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The DC Digest-April 1, 2025

  • President Trump Writes Letter to New OSTP Director 
  • Trump Admin to Review $9B in Contracts, Grants with Harvard

The DC Digest-March 28, 2025

  • House Passes DETERRENT Act
  • U.S. Department of Education Opens Revised Income-Driven Repayment Plan and Loan Consolidation Applications for Borrowers
  • DOJ to Probe Stanford, UC Schools Over Admission Practices
  • Department of Education Revokes State Waivers for Programs Supporting Undocumented Students
  • HHS Department Announces Restructuring Plans
  • Cabinet-Level Updates
  • Post of the Week!

The DC Digest-March 25, 2025

  • Recess Over, Attention Now on Reconciliation
  • Lawsuits Filed Challenging Executive Order to Dismantle Department of Education
  • Pausing of Federal Funds to Columbia University Challenged in Court
  • Michael Kratsios Confirmed as OSTP Head

The DC Digest-March 21, 2025

  • Trump Signs Executive Order to Dismantle Department of Education
  • Reports Say Federal Student Aid Office Calls Back Some Workers
  • Committee Seeks Info from Institutions Regarding Enrolling Chinese National Students
  • Post of the Week!


The DC Digest-March 18, 2025

  • Shutdown Averted, Attention Now on What’s Next
  • NIH Research Funding Supports Jobs, Fuels the U.S. Economy
  • Duke Among Top Global Universities for Patents Granted
  • DETERRENT Act Expected for Action Next Week

The DC Digest-March 11, 2025

  • House Passes Continuing Resolution
  • Education Department to Lay Off Nearly Half of Staff
  • Department of Education Sends Letters to 60 Universities Regarding Title VI
  • Cabinet-Level Updates

The DC Digest-March 7, 2025

  • NIH Updates
  • Department of Education Updates
  • Administration Cancels $400M in Grants and Contracts at Columbia
    University
  • SCOTUS Upholds Federal Judge’s Order to Restart $2 Billion in Foreign Aid Payments
  • Post of the Week!





The DC Digest-March 4, 2025

  • Weekend Latest Updates on Federal Budget Negotiations
  • Education Department Issues FAQ Document Following Title VI Letter
  • Judge Rules OPM Firings Illegal
  • Cabinet Level Updates

The DC Digest-February 28, 2025

  • Congress Makes First Step on Reconciliation and Turns Attention to Government Funding
  • Applications for Some Student Loan Repayment Plans Frozen
  • Federal Antisemitism Taskforce Announces Intention to Visit 10 Campuses
  • Bipartisan Lawmakers Reintroduce American Dream and Promise Act
  • Judge Issues Injunction on DEI Executive Order
  • Higher Ed Groups Request Department of Education Rescind Recent Office of Civil Rights Letter
  • Cabinet Level Updates




    The Highlights 📰

The DC Digest-February 25, 2025

  • House Expected to Take Up Budget Resolution
  • National Security Leaders Write Letter to Government Leadership on Funding Science
  • Federal Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on DOGE Access to Sensitive Education Department Information
  • Cabinet Level Updates

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