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2/24/17
TechNews for the week: February 24; February 22;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Iraq resumes offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State; Islamic State linked group expands foothold in southern Syria near Israel;
Turkey-backed rebels seize Islamic State's al-Bab stronghold in Syria; Syrian rebels are losing out to extremists;
Israeli opposition head: Netanyahu caved on peace initiative; Israel settlements road to cut through East Jerusalem Palestinian homes;
China suspends North Korean coal imports, striking at regime's financial lifeline;
Trump Can't Deal With Iran If He Doesn't Understand It;
It's costing a fortune to protect the Trump family; Trump's first month travel expenses cost taxpayers just less than what Obama spent in a year;
John McCain just systematically dismantled Donald Trump's entire worldview;
Senators Ask For Preservation Of Materials Related To Russia Probe; White House adviser asked FBI to dispute Russia reports;
Amid Russia scrutiny, Trump associates push informal Ukraine policy proposal;
Trump's words matter and hurt the country's standing abroad; 33 days. 132 false or misleading claims;
At CPAC Trump repeats false GOP talking point on Obamacare, makes 12 other dubious claims; WH blocks CNN, N.Y. Times from news briefing hours after Trump slams media;
Swedes scratch heads at Trump's suggestion of major incident; Trump heard non-existent Sweden terror incident on Fox News;
Memos signed by DHS secretary describe sweeping new guidelines for deporting illegal immigrants; administration issues new immigration enforcement policies;
Sheriff in metro Phoenix changes jail rule for immigrants;
Emboldened by Trump, Republicans aim to halve legal immigration; This group believes Islam threatens America: It says it has a 'direct line' to Trump;
White House has found ways to end protection for Dreamers while shielding Trump from blowback; US to expand pool of people targeted for deportation;
Trump's deportation plan could cost taxpayers half a trillion dollars;
Senior Security Trump appointee fired after critical comments; EPA chief Pruitt's newly released emails show deep ties to fossil fuel interests;
Christie says he is taking White House job;
Here's why the 2018 Senate election will be crucial for President Trump and his Democratic foes;
Trump supporters see a successful president and are frustrated with critics who don't; Trump has a problem: Americans increasingly think he's incompetent;
In Trump's future looms a familiar shutdown threat; Trump's plan to declare victory on the economy;
Trump says he can't find any country the US has a trade surplus with - here they are;
Petition for Trump tax returns breaks record;
Trump administration rolls back protections for transgender students;
Bannon: White House is in unending battle for 'deconstruction of the administrative state'; Trump and the 'madman theory';
Republicans introduce bills to curb protesting in at least 17 states;
Utah Republican argues against equal pay for women: It's 'bad for families' and society;
Kasich: House GOP Medicaid plan 'very bad idea'; Texas can't cut Medicaid money for Planned Parenthood;
Kansas governor to veto income tax hike meant to fix budget;
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Being Proud to be Southern Ain't Going Away Anytime Soon;
Protesters clash outside of Bree Newsome lecture;
Finance and Economics
Germany's budget surplus hits record high; Britain's precarious economy; Countries Buying the Most Weapons From the US Government;
Places in America most exposed to a trade war; Economists to Trump: It's Not the Trade Deficit, Stupid; WH Denied Report It Opposes House GOP Border Adjustment Tax ;
The Trump Wall Now Estimated to Cost $21.6 billion; The Trump White House is already cooking the books;
Yellen may have the clearest explanation for the stock market's record run; America's utterly predictable tsunami of pension problems;
Bill Gates calls for income tax on robots; Oil Companies Hire Fewer, Higher-Skilled Employees; 9 Agriculture Technology Startups to Keep You Fed;
US banks step up fight to end fee limits on debit cards; Wells Fargo fires 4 executives as investigations continue into sham accounts;
After working for Trump's campaign, British data firm eyes new U.S. government contracts;
Trump Orders To Roll Back Emissions, Water Rules; Sportsmen Groups Work With Environmentalists Against Opening More Public Lands To Energy Development;
FCC Exempts Smaller ISPs from Reporting Requirements; GOP Will Approach Internet, Driverless Car Regulation With "Light Touch";
Clean Energy Groups Launch Campaign Touting Jobs; New York Saw Eight-Fold Increase In Solar Over Five Years; Polls, State Chamber Oppose Oklahoma Wind Tax Proposal;
Justice Department will again use private prisons;
SpaceX Dragon Completes ISS Delivery;
Other news
How (And Why) Donald Trump Tweets; Does Donald Trump Know How to Read? Trump Fails Basic Literacy Test;
