Iowa school districts and community colleges had to acknowledge to the state that the federal government opposes undocumented students participating in many college-level career and technical education programs.
As states work to implement the new policy, only a trickle of programs have qualified. But experts say it’s too early to tell Workforce Pell’s full impact.
Starting in fall 2027, students need to meet a set of academic requirements to get free meals and other supports. College leaders say the move will increase completion rates. But basic needs experts are worried.
A Johns Hopkins University researcher was detained at an airport by immigration officials and later released. Cases like hers make travel fraught for foreign scholars.
A group for LGBTQ+ higher ed administrators has been hit hard by an increasingly hostile policy landscape. But members are working to support each other.