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President Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona

President Biden Plans to Change How Students Pay for College

The restart of student loan repayment looms as the Biden administration readies to roll out a new way to help borrowers at risk of defaulting.

House Republicans Plan to Cut Education Department’s Budget

House Republicans are planning to slash the Education Department’s budget by at least 15 percent, though Democrats on the House...

House Republicans Worry About China’s Influence on Colleges

House Republicans are pledging to hold to account colleges and universities that don’t report foreign gifts and contracts totaling $250,000...
Sonny Perdue, chancellor of the University System of Georgia, shakes hands with a young student in a green T-shirt..

Defense for DEI Initiatives, From a Former Trump Official

Sonny Perdue was Trump’s agriculture secretary before becoming the University System of Georgia chancellor. He has provided a report on diversity, equity and inclusion—and defended it.

Andrew Bailey, a white man wearing a business suit and red tie

Does the Supreme Court Order Apply to Financial Aid?

Missouri attorney general tells all colleges to drop minority scholarships. University of Missouri system complies.

Letter signs spelling out "cancel" are held in front of the Supreme Court building

Biden Proposes New Debt-Relief Plan After Supreme Court Rejects Initial Proposal

The 6-to-3 decision stops the Biden administration from moving forward with plans to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for eligible Americans, but the administration announced new steps to aid borrowers.

Dueling groups of demonstrators face off holding signs that say "stop discriminating on the basis of race" and "we are the people."

Advocates Celebrate End of Race-Conscious Admissions

Students and supporters of affirmative action also descended on the Supreme Court, pledging to continue fighting to make higher education accessible to students from underrepresented backgrounds.

The capitals on top of the pillars on the Supreme Court building's facade.

What the Supreme Court Rejection of Affirmative Action Means

Justices deem admissions programs at both Harvard and UNC Chapel Hill to be unconstitutional. But decision did say applicants can write about their experiences with racism, if colleges follow the rules.