Education Department unveils stricter college oversight rules
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The regulatory package broadens the circumstances in which financially shaky colleges must offer letters of credit, among other consumer protections.
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Scathing GAO reports blame Education Department leaders for FAFSA mess
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
A monthslong investigation found the department failed to properly oversee vendors and communicate with colleges and students.
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Education Department official renews call for free community college
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 26, 2023
In remarks at a conference for accreditors, Assistant Secretary Nasser Paydar also scolded some colleges for "chasing the rankings."
Why doesn’t the Education Department collect racial data on college applicants?
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
A new report calls for gathering deeper information on other admissions factors, too, like institutions’ legacy preferences and early decision programs.
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Misrepresentations by OPMs could land colleges in trouble, Education Department says
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 16, 2025
Higher education institutions could lose access to financial aid or face penalties if their external service providers mislead students, new guidance says.
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Education Department will use ‘secret shoppers’ to monitor colleges
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 14, 2023
The agency said shoppers will evaluate whether institutions are misrepresenting themselves in areas like completion rates and job placements.
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Education Department reverses course on batch FAFSA corrections
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 31, 2024
The change could increase colleges’ administrative burden and leave some students without financial aid this fall, one industry association said.
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Education Department calls on colleges to stop asking about applicants’ criminal histories
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 1, 2023
The recommendation came in a wide-ranging report about how colleges can better support students who were formerly incarcerated.
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Ed Department changes reporting requirements for online colleges
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 2, 2025
Colleges offering distance education programs will be required to report which students receive federal financial aid starting July 2027.
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Colleges won’t receive FAFSA applicant info until March, Education Department says
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 30, 2024
The delay further truncates the timeline for institutions to make financial aid offers, and experts have worried that holdups may harm students.
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Education Department struggled to examine whether colleges were misrepresenting themselves, watchdog finds
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 13, 2023
Turnover hampered a unit overseeing a ban on colleges lying about programs, costs and student outcomes, the Government Accountability Office said.
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Education Department guidance could harm colleges that rely on OPMs, Moody’s says
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 4, 2023
Analysts said colleges like Arkansas State University that heavily depend on these vendors would face greater administrative burdens and expenses.
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579 colleges consider legacy status, new Education Department data finds
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The agency recently started asking about the contentious practice of giving admissions preference to alumni’s relatives.
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Biden’s proposed $90B Education Department budget features tuition-free community college
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 9, 2023
The president’s fiscal 2024 blueprint, which would also boost the maximum Pell Grant, has virtually no chance of surviving Congress as drafted.
New College of Florida settles disability complaint with Education Department
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The public institution said noncompliant aspects of its web presence stemmed from “years of inattentiveness.”
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Education Department failed to properly report on policy experiments at colleges, agency watchdog says
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The department said by the end of the year it will produce for Congress a comprehensive summary of all the recent trials.
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AFT sues Education Department over anti-DEI guidance
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
The union alleged that the agency's recent guidance barring colleges from considering race in any of their programs and policies is unconstitutional.
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Amid rocky FAFSA rollout, Education Department to deploy staff to help colleges
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The effort aims to smooth the so-far bumpy debut of the new form, which has been hampered by delays and glitches.
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CEHE sues Education Department for $500M, alleging agency forced its colleges to close
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The former college operator says the agency wanted to push its institutions to suddenly shutter so it could impose financial penalties.
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Education Department to ease FAFSA verification requirements this year
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The agency is temporarily rolling back administrative requirements as colleges grapple with an abridged financial aid timeline.
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Education Department plans to ramp up transmission of FAFSA data to colleges
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 14, 2024
The agency also announced fixes to issues that prevented some students from completing the form, though it flagged several new glitches.
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Cancellation of Education Department research contracts sparks concerns
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
The department didn’t provide a list of canceled contracts but said NAEP, the College Scorecard and the College Navigator were not impacted.
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Higher ed groups, researchers ask Education Department to preserve key sample studies
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 22, 2023
The organizations want to keep three large-scale studies that track college students, their outcomes and how they pay for their education.
