Holland & Knight Nancy Anderson, Paul G. Lannon, Nathan A. Adams IV, Maddie Fenton January 23, 2025 Highlights As the Biden Administration closed out its tenure, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced several policy initiatives and enforcement actions on ED’s regulations surrounding misrepresentation by institutions of higher education that […]
Duane Morris January 23, 2025 Supreme Court Review of 2022 BDR Final Rule On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Department of Education’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Career Colleges and Schools of Texas […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz January 23, 2025 The final data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center comes a week after the group retracted preliminary findings showing a decline. Dive Brief: Enrollment of first-year students grew 5.5% in fall 2024 compared to the year before, representing an increase of about 130,000 students, according […]
U.S. Department of Education January 23, 2025 Team of senior-level political appointees named who will support implementation of President Trump’s vision to empower parents in their children’s education and restore focus on teaching the knowledge and skills students need to succeed. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education today announced […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott January 23, 2025 The acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday rescinded guidance that prevented immigration arrests at schools, churches and colleges. Since 1993, federal policy has barred immigration enforcement actions near or at these so-called sensitive areas. The decision to end the policy comes […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake January 23, 2025 The executive order doesn’t have an immediate impact on DEI programs at colleges and universities, but experts worry about a chilling effect. One of President Donald Trump’s latest executive orders aims to end “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion policies and could upend […]
The White House January 20, 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. Across the country, ideologues who deny the biological […]
The White House January 20, 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order all executive departments and agencies to take the following steps: (1) Do not propose or issue any rule in any manner, […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake January 22, 2025 On day two of the new Trump administration, the president has only publicly announced an acting education secretary. Who else is running the agency on an interim basis is not yet clear. President Donald Trump tapped a veteran bureaucrat to lead the […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake January 20, 2025 Trump has promised to crack down on DEI programs, fire accreditors and abolish the Education Department. President Donald Trump’s inauguration today kicks off what is likely to be a disruptive four years for higher education. He enters office at a time when […]