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Ep. 95: Redefining Mental Health for Today’s College Students
Feeling distress isn’t itself a sign of trouble; inability to manage it is. A panel of experts discusses this and other pressing issues.
Opening Up College-Prep Programs
The decades-old rules don’t make sense, advocates say, and hinder efforts to better serve low-income and first-generation students.
House Debt Plan Would Mean Higher Ed Spending Cuts
The Education Department could have to cut anywhere from 8 to 23 percent out of its budget under the House Republicans’ opening offer on debt ceiling negotiations.
How New FAFSA Will Change What Students Pay
While students over all will gain billions in funds, students with siblings in college likely could lose some financial aid under the new federal formula.
How Gainful Employment Changed Higher Ed
The once-revolutionary idea, abandoned under former president Trump, is coming back. Experts think Biden’s gainful-employment rule will be tougher than previous versions and could lead to more programs failing.
Supreme Court Rejects Borrower-Defense Appeal
Future of Borrower Defense May Look Different
New borrower defense to repayment regulations may bring increased compliance risks to colleges of all types, Jonathan Helwink writes.
Narrowing Its Sights
Education Department again delays controversial guidance on outside contractors and says it won’t affect many organizations that critics feared it might.