Government

A new bill exempts presidential searches at Florida’s public institutions from open records law, keeping candidates’ names confidential until the end. Faculty unions oppose such measures.

California’s Supreme Court will not consider an appeal from UC Berkeley, meaning an enrollment cap ordered by a lower court remains in place. The university continues to look for ways around it.

The programs are loans, the department says. And the companies that offer them—and colleges—have obligations.

Four conservative Supreme Court justices criticize a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that said a college wasn’t exempt.

If the Department of Education decides to grant the maintenance-of-effort waivers, they could have an impact on higher education funding in those states in future years.

Instead, urban universities should reckon with long-standing failures to prioritize the well-being of their communities and make meaningful, unconditional investments, Charles H. F. Davis III writes.

Survey documents impact of earlier FAFSA thanks to two changes in federal rules for applying for financial aid. Other FAFSA news isn’t as good.

The bill under review also contains a clause allowing institutions to sue their accreditors if they are “negatively impacted by retaliatory action.” That could scare off potential accrediting agencies.