Government

Programs that funnel aid exclusively to publicly funded colleges and universities limit students' choices and deter them from private colleges, which may be the best option for some of them, Claude Pressnell Jr. writes.

The student debt relief plans from Democratic presidential contenders Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg offer targeted loan forgiveness, drawing contrast with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

A change to in-state tuition requirements at the University of Michigan will likely benefit some of the institution's most vulnerable student populations.

Countries that provide more public funding for higher education tend to have fewer graduates over all, a new study asserts.

Resolving differences over sexual assault procedures, including requirements for live hearings, emerges as one of the biggest challenges for negotiating a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

The state authorization fiasco in California is the sort of unintended consequence that can occur when policy makers impose rules only on one sector of higher education, writes Steve Gunderson.

University of Alaska board's debate over how to respond to $136 million cut in state funds reveals rift among the university's senior leaders. Regents ultimately back move toward "one university."

Josh Hawley, a freshman senator from Missouri and rising GOP star, has targeted the "higher ed monopoly" in new legislative proposals. But some observers don't see much impact beyond rhetoric.