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Education Department: Common medical conditions have disability protections
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The documents explain colleges and K-12 schools' Section 504 responsibilities for students with asthma, diabetes, food allergies or GERD.
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Education Department finalizes 90/10 rule, college ownership regulations
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The agency also finished work on a policy that will allow incarcerated students to receive federal Pell Grants.
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Education Department releases regulatory plans on income-driven loan repayment, low-value colleges
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 10, 2023
Undergraduate borrowers would pay less of their discretionary income and unpaid interest wouldn't accumulate under proposed rule.
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Education Department pledges ‘strongest-ever’ protections with long-awaited gainful employment draft
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 17, 2023
The agency also introduced regulatory proposals to collect and publish new data from all colleges, like potential earnings.
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Education Department unveils timeline for Title IX, loan forgiveness rules
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The agency’s regulatory agenda also reveals it will pursue rulemaking on the law requiring colleges to report foreign gifts worth $250,000 or more.
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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 4, 2025
Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy A coalition of 104 education organizations has called on Congress to immediately reverse the Department of Education's recent cancellation of several major teacher preparation grant programs, a move that has disrupted educator pipelines across the country and threatens to worsen the national teacher shortage crisis.
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US Department of Education's Failure to Address Food Insecurity Among College Students (Government Accountability Office)
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 12, 2025
Nearly 25% of college students in 2020 reported limited or uncertain access to food. A recent law gave the Department of Education authority to share students' Free Application for Federal Student Aid data with federal and state SNAP agencies to identify and help students who may be eligible for benefits.
Eastern Gateway ends free college program after battle with Education Department
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 8, 2023
The agency argued the community college’s program unlawfully charged students who receive Pell Grants more than those who do not.
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How can the Education Department build a list of low-value college programs?
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Some prominent higher ed groups rejected the proposal altogether, while others suggested metrics they say could make it work.
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Education Department ramping up Title IX enforcement on pregnancy issues
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The agency’s recent rebuke of Troy University signals continued oversight in this area — for which colleges should prepare, experts say.
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Democrats urge Education Department to ‘aggressively’ claw back discharged student loans
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Key lawmakers said seeking money from the University of Phoenix and Ashford University would send a “warning signal” to other colleges.
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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 13, 2025
Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., Sloan Foundation.
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Education Department cuts off Florida for-profit college’s access to federal student aid
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 11, 2023
Florida Career College took in more than $99 million in Title IV funds in its fiscal year ending in 2020.
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Sen. Durbin calls on Education Department to protect students at 2 shuttering for-profits
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 22, 2024
Northwestern College and American Academy of Art College both announced closures in July in the senator’s home state of Illinois.
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Advocates ask Education Department to collect new racial, legacy data in college admissions
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Over 30 groups, politicians and faculty call for new transparency in light of an expected Supreme Court decision that would end race-conscious admissions.
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DeVry asks court to block Education Department from recovering $23M in discharged loans
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 6, 2023
The agency is seeking the money under the borrower defense to repayment regulations, which forgive debts for students who were misled by their colleges.
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The Future of Equitable AI in Higher Education
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
As AI (artificial intelligence) continues to reshape industries, Complete College America (CCA) launched its Council on Equitable AI in 2024, a significant move that addresses systemic inequities in higher education. This initiative highlights AI’s growing role in educational settings and its potential to advance student success.
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Education Department shares plans to make for-profit executives responsible for colleges’ liabilities
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 2, 2023
Officials describe new guidance as protecting taxpayer dollars and heading off risky behavior, but for-profits argue the move will limit student choice.
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Breaking Barriers: The Struggle for Inclusion on Community College Campuses
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2025
While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts.
Education Department is ‘concerned’ about potential OPM failures as groups sound alarm on 2U
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 5, 2024
A spokesperson said the agency was worried about how the collapse of an online program management company would impact college students.
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Education Department questions whether accreditor did enough to review University of Arizona Global Campus
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Staff flagged concerns with the WASC Senior College and University Commission’s review of UAGC’s recruiting and admissions.
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