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Education Dept. Tells Colleges to Advise Struggling Borrowers

The guidance, released Monday, reminds colleges of their responsibility to ensure borrowers repay loans to the best of their ability.

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Trump Scrutinizes Foreign Gifts, Raising the Stakes for Colleges

Higher ed policy experts say colleges and universities should prepare for increased financial penalties if they fail to properly report foreign donations.

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What Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Mean for Education, Research

Science research funding and programs that help students access college are on the chopping block as Trump aims to cut at least $163 billion.

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House Republicans Advance Plan to Upend Student Loans

Democrats argued that the bill has nothing to do with lowering college costs or wasteful spending and everything to do with funding tax cuts for the wealthy.

Education Dept. Gives Penn 3 Demands After Finding Title IX Violation

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights said Monday that the University of Pennsylvania violated the gender-equity law Title IX...
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House Bill Calls for Risk-Sharing, Sweeping Changes to Student Loan Program

The proposal is part of Republicans’ broader plan to pay for Trump’s tax cuts and other priorities.

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Education Department to Restart Debt Collection on Defaulted Student Loans

About 25 percent of all borrowers have or will default on their student loans in the next few months, and another 35 percent are at least 60 days past due.

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What We’ve Learned So Far From Tracking Student Visa Data

More than 1,500 students from nearly 250 colleges have had their visas revoked, but who they are—and why they’ve been targeted—is still largely unknown.