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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‘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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What College Students Are Worried About Right Now

As political battles upend college campuses, we asked dozens of students what is on their minds as they plan for the future. Politics was only part of it.

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Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.

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Republicans Demand Information From the College Board and Firms That Help Set College Prices

In letters to consultants and the College Board, House and Senate Judiciary leaders invoked antitrust law and asked how student data feeds pricing algorithms.

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Trump Administration Targets Financial Relief for Undocumented Students

The Justice Department has challenged several states that offer in-state tuition to unauthorized immigrants, contending that the policies discriminate against U.S. citizens.

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How College Financial Troubles Could Reshape Student Life

Austerity is coming to colleges boxed in by President Trump’s cuts and their own troubles. As they lay off workers, cut majors and take other steps, the changes may eventually be felt in classrooms.

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New Student Loan Limits Could Leave Some Short. Who Will Help?

The federal cap on the amounts people can borrow means some of them will fall short. That’s especially true for students in professional schools.

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House Panel Subpoenas Harvard in Tuition-Pricing Inquiry

The subpoena letter adds yet another front to the battle between the university and Republicans in Washington.

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Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities

Schools say the Trump administration’s cuts to higher education are forcing them to consider extreme cost-cutting measures, even as more students than ever are heading to college this year.

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