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Monday, October 12
Week in review: International student policies in flux
We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from the latest college leadership changes to planned layoffs at Stockton University.
highereddive.comMore PAs is only part of the answer to the healthcare workforce shortage
Elon University's Charlotte campus offers a model for connecting PA education and community health.
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Friday, October 9
Trump administration investigates 9 universities over visa fraud claims
Many of the institutions named by Vice President JD Vance, including Stanford and Yale universities, said they comply with applicable visa laws.
highereddive.comWhy women of color leave admissions work — and what institutions can do
Panelists discussed how to support this group and boost employee retention at the annual National Association for College Admission Counseling conference.
highereddive.comJudge tosses former Purdue diversity chief’s race bias and retaliation claims
The university was able to show legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for its sanction decisions against the plaintiff, the court found.
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Thursday, October 8
Stockton University plans 21 faculty and staff layoffs, sparking union backlash
The public New Jersey institution is wrestling with a $20 million structural deficit and declining enrollment.
highereddive.comDOJ suffers court loss over in-state tuition for undocumented students
A judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit that challenged two Virginia statutes, ruling they weren’t preempted by federal law.
highereddive.comCan 3-year degrees boost the teacher pipeline?
Arizona State University is offering a shorter teacher pathway this fall with a goal of removing financial barriers for students aspiring to enter the profession.
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Wednesday, October 7
AAUP gets order over Jewish employee records at Penn ‘off the books’
Although the Trump administration backed off a subpoena, the faculty group won an appeal vacating a court order that instructed the university to comply.
highereddive.comDHS sued over guidance restricting training program for international students
The Association of American Universities and other groups argued the agency has unlawfully narrowed the Curricular Practical Training program.
highereddive.comDHS proposes $70K fee for initial OPT participation and $30K for extensions
Colleges would be on the hook for up to $100,000 in fees for each international student seeking to participate in Optional Practical Training.
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Tuesday, October 6
Education Department wants grantees to ‘defend the spend’
All recipients of grant funding from the agency will be required to have written justification for drawing down pre-approved funding, a recent memo said.
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