The College Investor Robert Farrington March 17, 2026 Key Points A new federal law creates a “Do No Harm” earnings test: programs whose graduates earn less than comparable high school graduates will lose access to federal student loans starting in the 2028-29 academic year. 93% of cosmetology certificate programs are […]
Inside Higher Ed Joshua Bay March 17, 2026 A new California Competes report finds that more than 100,000 adults with young children say childcare costs prevent them from enrolling in or returning to college. California is aiming to increase the number of residents with bachelor’s degrees to strengthen the regional workforce […]
Education Week Rick Hess March 16, 2026 What the cuts, layoffs, and agency shifts actually mean for schools The Trump administration’s ultimate objective is semi clear. The ambition is unmistakable. Bold measures have yielded real changes. But where things get murkier is how this is going to play out, what […]
JD SUPRA Brittany Schoeneck March 16, 2026 Higher education institutions across the country are facing a new wave of borrower defense to repayment (BDTR) claims. This recent development comes just as the federal government is working to comply with the final terms of a class action settlement involving the backlog of […]
Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake March 17, 2026 Most experts say the primary goal should be finding the funds needed to plug an immediate $17 billion gap. But it remains undecided where those funds would come from or how to resolve the larger $100 billion deficit over the next 10 years. Higher […]
Inside Higher Ed Paula Marantz Cohen March 12, 2026 We must revitalize general education—and, in doing so, we will begin to solve other problems facing the university. Higher education is suffering on many fronts. Even as we decry government interference, most of us in academia agree that reform is needed. […]
Inside Higher Ed David Eubanks March 3, 2026 Accreditors are uniquely positioned to address grade inflation and issues of transcript quality. The meaningfulness of college transcripts has been eroding for decades. While national data on grades is scarce, there is plenty of evidence that A’s are becoming the default grade across much of […]
Higher Ed Dive Laura Spitalniak March 10, 2026 One of the public system’s campuses, San José State University, is facing a loss of federal funding over its transgender student-athlete policies. Dive Brief: The California State University system sued the Trump administration Friday in response to its threats to pull San José State University’s federal […]
Thompson Coburn Scott Z. Goldschmidt and Aaron D. Lacey July 24, 2026 Buried within the more than 800 pages of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBB”) are several significant provisions affecting institutions of higher education and the broader higher education sector. Over the next few weeks, Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education […]
The Hechinger Report Jon Marcus March 11, 2026 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Quinn McDonald planned to spend the typical four years working toward a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Then he heard about a place where he could get the same degree in three. “It was the idea of being able […]