Psychologists warn that Trump is displaying classic signs of being mentally ill; Donald Trump: A True Narcissistic Sociopath (Full);
Getting Rid of Trump 'Easy': Neither Impeachment Nor 25th Amendment Required;
How a blogger in Ohio discovered a runner in Florida cheating in a half-marathon;
27 jobs with the hardest interview questions;
Education:
Report: Students Accepted to College Still Unprepared for Higher Ed; Mid-Tier Colleges Do Better Job of Upward Mobility; The Best Colleges for Financial Aid;
AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles; Georgia Researchers Suggest Proactive Interventions Increased College Graduation Rates;
U Chicago Project Aims to Dispel 'Misguided Notions and Outdated Assumptions' about College Readiness;
College Board Seeks to Tighten SAT Security Worldwide;
Nonprofit Sector Holds Many Opportunities For STEM Students;
Simple-minded economics distorts the debate over education; The Distance Learning Conspiracy: The real meaning of the WCET Distance Education Price and Cost Report;
AP Analysis Details Universities' Use Of Private Planes; Iowa Bill Would Force Universities to Consider Political Affiliation in Faculty Hiring;
Betsy DeVos Criticizes Professors in Remarks at Conservative Conference; Senate Democrats Ask DeVos to Explain Falwell's Higher-Ed Task Force;
Federal Panel Gives Controversial Community-College Accreditor a Clean Slate;
2/17/17
TechNews for the week: February 17; February 15; February 13;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Iran's Rouhani under fire as tensions with U.S. rise;
Russian spy ship 30 miles from US Navy sub base; Russian jets buzzed a U.S. destroyer at close range; New Russia revelations widen Trump's credibility gap;
The timeline of Trump's ties with Russia lines up with allegations of conspiracy and misconduct;
Palestinian officials say Abandoning two-state solution is 'no joke'; Donald Trump's UN ambassador moves to block appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister as envoy;
Report: State Department Shut Out of Netanyahu Talks; Ahead of Netanyahu meeting, White House official says U.S. won't insist on two-state solution;
The U.S. Military Is Reporting Alternative Facts;
Embattled Flynn resigns national security post; Trump knew Flynn had misled the vice president about contacts with Russia 'weeks' before he was forced to resign;
Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign; Donald Trump declares war on his intelligence agencies over 'illegal' and 'un-American' leaks ;
Stephen Miller's authoritarian declaration: Trump's national security actions 'will not be questioned'; Trump slams 'un-American' intelligence leaks: 'Just like Russia';
Defense Secretary Mattis issues new ultimatum to NATO allies on defense spending;
Rex Tillerson finds state department sidelined by White House; Rex Tillerson fires top officials at State Department;
Secret Service director to step down, giving Trump chance to select his own security chief;
Trump labor nominee Puzder withdraws, amid concerns over his personal background and business record;
Group that believes Islam threatens America says it has a 'direct line' to the president;
Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement raids in at least six states;
Mexican 'DREAMer' nabbed in immigrant crackdown; Lawsuit says Immigration agents illegally detain Obama program 'dreamer';
Swarming crowds and hostile questions are the new normal at GOP town halls; GOP official in viral town hall video is known for sharing misleading stories, bigoted jokes;
Once again, Trump claims fraud cost him an electoral win. This time, it's New Hampshire.;
Trump insists he can bring the cost of $21.6 billion border wall 'way down';
Poll: Country Split On Impeaching Trump; Congressman: Rarely used law could make Trump tax returns public;
The price of loyalty to Trump is high and rising; We've never seen anything like Trump's rough treatment of his White House staff;
Conservative group: Trump, DeVos should dismantle Education Dept. and bring God into classrooms;
Trump says White House 'fine-tuned machine,' despite turmoil; says he 'inherited a mess' and blasts the media for treatment of his administration;
In an erratic performance, Trump shows his supporters who's boss; Fact-checking the president's news conference;
'They friends of yours?': Trump asks black reporter to set up meeting with Black Caucus;
Trump family's elaborate lifestyle, a 'logistical nightmare,' comes at unusual cost to taxpayers;
Congress blocks rule barring mentally impaired from guns;
Southern Poverty Law Center says American hate groups are on the rise;
Yellen's message to Trump: Put the US on a sustainable path;
FBI releases files on Trump apartments' race discrimination probe in '70s;
Kansas lawmakers vote to roll back governor's deep tax cut;
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Where's The Saber-Rattling Over The Ask For A Federal Bailout?
