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New Federal Caps Could Lead Students to Take Out Private Loans, Studies Show

Multiple analyses show that in certain programs, like dentistry, as many as half of students may need to take out more debt than a new federal limit allows.

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Commerce Secretary Says He Wants Half of University Patent Money

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Axios he wants the federal government to get half the dollars generated from patents that...

NIH Cuts Mean Job Losses in College Towns

New report from the Brookings Institution shows that National Institutes of Health funding increases can boost labor markets in college towns. But if Trump’s proposed budget cuts takes effect, some will lose thousands of jobs.

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Record-Breaking Gifts for Georgia Tech, Colby College

Two institutions have received historic nine-figure gifts. Georgia Institute of Technology alumnus John Durstine, who died in February, donated $100...
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California Lutheran Settles Lawsuit With Congressman

The settlement ends a years-long legal battle over former Republican congressman Elton Gallegly’s allegations that the university broke its contract regarding the operation of his namesake public service center.

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Range of Reasons for Latest Job and Program Cuts

Colleges and universities that announced belt-tightening measures in August blamed everything from rising operating costs to the Trump administration.

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CUNY Plans to Buy Manhattan Campus

Cash-strapped Metropolitan College of New York is planning to sell its Manhattan campus to the City University of New York...
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DOJ Deems Definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Unconstitutional

The Department of Justice said it won’t defend against a legal challenge to the law defining HSIs as having at least 25 percent Hispanic undergraduates. The program’s future is in jeopardy.