Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to fire the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) entire vaccine board even as childhood vaccination rates drop is setting off alarm bells for next school year.  Health officials worry about the ramifications of Kennedy’s recent decisions and philosophy toward vaccines more generally as schools prepare for their first year with him at the helm of nation’s health.  Diseases that had been eradicated from the U.S. are returning, and experts warn of the need for schools to be vigilant and prepare for outbreaks among their student body.  So far this year, there have been nearly 1,200 cases of measles…

The Trump administration has leaned heavily on Title IX in its effort to purge sports of transgender women and girls, but attorneys and experts on the 1972 civil rights law say its latest move will disproportionately affect girls who are not transgender. The Department of Energy is preparing to roll back a portion of Title IX requiring that some sports be open to “the underrepresented sex,” a cornerstone of the federal law against sex discrimination in schools that President Trump’s administration has said conflicts with his executive order to restrict trans athletes’ participation.  The department plans to rescind a rule that has for decades allowed girls to try out for…

A federal judge on Friday determined that Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist from Columbia University, will remain in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after the federal government pivoted its legal strategy. The Trump administration argued Friday it could detain Khalil, a green-card holder, under the justification he kept some of his prior work off his application for permanent residency. The change comes after District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled Wednesday the federal government could not detain Khalil due to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination he is a threat to U.S. foreign policy.  “Khalil is now detained based on that other charge of removability,” the government argued Friday. “Detaining Khalil based on…

The Trump administration’s fights with Harvard and Columbia are eye-openers for other universities that are trying to decipher how to handle the president and his desire to exert control over their policies.   While President Trump promised to battle with higher education on the campaign trail, colleges were not expecting a full-fledged war with his administration seeking to destroy individual institutions.   Preparations are underway for financially tight situations, and strength-in-numbers approaches are under consideration as colleges glean lessons from Harvard’s resistance and Columbia’s compliance to Trump’s demands.  “I think the major lesson here is just to stand up. … Use all the tools in the toolbox to really push…

A district judge ruled Wednesday that Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder and former Columbia pro-Palestinian activist, can no longer be detained by the federal government over claims he is compromising foreign policy.   District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled for Khalil to be released by Friday morning, unless the federal government wins an appeal or provides another justification for detaining Khalil besides Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination he is a threat to the country’s foreign policy.   Federal officials have also claimed they can deport Khalil because he inaccurately completed his green card application, and the judge acknowledged that may mean Khalil can remain in custody.  “To be sure,…

A new poll released Wednesday shows nearly three-quarters of voters say international students benefit the U.S.  The study, conducted by Quinnipiac University, said 74 percent of respondents think foreign students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities are a good thing for the country, while 17 percent said they think it is a bad thing for the U.S. The poll follows the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration and the detainment of various foreign students at universities across the country.  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department would begin to “aggressively revoke visas” from Chinese students in late May with a focus on “those with connections to the Chinese…

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