This week in college admissions, spring undergraduate enrollment rose 3.5%, Harvard was hit with more federal funding cuts plus a repeal of its SEVIS certification, Rutgers appointed a new president, and Northwestern received an anonymous gift to support Jewish campus programming.
Spring undergraduate enrollment rose 3.5%, inching closer to pre-pandemic levels. Every type of higher ed institution and most US states saw headcount gains, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Harvard was hit with another $60 million in federal grant cuts from the Trump administration. The additional cuts, announced Monday, preceded an even more aggressive move on Thursday: the Trump administration stripped Harvard’s Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS) certification, which allows the university to host international students and scholars.
Rutgers appointed a new president: William Tate IV, who will leave his current post as president of Louisiana State University and assume office at Rutgers on July 1. Tate leaves behind a legacy at LSU that includes boosts in research funding, applications and enrollment, as well as controversies over eliminating DEI programs and faculty free speech.
Northwestern received an anonymous donation to expand its Jewish studies course offerings and Hillel programming. While the amount of the donation was not revealed, the “generous” gift comes amid ongoing investigations by the Trump administration regarding the university’s alleged tolerance of antisemitic harassment and discrimination.
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