From President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Education to emergency funding helping one university keep operating, here are the top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
By the numbers
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The years that Linda McMahon, co-chair of the Trump-Vance transition team, served as administrator of the Small Business Association during Trump’s first administration. Trump tapped McMahon, who co-founded World Wrestling Entertainment, as his nominee to lead the Education Department.
$43 million
The emergency funding state lawmakers authorized for Tennessee State University to help the historically Black institution keep operating, according to the state’s comptroller. That amount includes a $11 million advance on the university’s budget.
$35,568
The threshold at which workers qualify for overtime after a federal judge struck down a regulation that had raised the limit. The ruling vacates the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule that increased the threshold to $43,888 — and that would have soon boosted it even further to $58,656.
1.1 million
The number of international students studying in the U.S. in the 2023-24 academic year, according to the annual Open Doors report. That figure represents a 6.6% increase over the prior year and an all-time high for U.S. colleges.
60
How many staff members Drexel University plans to lay off as it attempts to remedy a budget gap. Another 155 employees at the Philadelphia private institution recently opted into a voluntary retirement incentive program.
