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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, Inside Higher Ed reports.

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, Inside Higher Ed reports.

Research colleges and universities in Virginia are at risk of taking significant cuts, state lawmakers in the House of Delegates and education experts revealed Tuesday, as the country’s executive branch continues to trim down operations and funding in the federal government, the Virginia Mercury reports.

Scores of international students and scholars across the country have recently learned that their visas have been abruptly revoked, according to university leaders, leaving college officials scrambling to understand what is happening and how to advise frightened students, the Washington Post reports.

A crackdown on foreign students is alarming colleges, who say the Trump administration is using new tactics and vague justifications to push some students out of the country, the Associated Press reports.

The Department of Government Efficiency has struck higher ed institutions once again—this time through the National Endowment for the Humanities, Inside Higher Ed reports.

“The fallout over the Trump administration’s imposition of a cap on National Institutes of Health payments for indirect costs on university research grants is spreading as more people begin to realize the full implications of the decision,” Forbes reports.

Days into President Donald Trump’s second term, colleges and universities are confronting sweeping, fast-moving challenges that touch on almost every aspect of their operations, the Washington Post reports.

“The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday made a significant reduction in grants reserved for research institutions, a decision that may significantly impact American higher education,” the Hill reports.

“The National Institutes of Health plans to cut billions of dollars in reimbursements to medical researchers, a move scientists warn could jeopardize their work in advancing cures for diseases,” Bloomberg reports.