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Accreditors brace for Trump’s promised higher ed shakeup

Accreditors brace for Trump’s promised higher ed shakeup

Higher Ed Dive Ben Unglesbee and Natalie Schwartz January 31, 2025 At Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s annual conference, sector leaders shared the policy shifts they’re expecting under the new administration. WASHINGTON — On the 2024 campaign trail, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump accused the nation’s faculty of being “obsessed with indoctrinating […]

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U.S. Department of Education to Enforce 2020 Title IX Rule Protecting Women

U.S. Department of Education to Enforce 2020 Title IX Rule Protecting Women

U.S. Department of Education  January 31, 2025 Education Department will return to enforcing Title IX protections on the basis of biological sex in schools and on campuses Today, the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to K-12 schools and institutions of higher education advising educators and administrators […]

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The surprising force behind sturdy enrollment growth in higher ed

The surprising force behind sturdy enrollment growth in higher ed

University Business Alcino Donadel January 30, 2025 For-profit colleges and universities faced considerable scrutiny and a watchful eye from the previous federal administration, but that didn’t stop their consistent rise over the past five years. For-profit institutions’ undergraduate enrollment increased by 21.5% from 2019 to 2024, experiencing positive year-over-year changes for four […]

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Insiders Reflect on the Scramble to Fix the FAFSA

Insiders Reflect on the Scramble to Fix the FAFSA

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox January 30, 2025 Last year’s rollout of the revamped federal aid form was a disaster. The Education Department’s efforts to get it on track could reshape the agency that oversees student aid. After the bungled launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid last […]

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Laken Riley Act Signed Into Law

Laken Riley Act Signed Into Law

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott January 30, 2025 President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday, potentially putting the approval of some U.S. visas into the hands of state attorneys general. The law, named for an Augusta University nursing student who was murdered last year in Athens, Ga., introduces […]

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Carrington College Launches New Online Pharmacy Technology Program

Carrington College Launches New Online Pharmacy Technology Program

PR Newswire Carrington College January 28, 2025 SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Carrington College is proud to announce a new online Pharmacy Technology program, providing students with the opportunity to earn a Certificate of Achievement in a convenient, online format. The program will help prepare graduates for rewarding careers as pharmacy technicians, equipping […]

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5 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2025

5 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2025

Higher Ed Dive Ben Unglesbee and Natalie Schwartz January 29, 2025 The higher education landscape could shift in major ways this year, including through changes brought by court decisions. Several of the Biden administration’s policies are under legal fire, though it’s so far unclear how the Trump administration will handle […]

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Trump team eyes quick rollback of Biden student debt relief

Trump team eyes quick rollback of Biden student debt relief

Politico Michael Stratford November 26, 2024 The move would be the culmination of nearly four years of attacks by GOP lawmakers and attorneys general on Biden’s student debt relief policies. President-elect Donald Trump is poised to pull the plug on President Joe Biden’s yearslong push to cancel student debt for […]

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Debt Relief Review

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Debt Relief Review

Inside Higher Ed  Jessica Blake January 28, 2025 The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to pause its review of former president Joe Biden’s borrower-defense regulations, court filings show. If it took effect, the regulation—which was finalized in October 2022—would forgive the student loans of borrowers who were scammed by […]

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