Education department to look into scholarships for students from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

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The Trump administration’s Department of Education announced on Wednesday that it has opened national-origin discrimination investigations into five US universities over what it described as “alleged exclusionary scholarships referencing foreign-born students”.

According to the announcement, the department’s office for civil rights has opened investigations into the University of Louisville, the University of Nebraska Omaha, the University of Miami, the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University.

David Richardson’s comments follow claims of federal agency’s ‘incompetence’ and inaction during fatal floods

David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), on Wednesday defended his agency’s handling of recent deadly floods in Texas, claiming the response was a “model” for “how disasters should be handled”.

The comment came as Richardson faced accusations that the response to the floods was botched, characterized by ignorance and carelessness.

David Richardson’s comments follow claims of federal agency’s ‘incompetence’ and inaction during fatal floods

David Richardson, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), on Wednesday defended his agency’s handling of recent deadly floods in Texas, claiming the response was a “model” for “how disasters should be handled”.

The comment came as Richardson faced accusations that the response to the floods was botched, characterized by ignorance and carelessness.

Chancellor under pressure to recruit new experts as John Van Reenen and Anna Valero return to academia

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In the run-up to her crunch autumn budget, Rachel Reeves will seek to recruit a heavyweight economic adviser after the role of John Van Reenen is reduced.

Van Reenen, a well-respected professor from the London School of Economics (LSE) and an expert in productivity, has been chief economic adviser to the chancellor since Labour came to power.