Jessica Blake

Washington, D.C., United States

General Assignment Reporter at Inside Higher Ed

Reporter @insidehighered | Mizzou made. Ohio native. | Past bylines @Chalkbeat, @POLITICOEurope, @ProPublica, @Comissourian, @rcfp, @IRE_NICAR

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Trump Order on Foreign Gifts Could Mean More Funding Cuts

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Colleges have received billions from foreign entities, and lawmakers say they aren’t fully complying with a law that requires them to report those gifts.
Senate Committee Postpones Vote on Antisemitism Awareness Act

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. A vote on the Antisemitism Awareness Act—a bill that would codify the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s controversial definition of antisemitism—was postponed Wednesday following a testy two-hour debate in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Jewish Insider reported. The committee’s Republican chairman, Sen.
Student Loan Overhaul Clears House Committee

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Rep. Tim Walberg, a Michigan Republican and chair of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, is leading the charge on major cuts to the federal student aid system. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images Over strong objections from Democrats, House Republicans on the Education and the Workforce Committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would make dramatic changes to the federal student aid system.
House GOP Propose $330B in Cuts to Higher Ed Programs

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Republican bill would require colleges to pay back part of a students’ unpaid loans. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | skodonnell/E+/Getty Images | tarras79/iStock/Getty Images House Republicans are planning to upend how students and families pay for college in order to cut $330 billion in federal spending, according to draft legislation released Monday.
UC Berkeley Faces Foreign Gifts Investigation

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Education Department is investigating the University of California, Berkeley, regarding compliance with a federal law that requires colleges to disclose certain foreign gifts and contracts.
Education Department’s Anti-DEI Guidance Blocked

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, led one of the lawsuits challenging the Education Department’s anti-DEI guidance. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images The Education Department won’t be able to enforce its guidance that declared all race-based programming and activities illegal following two court orders Thursday.
Trump’s Latest Executive Orders Target Accreditation

3 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake |Katherine Knott

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Trump signed seven education-related executive orders in the Oval Office on April 23. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump took aim at college accreditors in an executive order signed Wednesday that targets two accrediting agencies for investigation and suggests others could lose federal recognition altogether. The order was one of seven issued Wednesday as Trump nears the end of his first 100 days.
Trump Plans to Give Two Commencement Speeches

3 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. President Donald Trump will serve as the commencement speaker at both the University of Alabama and the United States Military Academy, he announced on Truth Social. “I have agreed to do the Commencement Address at two really GREAT places … Stay tuned for times and dates!!!” he wrote.
McMahon Defends Harvard Cuts, Faces Grilling During CNBC Interview

3 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Trump administration’s crackdown on Harvard University and other colleges during a contentious appearance Tuesday on CNBC’s Squawk Box as she faced questions about the government’s decision to freeze universities’ federal funding.
NSF Terminates Grants Focused on DEI or Misinformation

3 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Jessica Blake

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | SDI Productions/E+/Getty Images The National Science Foundation is changing its priorities and cutting hundreds of grants in order to get in line with the Trump administration’s crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion.