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Weaponization of Student Aid Is the Next Frontier
The Trump administration views accreditation and federal student aid funding as levers to impose ideological control.
Trump’s Justice Department Sues Harvard Over Antisemitism
Why It’s Good News That Student Loans Are Moving From Education to Treasury
Shifting responsibility for student loans to the Treasury Department makes sense for students and taxpayers, while making it easier to shut down the Education Department.
ED Transfers Defaulted Student Loan Collection Responsibilities to Treasury
The Education Department says its latest move to distribute its duties to other federal agencies will include Treasury taking on much more student financial aid oversight in the future.
Are College Republicans OK?
As the Republican Party has moved further right, so have its acolytes on college campuses. But a recent spate of bigoted remarks and gestures from conservative students illuminates infighting over the party’s values, identity and future.
ED Plans to Ease Merger Pathways
As more colleges look for financial lifelines, experts say the current rules are a barrier to mergers and bog down an already cumbersome process.
Group Formed to Recommend Changes to Battered NCES
Historically Black Land-Grant Universities Celebrate USDA Agreement as ‘Big Win’
College leaders hope to secure more funding and opportunities for their students as they ramp up collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.