Judge blocks Trump plan that would limit graduate student loans in nursing and other fields

A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners, one of the groups that sued, described the ruling in a Facebook post Thursday as “an … Read more

As international graduate student enrollment falls, US schools scramble to fill the hole

When nearly 2,000 students, many of them from abroad, received their graduate degrees on a recent sun-splashed afternoon at the University of New Haven in Connecticut, it might have been the last graduate student commencement of its size on the campus for some time. The school, which grew its graduate student enrollment with popular programs … Read more

Afghan high school senior is detained by ICE as he prepared to graduate

A high school senior in Connecticut is spending his days in immigration detention after ICE picked him up last week on the first day of his spring break. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Rihan, 18, who’s being identified by his first name by his attorney, … Read more

Some Marines graduate without their parents’ presence amid ICE fears

PARRIS ISLAND, South Carolina — Pvt. Ramirez Garcia considered giving up a lot of times during her recruit training at Marine Corps Depot Parris Island. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I’m glad I pushed through,” said the newly graduated Marine, who withheld her first name out … Read more

Boston schools requiring AI proficiency to graduate

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