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Colleges are using a range of strategies—from WhatsApp and email templates to local counselors—to make the application process more seamless for international graduate students.

By Johanna Alonso
10 April

Presidents give poor marks to higher ed on rebuilding public trust, yet may be overrelying on institutional messaging in their own efforts. Experts help fill in the trust puzzle.

By Colleen Flaherty
9 April

The Universities of Wisconsin system board fired President Jay Rothman in a meeting that lasted just over 30 minutes and yielded few insights on the decision. Republican state lawmakers condemned the move.

By Josh Moody
7 April

Michigan’s statewide effort has re-enrolled thousands of adults with some credits but no credential, addressing both enrollment declines and workforce needs.

By Joshua Bay
7 April

Congress broadly rejected the president’s proposed gutting of research funding agencies for this fiscal year. But his new budget proposal still attacks them, and ED. Here are our five takeaways.

By Katherine Knott, Ryan Quinn
6 April

The University of Michigan wants to build a $1.2 billion center for research on energy and national security, including nuclear weapons development. Locals are fiercely opposed.

By Josh Moody
2 April