dotEDU Live: Latest on Dismantling of the ED, International Students, and Budget Issues
Description
In this episode of dotEDU Live, Jon, Sarah, and Mushtaq unpack the sweeping policy shifts affecting higher education, including the executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). They also discuss the legal and financial implications for institutions, potential changes to federal student aid, immigration policies impacting international students, and key congressional budget updates.
Send suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation on X or Bluesky or email podcast@acenet.edu. Here are some of the links and references from this week’s episode:
Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities
The White House | March 20, 2025 (Executive Order)
ACE President Ted Mitchell: Trump’s Order to Dismantle ED is “Political Theater”
ACE | March 21, 2025
Federal Student Loan Site Down Wednesday, a Day After Layoffs Gutted Education Department
The Associated Press | March 13, 2025
Public Health Agencies See Mass Layoffs
Inside Higher Ed | April 2, 2025
Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
The New York Times (sub. req.) | March 31, 2025
ACE, Higher Ed Association Urge Changes to Foreign Gift Reporting Bill Passed by House
ACE | March 31, 2025
What We Know About the Detentions of Student Protesters
The New York Times (sub. req.) | March 27, 2025
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