Pension Fix Will Likely Increase Property Taxes;
Finance and Economics
Treasury Sell-Off Is a China Syndrome; China returns as net buyer of US Treasuries; America's Big Creditors Are Selling Treasuries;
Foreigners are pulling back from U.S. debt like never before;
2 prime examples of tax cuts that didn't boost growth; How Microsoft avoided billions in taxes, and what the GOP says it will do about it;
Tech Industry's Concerns Over Lack Of Skilled US Workers May Be Unfounded;
Oroville Incident Highlighting Neglect Of Dam Infrastructure; More Than 55,000 US Bridges Are Deficient;
Autonomous Ships Could Be Operational In Just Three Years; NASA Begins Testing Flight Deck Interval Management Software;
Auto Industry Reps Request National Autonomous Driving Rules; Automakers Ask Trump To Reinstate EPA Review Of CAFE Standards;
World's Largest Wind-Mapping Project Underway In Portugal; Groups Fight Renewable Energy Efforts In New Hampshire;
Solar Largest Source Of New Capacity In US;
A better way to spend Trump's border wall money;
For-Profit Colleges, Investors Optimistic About Trump Administration Reforms;
Boeing Calls On Congress To Streamline FAA Certification Process;
Trump Signs Measure Ending Stream Protection Rule;
Verizon's new unlimited data plan: Here are the details;
Other news
Psychologists warn that Trump is displaying classic signs of being mentally ill; What Reality TV Taught Trump, According to Professors Who Study It;
John Oliver: Trump vs. Truth; What if the President Couldn't Read; Admit it: Trump is unfit to serve;
Why do smart people in the White House do stupid things? Because Trump tells them to;
The Supreme Court reviewed an executive order. Its decision still haunts the country;
Gerrymandering is the biggest obstacle to genuine democracy in the United States;
Education:
School Climate Really Does Affect Academics;
Trump's Focus on Black Colleges May Seem Unexpected, but the Conversation Started Months Ago;
Wisconsin Governor Proposes Performance-Based Funding Distribution For Higher Education System;
17 Universities Join N.Y. Legal Challenge to Trump Immigration Ban;
Groups Argue Against Letting Private Lenders Back Into Student Loan Business; Former Navient Employees Claim High-Pressure Environment Harmed Borrowers;
Yale renames Calhoun College because of historic ties to white supremacy and slavery; Bob Jones University To Regain Tax-Exempt Status;
2/10/17
TechNews for the week: February 10; February 8; February 6;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Islamic State encircled in Syria's al-Bab after army advance;
Defiant Assad says torture report is 'fake news'; Iran's supreme leader 'thanks' Trump for revealing the 'real face of the United States';
Israel interprets U.S. settlements statement as green light; Israel Can't Avoid the Settlement Talk Anymore; Israeli Military Shoots Down Rockets Fired From Egypt;
Israel passes bill to seize private Palestinian land for Jewish settlements; passes bill retroactively legalising Jewish settlements;
Putin to Trump: Lift sanctions or Ukraine gets it; Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian envoy before Trump took office despite denials;
European Union leaders at Malta summit bristle at Trump remarks;
Trump may not be able to completely dismantle the Iran nuclear deal; Trump Cabinet pick paid by controversial Iranian exile group;
Trump's nominee for Army secretary withdraws his name; U.S. backs off bid to reopen CIA 'black site' prisons;
Officials warn White House on terrorist designation for Iran's Revolutionary Guards; Trump aide hits back at criticism of Yemen raid and Nordstrom;
Seattle judge blocks Trump immigration order; State Department reverses visa ban, allows travelers with visas into U.S;
President lashes out at 'so-called judge' who halted ban; Court denies Trump request to immediately restore travel ban;
Federal appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump travel ban; Trump rips appeals court; President Trump is not-so-subtly threatening the entire American court system;
Former CIA chief: Trump's travel ban hurts American spies - and America; 'Torture Memos' author John Yoo thinks Trump has gone too far;
Trump fumes on Twitter as polls show majority of Americans oppose his travel ban;
Trump claims media not reporting terrorist attacks; White House releases list of 78 attacks after Donald Trump accuses media of 'under reporting' terrorist incidents;
