Aug 08 Trump administration seeks $1B settlement from UCLA, White House official says By Jocelyn Gecker, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White House official said Friday, weeks after the Department of Justice accused the school of antisemitism and other civil rights violations. Continue reading
Aug 08 College endowment tax is leading to hiring freezes and could mean cuts in financial aid By Cheyanne Mumphrey, Associated Press College like Harvard, Yale and Stanford will be on the hook to pay hundreds of millions more in taxes, while also navigating reductions in research grants and other threats to funding by the Trump administration. Continue reading
Aug 07 Funding freeze could set research back years, Harvard scientists say By Leah Willingham, Michael Casey, Associated Press “It's like we have been creating a state-of-the-art telescope to explore the universe, and now we don’t have money to launch it.”… Continue reading
Aug 06 Study says ChatGPT giving teens dangerous advice on drugs, alcohol and suicide By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The Associated Press reviewed interactions where the chatbot gave detailed plans for drug use, eating disorders, and even suicide notes. The Center for Countering Digital Hate found that testing ChatGPT with harmful prompts led the chatbot to respond in dangerous… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 6:19 A look at 'Project Esther' and Trump's approach to combat antisemitism on campus By Ali Rogin, Sam Lane, Layla Quran The Trump administration has launched investigations into colleges and universities. The White House accuses the schools of not doing enough to combat antisemitism on campus. Last week, Columbia University settled with the administration in a major deal that could be… Continue watching
Jul 25 Education Department says it will release billions in grant money withheld from schools By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 8:12 What Columbia's settlement with the Trump administration means for higher education By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Columbia University and the Trump administration reached a deal that restores federal funding and research grant money to the university. As part of the agreement, Columbia will pay $200 million to the federal government. Amna Nawaz discussed the agreement and… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 8:21 How the government's crackdown on unpaid student loans could impact millions By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The Trump administration is making significant changes to how it deals with student debt. It has resumed loan collections from past borrowers, and these changes could have a significant impact on weekly paychecks and credit ratings for many people. This… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 5:56 News Wrap: Judge hears Harvard's challenge to Trump administration cuts In our news wrap Monday, a judge seemed receptive to Harvard's arguments that the Trump administration illegally cut $2.6 billion in funding to the school, a second suspect has been arrested in the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 8:20 Top books to read this summer, according to Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan By Jeffrey Brown, Azhar Merchant With summer in full swing, you may be wondering what books to take along on vacation or enjoy right at home. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has answers to that question from two of our regulars, Ann Patchett and Maureen… Continue watching