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Illustration showing a group of students sitting down and a few are shaded orange
Illustration showing a group of students sitting down and a few are shaded orange

Colleges in Republicans’ Crosshairs Enroll Only a Sliver of U.S. College Students

June 10, 2024

About one percent of U.S. undergraduates attend the 12 selective, mostly private institutions under Congressional scrutiny. But conservatives cast them as emblematic of higher education writ large.

Speaker Mike Johnson points a finger while standing behind a podium. Virginia Foxx and Elise Stefanik stand next to him.
Speaker Mike Johnson points a finger while standing behind a podium. Virginia Foxx and Elise Stefanik stand next to him.

House Republicans Threaten Colleges’ Federal Funding With New Investigations

June 4, 2024

Six House committees will probe 10 colleges’ responses to antisemitism. Is it a serious effort or a politicized “fishing expedition”?

Miguel Cardona and New York Times reporter Erica Green sit in green chairs. Green is wearing a newsprint dress.
Miguel Cardona and New York Times reporter Erica Green sit in green chairs. Green is wearing a newsprint dress.

Cardona Pledges FAFSA is ‘Going to Get Better’

May 31, 2024

Ahead of his Thursday remarks at the Education Writers Association’s national conference, the Education Secretary announced a “full-scale review” of the agency that oversaw the botched FAFSA launch.

Rear view of two university students walking down campus stairs at sunset
Rear view of two university students walking down campus stairs at sunset

Congress Extends In-State Tuition for Pacific Islanders

May 29, 2024

Some public colleges and higher education groups are worried about the precedent set by the change in federal law, which takes effect July 1.