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Applying for College in the Trump Era

In this series, reporters in the Northwest News Network clarify misconceptions about the college admissions process and investigate the repercussions of recent executive orders and federal funding cuts on underrepresented students in the Pacific Northwest.

College program for migrant students loses federal funding

Ann Dornfeld, KUOW

A federal program that helps young people from migrant families attend college abruptly halted this year after the Trump administration eliminated funding for migrant education.
College admissions: How the game is shifting

Tiffany Camhi, OPB

The Trump administration is making unprecedented demands of colleges in the Northwest and across the country.