SS Higher Education Trends

Cancellation of Education Department research contracts sparks concerns

The department didn’t provide a list of canceled contracts but said NAEP, the College Scorecard and the College Navigator were not impacted.

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Legacy admissions tumbled dramatically over past decade

The share of four-year institutions considering an applicant's family ties to an alum has dropped by half since 2015, Education Reform Now found. 

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‘Self-inflicted wound’: Widespread alarm as Trump administration slashes NIH funding

A coalition of 22 attorneys general sued to block the National Institutes of Health from enforcing its new 15% cap on indirect research costs.

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Student group sues Education Department over DOGE access to sensitive data

The University of California Student Association alleges that the “scale of intrusion into individuals’ privacy is enormous and unprecedented.”

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