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Exterior photo of the Education Department building
Exterior photo of the Education Department building
Three photos of various workers in the health-care industry with a different color treatment over each slice.
Three photos of various workers in the health-care industry with a different color treatment over each slice.

Health Care Groups Form Coalition to Fight Loan Caps

February 23, 2026

Inside Higher Ed spoke with two key leaders from the American Occupational Therapy Association about how the coalition came to be and what they hope to accomplish as pushback against the new loan limits grows.

A photo illustration with a strikethrough of the words “diversity, equity and inclusion.”
A photo illustration with a strikethrough of the words “diversity, equity and inclusion.”

31 Colleges Agree to End Partnerships With PhD Project

February 20, 2026

The resolutions show that Trump’s crackdown on race-based programming isn’t over, despite recent court orders blocking the ED’s anti-DEI guidance.

A photo illustration of distressed versions of the official portrait of astronaut Ronald E. McNair from 1985 and an image of McNair playing his saxophone while aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1986.
A photo illustration of distressed versions of the official portrait of astronaut Ronald E. McNair from 1985 and an image of McNair playing his saxophone while aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1986.

Trump Administration Agrees to End Race-Based Criteria for McNair Grant

February 19, 2026

The decision ends a lawsuit from a conservative student group and will open up the doctoral grant program that originally targeted underrepresented students.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus building with flagpole
University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus building with flagpole
Vault empty
Vault empty

Pell Grant Facing $11.5B Shortfall, CBO Says

February 13, 2026

If Congress doesn’t add money to the Federal Student Aid account by Sept. 30, students could face dramatic grant cuts or eligibility restrictions.

A collage of a researcher with canceled paperwork and the campuses of Harvard University and Columbia University.
A collage of a researcher with canceled paperwork and the campuses of Harvard University and Columbia University.
A three-photo combination of Senators Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, and Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, and the Department of Education building.
A three-photo combination of Senators Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, and Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, and the Department of Education building.

How Congress’s Budget Could Hamper Trump ED Agenda

February 12, 2026

Democratic lawmakers pushed for several guardrails in an attempt to restrict how the White House doles out federal funds.