'I misspoke one word': Kellyanne Conway calls her critics 'haters' after Bowling Green fiasco; Conway's 'Bowling Green massacre' wasn't a slip of the tongue. She has said it before;
Republican congressman says white terrorists are different;
Sweeping immigration enforcement raids occur in at least 6 states; Protests Erupt in Los Angeles Following Reports of Immigration Raids;
White House considers rewriting immigration order; White House changes earlier statement, says it may take fight over temporary halt of travel order to Supreme Court;
Jared Kushner is acting as a shadow diplomat on U.S.-Mexico relations, urging President Trump to soften his language;
Initial estimate puts cost of Trump's wall at more than a year of the space program;
Trump takes hair loss medication associated with sexual dysfunction and mental confusion;
Trump's strategy of stoking fear helped get him elected. Now it's how he plans to govern; Trump throws Washington into state of anxious uncertainty;
Someone Is Paying Strangers Online to Beg For Betsy DeVos's Confirmation; Vice President casts historic tie-breaking vote as Senate confirms DeVos as education secretary;
DeVos Meets With Staff as GOP Proposes Terminating ED; ESSA Student Accountability Ruling Canceled by Congress;
Trump EPA pick Scott Pruitt may have made a false statement under oath to the Senate;
19 lies the Trump administration told this week; Trump makes false statement about U.S. murder rate to sheriffs' group;
Donald Trump retains direct tie to businesses, documents show; Trump deeds 2 Palm Beach homes to trust controlled by ... Trump ;
Congress has the power to obtain and release Trump's tax returns; Congressman: Elected officials shouldn't release taxes;
Federal officials: Trump attorneys wrangle over president's D.C. hotel lease; The SC story: Donald Trump Jr. stumbled while trying to make a mark in the business world;
Trump's economic agenda is stalling;
Donald Trump launches tirade against New York Times after embarrassing White House revelations; Details of Trump-Putin call raise White House concerns about leaks;
Trump executive order on voter fraud quietly stalled; As Trump fears fraud, GOP votes to kill election commission;
GOP lawmakers around the US push for restrictions on voting; Early and often? 31 people voted twice in Michigan election;
Kansas Senate to move quickly on bill that would repeal Brownback tax cuts; Kansas Senate Democrats outline $1.2B tax plan;
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Vic Rawl: Lead. Follow, or Get Out of the Way; S.C. Is Lucky To Have Leatherman Where He Is; When Will Failing Schools Copy Success Models;
Strom Thurmond and Ben Tillman's legacies surfaced as Elizabeth Warren read Coretta Scott King's words in the Senate;
Finance and Economics
The World's Top 10 Economies; Oil's Promised Land Slips Away on OPEC Leaks; Manufacturers Defy Trump, Move Jobs to Mexico; Maximum Wage;
Silicon Valley speaks out against immigration ban; Analysis: Silicon Valley Would Not Function Without Immigrants;
Software Firm Official Argues That Tech Will Drive Job Creation;
Trump's Bank Deregulation May Send Investors $120B; US banks sue government over dividend 'highway robbery';
Bond King Bill Gross: US Economy Is Headed for Recession; Mortgage-Backed Security Market Faces Major Tumoil;
Decreasing Costs To Push Utilities Into More Solar Power Generation;
US Solar Jobs Grew 25 Percent In 2016.; Trump's energy plan doesn't mention solar, an industry that just added 51,000 jobs;
Inside Trump's advisory panel meeting with 17 CEOs; Trump Tells Airline Executives He Will Fix Infrastructure, Roll Back Regulations;
Five Defense Contractors Among Arizona Firms With Most Job Openings;
Atlanta Effort Could Demonstrate Usefulness Of UAVs For Airports;
Driverless Cars "Looking Better And Better" As Research Into Angry, Distracted Driving Emerges;
FCC Drops Investigations of Free Phone Data Programs; FCC Blocks 9 Companies From Providing Low-Income Internet Access;
California House Republicans Ask Administration To Block Grant For Bullet Train; Virginia Aerospace Firm Sues Pentagon Over Space Robots Program;
Judge blocks $54 billion Anthem-Cigna health insurance merger;
Army Corps Of Engineers Approves DAPL, But Sioux Vow Court Action;
Other news
Marco Rubio just gave a really important speech but almost no one paid attention;
The grizzly truth: Trump's competence problems; The man who declared the 'end of history' fears for democracy's future;
Forget Coding: Here's The Skill You Need Most When You Start Your Career;
Education:
