Government

By the end of Thursday, the committee had voted on most of the issues up for regulation, but so far members have only agreed on proposed regulatory language for two of them.

The national initiative will aim to make sweeping changes to higher education over the next decade by improving credential completion and social mobility and reducing student loan debt.

Why is Marian University axing its political science program and cutting its only tenured expert in U.S. government and politics?

Students at multiple law schools are pressuring administrators to sever ties with LexisNexis and Westlaw, which they claim help the Department of Homeland Security target undocumented immigrants.

Congress passed a temporary measure to avoid a government shutdown, but that means higher education spending levels will remain as is until February—at least.

Jim Malatras has repeatedly faced criticism for his work with the Cuomo administration. Old text messages that show him mocking a former Cuomo aide have prompted demands for his ouster.

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Under Secretary James Kvaal focus instead on actions the department is taking to ease borrowers’ loan burden.

More and more states are creating lottery-funded scholarship programs, but they disproportionately hurt the people they’re often intended to help.