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U.S. Plans to Stop Funding Low-Earning Degrees. Indiana May Just End Them.
Congress’s new earnings test will stop students from receiving federal aid for some programs. A Hoosier State bill goes further, putting those degrees on the chopping block.
State Bills Aim to Limit Scholarships for International Students
Legislators sponsoring the bills in in Idaho and Ohio argue that the majority of taxpayer-funded athletic aid should be set aside for local students.
Rethinking First-Generation Labels
New Common App research shows that broad first- and continuing-generation labels can mask meaningful differences in student success.
UT San Antonio Folds Race and Gender Studies Department
Health Care Groups Form Coalition to Fight Loan Caps
Inside Higher Ed spoke with two key leaders from the American Occupational Therapy Association about how the coalition came to be and what they hope to accomplish as pushback against the new loan limits grows.
Florida Hands Down Sociology Curriculum to State Colleges
The sociology curriculum is likely just the state’s first foray into course development; the Florida Department of Education is already working on a similar framework for American history classes.
UT Board Policy Asks Faculty to Avoid ‘Controversial’ Topics in Class
The system board did not specify what topics are considered controversial or elaborate on how the policy will be enforced. The language echoes similar restrictions at the Texas A&M and Texas Tech systems.
