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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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Education Department walks back $37.7M fine against Grand Canyon University

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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McMahon defends $12B proposed cut to the Education Department

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 21, 2025

During a budget hearing, some Republicans indicated support for dismantling the agency, while Democrats panned the proposed cuts.

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Education Department Releases New Foreign Gifts Data

Inside Higher Ed

MAY 14, 2025

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. Department of Education.

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Federal Court Blocks Education Department's Diversity Directive, Marking Victory for Academic Freedom Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

A federal judge in New Hampshire delivered a significant legal victory Thursday for proponents of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in education by granting a preliminary injunction against the U.S.

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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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ACTION NEEDED: Proposed Rules Student Debt Relief (US Department of Education)

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. DATES: We must receive your comments on or before December 2, 2024. ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at Regulations.gov.

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Education Department faces freedom of information lawsuit over campus protests

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.

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University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX, Education Department charges

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.

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The trouble with the latest accreditation round for initial teacher education

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

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‘A shell of itself’: Federal judge pauses efforts to wind down Education Department

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 22, 2025

Higher education advocates praised the ruling, while the agency promised to immediately challenge the preliminary injunction.

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Department of Education Resumes Federal Student Loan Collections After Four-Year Pause

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. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the announcement.

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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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Defense Department Caps Indirect Research Cost Rates for Universities

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.

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AAUP, AFT sue to block Education Department dismantling

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.

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330,000 FAFSAs must be reprocessed, Education Department says

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 2, 2024

A tax data issue affecting about 5% of submitted applications will be corrected starting in early April.

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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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Education Department reopens IDR student loan plan applications

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.

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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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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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Education Department: 2025-26 FAFSA to fully debut by Dec. 1

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.

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Education Department officially launches 2025-26 FAFSA

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Agency officials struck an optimistic tone about the release of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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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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Education Department civil rights cases eclipse prior year’s record high

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 3, 2024

A report confirming an unprecedented caseload comes as the education secretary and civil rights groups plead for more funding.

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House panel subpoenas Education Department for FAFSA rollout records

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.

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Teachers Rally Against Musk's Education Control

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. In a mounting crisis at the U.S.

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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 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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Judge blocks cuts to Education Department teacher training grants

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.

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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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Democratic leaders demand details on DOGE access to Education Department

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.

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New FAFSA will now be adjusted for inflation, Education Department says

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.

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Republican lawmakers accuse Education Department of ‘stonewalling’ FAFSA probe

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 3, 2024

They cited recent notices from a government watchdog saying the agency hasn’t yet handed over many items related to the investigation.

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Court declines to block DOGE from accessing Education Department data

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.

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Education Department could face ‘stronger and new challenges’ post-Chevron, Moody’s says

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.

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Student group sues Education Department over DOGE access to sensitive data

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.”

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Why do we punish low-income students for entering education?

Wonkhe

MARCH 9, 2025

Tony Moss, Esther Stimpson and Dave Phoenix highlight a deep inequity in the student support system that neither the DWP nor the Department for Education seem minded to fix

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GOP lawmakers raise pressure on Education Department after Chevron decision

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.

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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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Senate education panel postpones vote on polarizing antisemitism definition

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 1, 2025

Department of Education to use a controversial definition that critics say would undermine free speech. The bill would require the U.S.

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Education Department boosts FAFSA outreach efforts to close completion gap

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 6, 2024

The agency announced a $50 million effort to provide more support to students and families in light of the botched rollout of the new form.

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Education Department presses forward with review of accreditation and distance ed rules

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The agency will conduct negotiated rulemaking next year, which brings together representatives of different groups to discuss policy details.

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Rewriting the Script: How HBCUs Are Shifting the Future of Graduate Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

Bonner II Graduate education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is not just evolvingit is erupting with purpose. From the heart of tradition and the fire of resistance, a new wave of graduate programs in higher education administration is emergingbold, equity-centered, and unapologetically Black.

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Education Department sued over race-based criteria for McNair grants

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 30, 2024

Young America's Foundation, a conservative activist group, argued that the program’s eligibility requirements violate the Constitution.

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How could cuts to the Education Department impact HBCUs?

Education Department walks back $37.7M fine against Grand Canyon University

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McMahon defends $12B proposed cut to the Education Department

Education Department Releases New Foreign Gifts Data

Federal Court Blocks Education Department's Diversity Directive, Marking Victory for Academic Freedom Advocates

Scathing GAO reports blame Education Department leaders for FAFSA mess

ACTION NEEDED: Proposed Rules Student Debt Relief (US Department of Education)

Education Department faces freedom of information lawsuit over campus protests

University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX, Education Department charges

The trouble with the latest accreditation round for initial teacher education

‘A shell of itself’: Federal judge pauses efforts to wind down Education Department

Department of Education Resumes Federal Student Loan Collections After Four-Year Pause

Education Department reverses course on batch FAFSA corrections

Defense Department Caps Indirect Research Cost Rates for Universities

AAUP, AFT sue to block Education Department dismantling

330,000 FAFSAs must be reprocessed, Education Department says

Cancellation of Education Department research contracts sparks concerns

Education Department reopens IDR student loan plan applications

Misrepresentations by OPMs could land colleges in trouble, Education Department says

Why doesn’t the Education Department collect racial data on college applicants?

Education Department: 2025-26 FAFSA to fully debut by Dec. 1

Education Department officially launches 2025-26 FAFSA

AFT sues Education Department over anti-DEI guidance

Education Department civil rights cases eclipse prior year’s record high

House panel subpoenas Education Department for FAFSA rollout records

Teachers Rally Against Musk's Education Control

Colleges won’t receive FAFSA applicant info until March, Education Department says

Education Department to ease FAFSA verification requirements this year

Judge blocks cuts to Education Department teacher training grants

Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

Democratic leaders demand details on DOGE access to Education Department

New FAFSA will now be adjusted for inflation, Education Department says

Republican lawmakers accuse Education Department of ‘stonewalling’ FAFSA probe

Court declines to block DOGE from accessing Education Department data

Education Department could face ‘stronger and new challenges’ post-Chevron, Moody’s says

Student group sues Education Department over DOGE access to sensitive data

Why do we punish low-income students for entering education?

GOP lawmakers raise pressure on Education Department after Chevron decision

Education Department unveils timeline for Title IX, loan forgiveness rules

Senate education panel postpones vote on polarizing antisemitism definition

Education Department boosts FAFSA outreach efforts to close completion gap

Education Department presses forward with review of accreditation and distance ed rules

Rewriting the Script: How HBCUs Are Shifting the Future of Graduate Education

Education Department sued over race-based criteria for McNair grants

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