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Dear Reader,

The new Trump administration has advanced its higher-education agenda with dizzying speed. It’s easy to get lost in the swirl of headlines and social-media reactions.

With our new tracking project, you can read about all the latest developments affecting colleges in one place.

The need for such a resource became apparent within days of President Trump’s inauguration, as the government trained its focus on higher education. Our reporters tirelessly covered the impacts of Trump’s early policy changes on institutional budgets, diversity programs, research grants, doctoral education, international students, and accreditation.

But as federal officials flooded the zone, we knew college administrators and professors were struggling to keep up. With campus finances in turmoil and student safety in question, the stakes were high.

Our data and interactives team partnered with reporters and editors to design a repository documenting the executive orders, agency actions, lawsuits, and court rulings that have implications for colleges.

See the Latest

Here’s what you’ll find when you explore this new tool, which we’re updating twice a week:

	•	We’re tracking updates in four key areas: civil rights, immigration, policy, and research.

	•	We’re grouping actions into timelines so it’s easy to follow what happens with each Trump policy, including in court.

	•	We’re making updates brief to save you time, with links to sources for further reading.

Have feedback on the tracker? See news we missed? Reach out to newseditor@chronicle.com.

Here are some additional resources to help you make sense of the Trump administration’s plans for the sector.

Timely insights: My colleague Rick Seltzer, author of our Daily Briefing newsletter, tells Chronicle subscribers what they need to know to start their day. Become a subscriber to get the Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.

Free webinars: In our ongoing virtual-event series, Rick and I unpack the latest policy changes from the Trump administration and the ripple effects across college campuses — and answer your questions. RSVP for upcoming sessions on April 24 and May 8.

Rapid response: Our Breaking News emails alert you about the biggest higher-ed stories as they happen. My colleagues Stephanie M. Lee and Megan Zahneis are publishing exclusive stories on disrupted research grants and fellowships. Dan Bauman is putting funding cuts in context with incisive data analysis.

Deeper dives: Karin Fischer analyzes the latest changes affecting international students and scholars in her free weekly newsletter, Latitudes.

We also want to hear from you. What are you seeing, hearing, and experiencing so far? Tell us about how the Trump administration is affecting you and your campus.

Your stories are essential in shaping our coverage of these turbulent times for higher education.

Sincerely,

Sarah Brown
Senior Editor