Stanford University is facing increased scrutiny from the Justice Department over donations from foreign sources and its practices around international students and admissions, according to a senior agency official.
Stanford University is facing increased scrutiny from the Justice Department over donations from foreign sources and its practices around international students and admissions, according to a senior agency official.
The Justice Department said Thursday it has found Duke University School of Law discriminated against applicants based on race, the Trump administration’s latest move in its wide-ranging higher education pressure campaign.
The Justice Department said Thursday it has found Duke University School of Law discriminated against applicants based on race, the Trump administration’s latest move in its wide-ranging higher education pressure campaign.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is sending a letter Monday to the leaders of US universities asking them to commit to a slate of campus reforms by the end of 2026 in the Trump administration’s latest effort to overhaul higher education.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is sending a letter Monday to the leaders of US universities asking them to commit to a slate of campus reforms by the end of 2026 in the Trump administration’s latest effort to overhaul higher education.
After President Donald Trump ended a yearslong pause on student loan collections, default rates are at historic highs. How is education debt squeezing your finances and influencing your vote?
After President Donald Trump ended a yearslong pause on student loan collections, default rates are at historic highs. How is education debt squeezing your finances and influencing your vote?
The Trump administration is weighing a plan to charge international students $100,000 to stay in the country and work after graduating, according to a person familiar with the matter, in a potentially devastating move for student visa holders already squeezed by recent immigration crackdowns.
The Trump administration is weighing a plan to charge international students $100,000 to stay in the country and work after graduating, according to a person familiar with the matter, in a potentially devastating move for student visa holders already squeezed by recent immigration crackdowns.
The Trump administration said Tuesday it has launched civil rights investigations into alleged racial discrimination in admissions at five medical schools, including at Dartmouth College.
The Trump administration said Tuesday it has launched civil rights investigations into alleged racial discrimination in admissions at five medical schools, including at Dartmouth College.
The US Justice Department said Monday it had launched a new investigation into Harvard University, alleging that some of its financial aid programs violate civil rights law by excluding American citizens.
The US Justice Department said Monday it had launched a new investigation into Harvard University, alleging that some of its financial aid programs violate civil rights law by excluding American citizens.
Yale President Maurie McInnis has largely avoided the turmoil that has engulfed her counterparts at Columbia, Harvard and Brown universities and toppled multiple university leaders.
Yale President Maurie McInnis has largely avoided the turmoil that has engulfed her counterparts at Columbia, Harvard and Brown universities and toppled multiple university leaders.
The Trump administration is scrapping a decades-old policy that allows international students and exchange visitors to remain in the US for as long as their studies last, replacing it with a four-year limit that will require many of them to seek federal permission to stay.
The Trump administration is scrapping a decades-old policy that allows international students and exchange visitors to remain in the US for as long as their studies last, replacing it with a four-year limit that will require many of them to seek federal permission to stay.
The number of student loan borrowers in default soared to a record 9.16 million in April after the government ended a four-year pause on collections that was instituted during the Covid pandemic, according to the latest data from the US Department of Education.
The number of student loan borrowers in default soared to a record 9.16 million in April after the government ended a four-year pause on collections that was instituted during the Covid pandemic, according to the latest data from the US Department of Education.
The Department of Education is dispersing its civil rights and special education responsibilities to other federal offices, a major step toward the Trump administration’s goal of dismantling the agency.
The Department of Education is dispersing its civil rights and special education responsibilities to other federal offices, a major step toward the Trump administration’s goal of dismantling the agency.
The Department of Justice launched investigations into 15 more medical schools over alleged racial discrimination in admissions, following up on previous actions against similar programs at the Ohio State University and Stanford University.
The Department of Justice launched investigations into 15 more medical schools over alleged racial discrimination in admissions, following up on previous actions against similar programs at the Ohio State University and Stanford University.
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building on May 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Justice Department has announced the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for allies of U.S. President Donald Trump who allege they were unfairly targeted by the federal government under the previous administration.
The US Department of Education wants to grease the wheels for college mergers and acquisitions, a rare Trump administration proposal with broad support from university leaders who see the policy helping the sector withstand a wave of financial distress.
The US Department of Education wants to grease the wheels for college mergers and acquisitions, a rare Trump administration proposal with broad support from university leaders who see the policy helping the sector withstand a wave of financial distress.
The US Department of Education headquarters in Washington. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
The US Justice Department accused Yale University’s medical school of ongoing discriminatory admissions practices, according to a letter from the civil rights division shared by the agency on Thursday.
The US Justice Department accused Yale University’s medical school of ongoing discriminatory admissions practices, according to a letter from the civil rights division shared by the agency on Thursday.
Pedestrians outside Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.
The number of new foreign undergraduate students at US colleges dropped by an average of 20% this spring from a year earlier, according to a study by a coalition of education groups, the latest sign that President Donald Trump’s standoff with higher education is hammering a key source of talent and funding.
The number of new foreign undergraduate students at US colleges dropped by an average of 20% this spring from a year earlier, according to a study by a coalition of education groups, the latest sign that President Donald Trump’s standoff with higher education is hammering a key source of talent and funding.
Harvard University students wearing graduation gowns walk through Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. US President Donald Trump said Harvard University should cap foreign student enrollment at 15%, ratcheting up his effort to force policy changes at the elite institution. Photographer: Mel Musto/Bloomberg
The Justice Department said it uncovered evidence that the University of California at Los Angeles’ medical school intentionally and illegally selected applicants based on their race.
The Justice Department said it uncovered evidence that the University of California at Los Angeles’ medical school intentionally and illegally selected applicants based on their race.
The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
President Donald Trump’s administration has opened a new front in its campaign to reshape US colleges, homing in on racial diversity at some of the top medical schools in the country.
President Donald Trump’s administration has opened a new front in its campaign to reshape US colleges, homing in on racial diversity at some of the top medical schools in the country.
The Stanford University School of Medicine Source: Google Street View
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