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What Trump’s Big Bill Means for Colleges, Student Loans and Grants

Social work majors might struggle to get student loans. University endowments would be more heavily taxed. But students in some training programs would become eligible for Pell Grants.

© Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

The campus of Princeton University in New Jersey. The bill would expand the tax on university endowments.

Can Donors Fill the Major Budget Holes Universities Face Under Trump?

In their fund-raising appeals, some schools are citing the vast sums in federal funding that they stand to lose. Others appear to be keeping mum to avoid angering the White House.

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

Harvard University saw a surge in donations in the spring after its president pushed back against the Trump administration.

How the Republican Agenda Could Hit Johns Hopkins University

The university is not a direct target of the Trump administration but faces some of the biggest cuts, as Republicans seek to trim government spending.

© KT Kanazawich for The New York Times

Ronald J. Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University, spoke at its commencement ceremony in Baltimore last month.
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