How could cuts to the Education Department impact HBCUs?
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 13, 2025
Downsizing or shuttering the agency may harm the “long-term sustainability” of some historically Black colleges and universities, one expert said.
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Higher Ed Dive
MAY 13, 2025
Downsizing or shuttering the agency may harm the “long-term sustainability” of some historically Black colleges and universities, one expert said.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 20, 2025
Brian Mueller, the university’s president, said the ruling supports that the large Christian institution was “wrongly accused” of misleading doctoral students.
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Higher Ed Dive
MAY 21, 2025
During a budget hearing, some Republicans indicated support for dismantling the agency, while Democrats panned the proposed cuts.
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
A monthslong investigation found the department failed to properly oversee vendors and communicate with colleges and students.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 19, 2025
The Department of Defense is capping indirect cost reimbursement rates for higher education institutions at 15percent, according to a May14 memo signed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute alleges the department failed to turn over communications en masse as required by law.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 24, 2025
Department of Education's controversial February "Dear Colleague" letter that critics had denounced as an unprecedented attempt to restrict DEI initiatives nationwide. The Department of Education has not issued a public response to the court's decision.
Higher Education Inquirer
OCTOBER 31, 2024
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Part 30 [Docket ID ED–2023–OPE–0123] RIN 1840–AD95 Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations related to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to provide for the waiver of certain student loan debts.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 14, 2025
Department of Education. Foreign nations gave $290million in gifts and donations to American institutions of higher education between last July and this February, according to the latest data from the U.S.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 22, 2025
Department of Education announced this week that its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans beginning Monday, May 5, 2025, ending a pause that has been in effect since March 2020. million borrowers owing more than $1.6 million borrowers owing more than $1.6
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 5, 2025
Department of Energy. The move comes after federal judges blocked similar policies at the National Institutes of Health and the U.S.
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 24, 2025
The plaintiffs allege that the executive branch has exceeded its constitutional authority and violated law after the president’s order to wind the agency down.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 28, 2025
The agency has been threatening education institutions with the loss of federal funding if they allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 2, 2024
A tax data issue affecting about 5% of submitted applications will be corrected starting in early April.
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 27, 2025
The American Federation of Teachers sued the agency this month for blocking access to the congressionally mandated repayment options.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 22, 2025
Higher education advocates praised the ruling, while the agency promised to immediately challenge the preliminary injunction.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 7, 2024
To avoid a repeat of this year's glitches, the agency plans to release the form for testing starting Oct. 1 with a limited number of students and institutions.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Agency officials struck an optimistic tone about the release of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
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.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 26, 2024
The move comes after two top Republicans accused the agency of stonewalling a government watchdog’s probe into the rocky debut of the new form.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 5, 2025
Duffy announced Friday that the Department of Transportation eliminated seven woke university grants, totaling $54million. More federal agencies are cutting funding for colleges and universities. Transportation Secretary Sean P.
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.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The lawmakers want details including who has access to sensitive data and the steps taken to protect that information.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
District Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama appointee, said the student group failed to show it faced “irreparable harm” without emergency relief.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 24, 2024
The head of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators voiced concerns the change will further delay financial aid offers.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 11, 2024
The credit ratings agency flagged several regulations that could fall under threat, including the new gainful employment and Title IX rules.
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.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
The University of California Student Association alleges that the “scale of intrusion into individuals’ privacy is enormous and unprecedented.”
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 12, 2024
In a letter to the agency, Reps. Virginia Foxx and James Comer said they will ensure adherence to the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Cybersecurity is always top of mind for higher education IT administrators, and for good reason. More than 60% of higher education institutions got hit by ransomware attacks in the past year, according to Sophos. At the same time, schools are shorthanded.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The agency said it is investigating San José State University, the University of Pennsylvania and a middle and high school athletics association.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 30, 2024
Young America's Foundation, a conservative activist group, argued that the program’s eligibility requirements violate the Constitution.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 4, 2025
The agency said it is seeking public feedback, including for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and two income-driven repayment plans.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 20, 2025
The agency must also reinstate canceled grants to the members of AACTE and two other educator preparation groups that sued.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 6, 2025
Michelle Lujan Grisham called for the entire board to resign after a state audit found "a concerning lack of compliance" with university spending policies.
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.
Wonkhe
MAY 15, 2025
The Department for Education has opened applications for new ITT accreditation. Megan Stephenson worries lessons havent been learned from the last go-round
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.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 15, 2025
The agency also is moving to bar the former founder and CEO of Zovio, which owned the online university, from leading any institution taking Title IV funds.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 12, 2025
Democratic lawmakers and higher ed groups voiced concerns that the firings would leave the agency without enough people to carry out key functions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Department of Education, teachers, students and union leaders are planning to rally Wednesday against recent actions by Elon Musk's Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they say threaten both educational research and student privacy. at the Department of Education's C Street entrance, weather permitting.
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