Under political pressure, colleges try to recruit more rural students
Facing calls to diversify viewpoints and cap international enrollment, elite schools are turning to a group often overlooked in admissions: students from small-town America.
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Assumption University president says colleges must ‘take a hard look’ at themselves
Assumption University President Greg Weiner said two things can be true: federal government overreach threatens academic freedom and schools must address failings on viewpoint diversity. -
Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard
Cuts to contracts could take away millions more from Harvard’s budget. -
In extremely rare move, Harvard revokes tenure and cuts ties with star business professor
An internal investigation had found that Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino’s research on why people lie and cheat was based on falsified data. -
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard
The Trump administration move has thrown campus into disarray days before graduation, Harvard said in the suit. -
Harvard sues the Trump administration over ban on enrolling foreign students
“Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard,” the university argued. -
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
“This means Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status,” the agency said in a statement. -
It’ll soon be a lottery to get into vocational and technical schools in Massachusetts
Unless the Legislature intervenes, new admissions rules for technical and vocational schools with waitlists will start in the fall. -
DOJ investigating Harvard over its admissions practices
The Trump administration is looking into whether Harvard is still factoring race into its student admissions. -
Harvard braces for deep cuts as Trump administration freezes more federal funds
The university faces potential layoffs, halted research and ongoing legal battle. -
