Laura Spitalniak

2 days ago | highereddive.com | Laura Spitalniak

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A federal judge on Wednesday signed off on a joint motion from the U.S. Department of Justice and Texas to strike down the state's 24-year-old law offering in-state tuition rates to undocumented students. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxtoncalled the law a "discriminatory and un-American provision" in a statement and claimed victory for the court order holding it to be unconstitutional.

3 days ago | highereddive.com | Laura Spitalniak

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Seattle University officially absorbed the Cornish College of the Arts, it announced Tuesday, realizing the deal the two signed earlier this year to transfer nearly all of the arts college’s assets to the university. The university expects the campus — now known as Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University — to enroll between 430 and 450 students in the upcoming fall semester, according to a Tuesday announcement.

3 days ago | highereddive.com | Laura Spitalniak

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Some 37.6 million working-age adults had some college credits but no credential at the start of the 2023-24 academic year, according to new data released Wednesdayby the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The population, up 2.2% nationally from the previous year, increased across all states. But reenrollment among "some college, no credential" adults climbed by 2.7%, marking the second annual increase in a row.

1 week ago | highereddive.com | Laura Spitalniak

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trump administration will begin to "aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students," according to a short Wednesday announcement from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. At the president's behest, the U.S. departments of State and Homeland Securitywill also make unspecified changes to the criteria for student visas and increase scrutiny of applications from students from China and Hong Kong.

1 week ago | highereddive.com | Laura Spitalniak

The Trump administration is moving to sever Harvard University’s remaining federal contracts. A top official at the U.S. General Services Administration advised federal agencies to review their contracts with Harvard and report back by June 6, according to a Tuesday letter first obtained by The New York Times and verified by Higher Ed Dive. The guidance covers 30 federal contracts worth approximately $100 million, a GSA spokesperson said Wednesday.