Justice Dept. Sues California Over College Benefits for Undocumented Students

The lawsuit is the third filed by the Justice Department against the state in a week.

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Do You Use A.I. for College Application Advice?

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‘We Need to Be Worried’: Three University Leaders on the Fate of Higher Education in the Trump Era

The view from Dartmouth, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Wesleyan.

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Tulane Punished a High School After an Early Decision Student Backed Out

In an unusual move, the university imposed a one-year ban on Colorado Academy for early-decision applications, which carry a commitment to attend.

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Harvard Records an Increase in Asian Students and a Drop in Black Students

The shift mirrors trends at other elite schools after a ban on affirmative action. The Trump administration has said it wants to scrutinize demographics to ensure schools aren’t using racial preferences.

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Trump Officials Move Toward Deal With University of Virginia After Standoff

The Trump administration is closing in on a deal with the University of Virginia, four months after government pressure forced the school’s previous president to resign.

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This School Has Taught Native Hawaiians Since 1887. Is That Discrimination?

The admissions policy of Kamehameha Schools gives preference to Native Hawaiians. A new lawsuit calls it “blood-based discrimination.”

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How an Elite Public High School Set Mamdani on the Path to Politics

Zohran Mamdani’s time at the Bronx High School of Science expanded and helped shape his views of New York, from the cricket pitch to politics.

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University of Virginia Won’t Join White House’s Compact for Colleges

It was the fifth school in a matter of days to refuse an offer of preferential funding treatment from the government, even as the White House has threatened schools that do not sign up.

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What does the court’s rejection of affirmative action suggest?

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