State Spending on Higher Ed Continues Upward Trend; Governor Recommends Raise In Michigan University Funding;
Head Of Kansas BOE Urges Governor To Restore Higher Education Funding; Illinois College Students Increasingly Look To Neighbor States;
Decline in Giving by Individuals Last Year Kept College Fundraising Flat; America's Biggest Donors Give Unusually Large Share of Gifts to Colleges;
College 101 for Parents; 4 Parent-Education Programs and Their Lessons for Colleges; National Trend Grows From Tennessee's Free Community College Program;
From China to America: Then What; How Colleges Help Students Land International Jobs;
Vanderbilt study on cost of complying with federal regulations has been debunked; but still lives on in Trump speeches and again in Congress today;
What will DeVos mean for higher education; Student Loan Servicers Eager To See CFPB Brought Down;
State Lawmakers Seek to Force Public Colleges to Protect Speech Rights; An Internet Troll Is Invited to Speak: What's a College President to Do?
NCAA on the verge of blackballing North Carolina over 'bathroom bill'; Big 12 Conference Withholds Funds From Baylor U. Over Title IX Scandal;
2/3/17
TechNews for the week: February 3; February 1; January 30;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Netanyahu in hot water over praise of Trump's wall; backs U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem though signals no urgency; Israel's anti-boycott bill 'violates international law';
Israeli police begin forced removals of Amona settlers in the West Bank; Theresa May to confront Benjamin Netanyahu about Israeli settlements;
In a potential shift, Trump warns Israel that new settlements 'may not help' achieve Middle East peace;
Trump and Putin discuss coordinating on ISIS and Syria; Trump making dangerous call to seize Iraq's oil;
Trump Administration Announces New Sanctions on Iran; Lies Promote Trump's Economic War Against Iran;
Trump executive order temporarily halts admission of refugees, promises priority for Christians; Refugees held at U.S. airports challenge Trump's immigration order;
Federal judge halts deportations as refugee ban causes worldwide furor; Visa Ban Excludes Countries with Direct Links to Terrorism and Where Trump Has Commercial Holdings;
Trump stripped federal privacy protections from many immigrants; Giuliani: Trump asked for a 'Muslim ban,' and ordered a commission to do it 'legally';
Demonstrators rally against refugee ban in front of White House, and U.S. airports; Trump stands by order as dissent, confusion swirl around refugee ban;
Tech firms denounce Trump's ban; NBA contacts U.S. State Department to understand how President Donald Trump's immigration ban affects players;
Trump and his aides keep justifying the entry ban by citing attacks it couldn't have prevented; AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims on travel ban misleading, wrong;
Dissent memo circulating in the State Department over Trump's policy on refugees and immigrants;
State Dept. says about 60,000 visas revoked due to travel ban; Justice Dept. atty says 100,000;
Kellyanne Conway cites 'Bowling Green massacre' that never happened to defend travel ban; A third of Americans say Christians are the only true Americans;
Acting attorney general declares Justice Department won't defend Trump's immigration order; Trump fires acting attorney general; Dana Boente: new acting attorney general;
Spicer tells diplomats to get behind the immigration ban or just get out; McMullin: Trump team's media attacks are authoritarian-like;
President Trump isn't a fan of dissent - inside or outside the government; Steve Bannon Is Making Sure There's No White House Paper Trail, Says Intel Source;
Trump's unproven claims of widespread voter fraud trip up White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer; Trump's voter fraud expert registered in 3 states;
Most of Trump's executive orders aren't actually executive orders. Here's why that matters;
Donald Trump's tweets are now presidential records; Don't Call Trump a Liar; He Doesn't Even Care About the Truth;
White House Deliberately Omitted Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Statement; Trump implied Frederick Douglass was alive. The abolitionist's family offered a 'history lesson';
Republicans struggling to figure out how the health system works and how they should describe it to voters;
Executive Order on Regulations Will Benefit Large Corporations, Not Small Businesses;
Trump said he'll 'totally destroy' the Johnson Amendment. What is it and why should people care?
