Last month, the Trump administration made headlines in the design industry for a controversial move on something other than tariffs and a White House ballroom. The news came from the U.S. Department of Education, which announced several changes to how federal student loans would be awarded. Wrapped up in the finer details was a surprise: Architecture—along with nursing and physical therapy—would no longer be considered a “professional” degree.

The reaction from schools, industry organizations and many working architects was swift and condemnatory. The AIA and ACSA both issued statements opposing the change, and a professor emerita from the Yale School of Architecture told The Architect’s Newspaper : “It certainly is consistent with a person who thinks, as evidenced by Trump’s taste, t

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