Higher education
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Harvard sues Trump over frozen grant money
Speed Read The Trump administration withheld $2.2 billion in federal grants and contracts after Harvard rejected its demands
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Harvard loses $2.3B after rejecting Trump demands
speed read The university denied the Trump administration's request for oversight and internal policy changes
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Why are student loan borrowers falling behind on payments?
Today's Big Question Delinquencies surge as the Trump administration upends the program
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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America's academic brain drain has begun
IN THE SPOTLIGHT As the Trump administration targets universities and teachers, educators are eying greener academic pastures elsewhere — and other nations are starting to take notice
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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'A political agenda aimed at reshaping higher education into an ideological stronghold'
instant opinion 'Opinion, comment and editorials of the day'
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
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'Nobody should suppose that this will stop at Columbia'
Instant Opinion 'Opinion, comment and editorials of the day'
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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How to decide on the right student loan repayment plan
The explainer President-elect Donald Trump seems unlikely to approve more student loan forgiveness, so you may want to consider other options
By Becca Stanek, The Week US Published
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'Solitude has become a notable, and worrisome, trend of our times'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
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Weighing the pros and cons of affirmative action
Pros and Cons Even before the Supreme Court struck it down, affirmative action was a highly divisive practice
By The Week Staff Last updated
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The pros and cons of student loan forgiveness
The Explainer Examining some of the key arguments on either side of this contentious debate
By Becca Stanek, The Week US Last updated
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'Why is the expansion of individual autonomy necessarily always good?'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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5 reflective podcasts you may have missed this fall
The Week Recommends Shining a light on the NYPD, Hollywood's rock groupies of the '60s and '70s, and more
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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The Department of Education is meant to 'advise and assist' US schools
In the Spotlight K-12 gets the attention. The money goes to higher ed.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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'All Tyson-Paul promised was spectacle and, in the end, that's all we got'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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