Trump Fires Acting ICE Director Daniel Ragsdale; nominates Neil Gorsuch, a proponent of strictly interpreting the Constitution, to fill Supreme Court vacancy;
Senate committee approves Trump Treasury, Health nominees without Democrats present after GOP suspends rules;
Trump threatens to send troops to Mexico; In phone call with Australia PM, Trump berates and then hangs up on him;
Trump is already showing signs of major disrespect toward the U.S. military;
U.S. judge blocks Texas regulations for fetal tissue remains;
National Parks and NASA 'Resistance' launches on Twitter;
Trump golf course ordered to pay $5.7 million to ex-members; Eric Trump's business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills;
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The Agenda: Slager lawyers want charges dismissed; Council votes to fund I-526; Graham will lead Russian hacking inquiry;
Unsealed court documents reveal details and raise more questions in the trial of Dylann Roof;
State Needs To Get Out Of Death Spiral Of Not Really Governing;
Inauguration 2017: A Long Journey; Beachheads and the War on Facts;
Finance and Economics
U.S. economy adds 227,000 jobs in January; but wage growth lags;
Possible Immigration Changes Alarm Tech Industry Leaders; Microsoft Seeks Exceptions to Trump's Travel Bans;
Executive order draft proposal targets overhaul of work-visa programs; Immigrant Tech Workers Worried About Travel Ban and work-visa changes;
Draft Executive Order Could Hit High-Tech Visa Program; H-1B visas: The top 5 myths;
Trump to Halt Obama Fiduciary Rule, Order Review of Dodd-Frank;
Keystone pipeline: How many jobs it would really create; Pipeline Decision Still Under Review;
Lawmakers Look For Ways To Pay For Trump's Infrastructure Plans;
Renewable Energy Industry Urges Trump To Consider Green Jobs In Rural Areas; Ohio Voters Support Energy Choice;
North Dakota Lawmakers Proposed Wind Tax To Boost Coal;
US Officials Ask Judge To Lift Hold On Yellowstone Dam;
Surge in Electric Cars Could Blindside Big Oil;
World's First 3D-Printed Bridge Unveiled In Madrid;
Other news
What is an executive order? And how do President Trump's stack up?
3 Ways to Get Rid of President Trump Before 2020; Sam Waterston: The danger of Trump's constant lying; It's time to make Republicans pay for their supreme hypocrisy;
Parent's aren't as good with second born;
'Hidden' no more: Katherine Johnson, a black NASA pioneer, finds acclaim at 98;
How alternative facts rewrite history;
Education:
Professor Suggests Students Avoid Business Major; Tennessee Shifting Away From Graduation Rate-Based Standards Towards College And Career Prep Standards;
US universities' endowments shrink as investments lose money;
Colleges Scramble as Trump Bans Citizens of 7 Muslim Countries; Trump's Travel Ban Leaves Students Stranded and Colleges Scrambling to Help;
What You Need to Know About Colleges and the Immigration Ban; US Colleges Could Lose $700 Million Due To Trump's Immigration Order;
Why Colleges' Pledges to Shield Data on International Students Don't Mean Much; Academics Mull Boycott of U.S. Conferences as a Way of Fighting Travel Ban;
DeVry Will Pay $2.75 Million to Settle Deceptive-Advertising Claims;
Jerry Falwell Jr. Will Lead Federal Task Force on Higher-Ed Policy; 3 Things You Should Know About Him;
A Speaking Tour Meant to Provoke Ended Up Provoking the President; Trump Can't Cut Off Berkeley's Funds by Himself. His Threat Still Raised Alarm;
Mayhem at Berkeley Hardens New Battle Lines on Free Speech;
Yale Panel Recommends Renaming Calhoun College;