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The Trump administration wants to eliminate the federally funded student support program. That could be devastating for low-income students and the institutions that serve them.

By Liam Knox, Sara Weissman
7 May

The Trump administration has canceled close to $3 billion in NIH and NSF research grants, often without much explanation. Now researchers are crowdsourcing databases of suspended grants to shed light on what’s being lost.

By Kathryn Palmer
6 May

The National Science Foundation won’t award any new funding ā€œuntil further notice.ā€ The agency also moved to cap indirect research rates at 15 percent. Meanwhile, President Trump proposed cutting the NSF’s budget in half.

By Kathryn Palmer
5 May

Science research funding and programs that help students access college are on the chopping block as Trump aims to cut at least $163 billion.

By Katherine Knott
2 May

A week after restoring foreign students’ legal status, immigration officials detailed plans for a new policy granting unprecedented leeway to terminate their residency. It could foreshadow a new round of deportation efforts.

By Liam Knox
2 May

The proposal is part of Republicans’ broader plan to pay for Trump’s tax cuts and other priorities.

By Jessica Blake
29 April