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President Trump Addresses HBCU Leaders

by Sara Weissman | September 10, 2019 President Donald Trump addressed a packed auditorium at the end of the second day of the 2019 H Read more

HBCU Conference Focuses on Building Federal and Local Ties

by Sara Weissman | September 9, 2019
The first day of the 2019 HBCU Conference focused on building federal and local strategic allia [...] Read more

New Department of Education Rule Impacts Defrauded Students

by Sara Weissman | September 3, 2019
The U.S. Department of Education has released its new Borrower Defense to Repayment rule, desig [...] Read more

Vandalism Spurs Investigation at the Department of Education

by Sara Weissman | August 26, 2019
An investigation is underway at the Department of Education after an employee’s office was va [...] Read more

Some Disabled Vets to Get Automatic Student Loan Debt Forgiveness

| August 21, 2019
President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday signed a presidential memorandum intended to streamline [...] Read more

Scholars Critique White House Higher Ed Policies, 2020 Candidates’ Proposals

| July 15, 2019
Considering unease on many campuses regarding the Trump administration’s higher education pol [...] Read more

AFT Chief Sues DeVos Over Debt-Forgiveness Program

| July 12, 2019
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has been sued by the American Federation of Teachers fo [...] Read more

Senate Confirms Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education

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The U.S. Senate has confirmed Bob King to serve as the Department’s Assistant Secretary f [...] Read more

Meeting of HBCU Groups Explores Opportunities

| June 13, 2019
Opportunity zones and STEM opportunities were among key topics discussed Thursday at a meeting [...] Read more

Inmate Education Success Stories Shared at Department Convening

| April 22, 2019
The U.S. Department of Education, which under the Trump administration has advocated transferr [...] Read more

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to No Longer Use Race as Factor in Medical School Admissions

by Monica Levitan | April 9, 2019
Officials from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center have announced the center will [...] Read more

An Open Letter: America’s Real Education Scandal

by Ronald Mason, Jr. | April 2, 2019
Dear Secretary DeVos: I was encouraged to see that in response to the current college scandal y [...] Read more

New York Governor Proposes Tighter Regulations for NY’s For-Profit Colleges

by Lois Elfman | January 16, 2019
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2019-20 budget proposal released this week, includes new reg [...] Read more

Organizations: Better Guidance Needed on School Closures

by Monica Levitan | January 9, 2019
Earlier this week, 35 organizations that provide support for students, families, veterans, taxp [...] Read more

2018 Higher Education Highlights

by Walter Hudson | December 20, 2018
Like the year before, 2018 has proven to be an important year for issues relating to diversity, [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice