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2 days ago · Higher Education News. DACA’s future remains uncertain. DACA has faced numerous legal challenges since its inception via executive order in 2012, including a recent appellate court order that declared the program illegal but kept it running for current recipients.. The latest order keeps DACA in legal limbo, where it has languished since the Trump administration attempted to end the program ...

3 days ago · UPDATE: Jan. 28, 2025: A U.S. District judge halted the government's temporary freeze on federal funding just minutes before it was set to take effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to news reports. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan in Washington, D.C., blocked the Trump administration's directive for one week. The challenge came from a coalition of organizations that filed a motion for a ...

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4 days ago · One initiative, Unity Meals, sought to bring students and employees together over dinner and conversation. Alger said the program represented a "real risk" for the institution, especially given when the first event was held — Oct. 7, the one-year anniversary of the reignited Israel-Hamas conflict.. The dinner featured Jewish, Muslim and Christian speakers who discussed the conflict through ...

Jan 9, 2025 · All of the factors listed above weigh on institutions’ operating margins. As we saw in 2024 and prior years, budget deficits often prompt administrations to cut employees and programs. If distress and cash burn are steep enough, institutions can close.Both trends could continue into 2025.

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Jan 18, 2025 · Dive Insight: Applications from prospective first-year students have steadily increased since the 2020-21 application cycle, Common App found.. That's despite the challenges that have thrown aspects of college admissions into tumult, including the botched rollout of the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid during the 2024-25 cycle and the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2023 ban on race ...

4 days ago · The WICHE projections are calculated from data on births, grade 1-12 enrollment, and each state’s graduates. Described by the report authors as “broad and substantial,” the estimated decline in graduates largely depends on past years’ births, how quickly students progress through high school and earn diplomas, as well as migration and mortality patterns.

Jan 2, 2025 · The U.S. Department of Education announced final regulations this week requiring colleges to report which students receiving federal financial aid are enrolled in distance education or correspondence courses. The distance rule will …