, 2026

Education·Judiciary·National

UVA and Dartmouth Reject Trump’s Higher-Education Compact

Six of the nine universities invited to join President Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education have now declined to sign, underscoring deep resistance within higher education to the administration’s plan

October 19, 2025

Education·National

Penn Declines to Sign Federal “Compact for Academic Excellence,” Citing Threats to University Autonomy

PHILADELPHIA-The University of Pennsylvania said Thursday it will not sign the federal government’s Compact for Academic Excellence, a decision university leaders framed as a defense of academic freedom and institutional independence amid growing

October 16, 2025

Education·National

Brown University Joins MIT in Rejecting Trump Administration Offer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University President Christina H. Paxson said Tuesday that the university will not join the White House’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” warning that the initiative

October 16, 2025

Education·National

Georgetown University Names New President.

WASHINGTON — Georgetown University has appointed Eduardo M. Peñalver, the president of Seattle University and a former dean of Cornell Law School, as its 49th president, the university announced Wednesday. “I’m deeply

October 16, 2025

DC·Local

Trump’s Proposed $100,000 Visa Fee Could Cost U.S. Universities $1.3 Billion a Year

President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping proposal Monday to attach a $100,000 fee to every new H-1B visa application, a dramatic escalation in his effort to reshape the nation’s high-skilled immigration program and

September 23, 2025

Education·National

Head Start preschools to bar undocumented children under new Trump rule

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat Jul 10, 2025 at 8:28pm EDT Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep

July 14, 2025

Education·Immigration·National

D.C. Public Schools to Implement District-Wide Cellphone Ban Starting 2025-2026 Academic Year

Starting in the 2025–2026 school year, all students in D.C. Public Schools will be prohibited from using their personal mobile devices during the school day, the school system announced Friday. Under the

June 7, 2025

DC·Education·Local

Harvard Files Amended Complaint Challenging Proclamation Banning International Students

Harvard University has filed an amended 101-page complaint in federal court challenging President Trump’s April 30, 2025 proclamation that bars foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard and

June 6, 2025

Education·National·Trump

State Department Pauses New Student Visa Interviews Amid Expanded Social Media Vetting

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. State Department has temporarily halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for international students and exchange visitors, citing plans to implement expanded social media screening protocols. This pause, effective immediately,

May 28, 2025

Education·National·World