Government

Catherine Lhamon fielded questions about her views on Title IX regulations and her past use of informal guidance, as she hopes to once again be confirmed as assistant secretary for civil rights at the Department of Education.

Higher education organizations were generally pleased with the House Appropriations Committee’s draft spending bill, but several believe more could still be done.

The federal government will have to step up to help community colleges offer comprehensive student support programs, experts say -- and the Community College Student Success Act provides a way for Congress to do so.

A community college system leader and a higher education policy expert discuss the pros and cons of expanding the main federal financial aid program to include eight-week vocational programs.

The current benefits available for higher education aren’t helping the students who need them most, experts told members of the House’s tax-writing committee.

Arizona executive order barring public colleges from mandating COVID-19 vaccines, testing and mask wearing is expected to be codified into law.

As college students across the country face food and housing insecurity, Democrats in Congress are hoping to pass legislation that can help.

The value of the Pell Grant hasn’t kept up with the cost of college, making a substantial increase in the maximum award amount worthy of support from both sides of the aisle.