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Recent policy changes are challenging the future of work for many master's and doctoral students. Grants have been capped or terminated. International students face visa terminations. These changes, along with the unstable political climate, are destabilizing graduate programs at many universities.

The Education Department has recalled hundreds of Office for Civil Rights employees who were placed on administrative leave following reduction-in-force notices amid ongoing legal challenges. The decision comes as a federal judge blocked the State Department from terminating foreign service officers in a similar situation.

Some universities are seeking opportunities in New York City real estate as they seek to locate themselves in a resilient job market and provide experiential learning opportunities for students. "Partnering, being embedded with industry, and building that relationship is super important," said James Kellerhouse, who will be a vice chancellor at an upcoming Manhattan campus for Vanderbilt University.

Instead of giving your team all the answers they seek, formulate good questions that create a sense of safety so they can generate ideas and come up with creative solutions, writes executive coach Kelly Meerbott, who offers five "turn-key ready" questions you can ask today. "Each of these questions is deceptively simple. But paired with active listening and genuine curiosity, they can completely change the trajectory of a conversation," Meerbott writes.