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GAO Raises Concern About Future FAFSAs

The Education Department is on track to release the 2026–27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid by Oct. 1, but...
Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.

Charlie Kirk Killing Feeds Fears for Higher Ed’s Future

The provocateur supercharged the right’s depiction of campuses as intolerant, leftist spaces. Then he was killed on one while exercising free speech and debating students.

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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.

Consulting the Manual

How to teach American Government in Trump II? Focus on the Constitution, readers say.

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Education Department Moves to End Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions

Trump administration officials call the programs unconstitutional. But advocates argue they improve the quality of education for all students who enroll.

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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.

Charlie Kirk, in a white shirt, sits underneath a tent and behind a table with red and white hats and assorted coffee cups

Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk Killed at Utah Valley University

Kirk was a driving force behind the modern conservative movement on college campuses. Utah’s governor called his death “a political assassination.”