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Washington Post
Universities overwhelmingly objected to the Trump travel ban. Here are the values they emphasized.
Universities played an important role in the unexpectedly widespread mobilization against President Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order suspending entry to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries. The protests themselves came from many directions, as civil liberties organizations played a key role, while lawyers and activists flocked to airports to provide free assistance to arriving…
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Devex
Is U.S. funding for development research at risk?
Since the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted, higher education professionals have worked across departments and reached across borders to advance the agenda, with universities offering the kind of interdisciplinary expertise needed to solve such complex problems as eradicating poverty in all its forms by 2030. But researchers who rely on the U.S. government for funding…
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The Washington Post
Universities try new way of providing aid to boost graduation rates for low-income students
Several public universities are taking part in a pilot program to provide small-dollar grants to help low-income students complete their degrees. The five-year project is a collaboration of Temple University and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, which will use a nearly $4 million grant from the Education Department to examine and build out…
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
Completion Grants to Help Students Graduate
Since education policy professor Sara Goldrick-Rab arrived at Temple University eight months ago, she’s brought in two large grants, totaling more than $6 million for research on making college more affordable. They include a nearly $4 million grant, announced Monday, under which she will lead a team researching the effectiveness of “completion grants” aimed at…
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MarketWatch
Campuses rally behind students affected by immigration order
Colleges ranging from Purdue University — headed by a former Republican governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels — to traditionally liberal hotbeds, like the University of California system, have issued statements criticizing the executive order and reassuring students they’re welcome on campus.The statements also serve to signal to the international community that American colleges are still…
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The Washington Post
‘We fear the chilling effect this will have’: Nearly 50 higher education associations unite to oppose travel ban
In response to President Trump’s sweeping executive order on immigration, nearly 50 higher education organizations united Tuesday to urge the secretary of homeland security to ensure that the United States remains an ambition for the brightest students and scholars from around the world. On Friday, Trump signed the order, which began a temporary ban on…
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Inside Higher Ed
Stranded and Stuck
An executive order signed by President Trump late Friday afternoon immediately barring immigrants and nonimmigrant visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. has had immediate effects on scholars and students. More than 17,000 students in the U.S. come from the seven countries affected by the immediate 90-day entry ban: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia,…
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The New York Times (via Seattle Times)
Judge blocks part of Trump’s immigration order
A federal judge blocked part of President Trump’s executive order on immigration on Saturday evening, ordering that refugees and others trapped at airports across the United States should not be sent back to their home countries. But the judge stopped short of letting them into the country or issuing a broader ruling on the constitutionality…
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The Topeka Capital-Journal
Kansas State president warns students about travel restrictions, calls Trump order ‘detrimental’
Peter McPherson, director of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, said Trump’s executive order is causing “significant disruption and hardship” to students and scholars at universities like Kansas State. “These individuals returned home to visit in compliance with the immigration designation they received, but are now stranded abroad and unable to return to their…
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The New York Times
College Success, for All
Public colleges and universities enroll nearly three-quarters of students. The sheer size of these institutions means that they have the potential to substantially increase economic mobility nationally. These schools can increase enrollment and maintain quality, something often missed in rankings. Scale is an asset.
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