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Yonas Nuguse, 21 years old, destined for Harvard University working on a computer at Wemezeker National Library in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanuel Birhane)

Harvard files legal challenge over President Trump’s ban on US entry for incoming foreign students

June 5, 2025 at 5:57 p.m.

Harvard University is challenging President Donald Trump’s move to block foreign students from coming to the United States to attend the Ivy League school.

Ryan Enos, a government professor at Harvard University, speaks at a protest against President Donald Trump’s recent sanctions against Harvard in front of Science Center Plaza on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard

May 29, 2025 at 11:52 a.m.

A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US will begin revoking visas of Chinese students

May 29, 2025 at 10:54 a.m.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students.

The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Education Department to refer student loans in default to debt collection

April 21, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans.

A student walks through the Main Quad in front of Foellinger Auditorium on the University of Illinois campus Saturday, Feb. 15, in Urbana. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

More than 1,000 international students have had visas or legal status revoked

April 17, 2025 at 6:59 p.m.

At least 1,024 students at 160 colleges, universities and university systems have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated since late March, according to a review of university...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and fellow Democrats, from left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., criticize President Donald Trump for his plan to shut down the Education Department, during a news conference at the Capitol, in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Trump has ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here’s what it does.

March 20, 2025 at 8:33 p.m.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for a plan to shut down of the Education Department, an agency Republicans have talked about closing for decades.

University of Pennsylvania signage is seen on May 15, 2019, in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP)

Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer

March 19, 2025 at 3:33 p.m.

The Trump administration suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a transgender athlete in its swimming program.

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, arrives for a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate confirms former WWE head Linda McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down

March 3, 2025 at 5:41 p.m.

The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified...

This U.S. Department of Education website page is seen on Jan. 24, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Federal agencies begin removing DEI guidance from websites in Trump administration crackdown

January 24, 2025 at 4:56 p.m.

Federal agencies have begun removing resources for underrepresented Americans from their webpages following President Donald Trump’s executive order cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

President-elect Donald Trump listens with Linda McMahon during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean.

November 20, 2024 at 12:12 p.m.

Like many conservative politicians before him, Donald Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department altogether — a cumbersome task that likely would require action from Congress.

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