Inside Higher Ed Johanna Alonso February 24, 2026 As delinquency and default rates rise across the country, Trump officials want colleges and universities to play a greater role in getting former students to repay their loans. At least 25 percent of borrowers at more than 1,800 colleges and universities are […]
U.S. Department of Education February 23, 2026 The U.S. Department of Education (ED) today announced two new interagency agreements (IAAs) to further break up the federal education bureaucracy, ensure efficient delivery of funded programs and activities, and continue delivering on the President’s promise to return education to the states. By partnering […]
The Conversation Nir Eisikovits and Jacob Burley February 19, 2026 Public debate about artificial intelligence in higher education has largely orbited a familiar worry: cheating. Will students use chatbots to write essays? Can instructors tell? Should universities ban the tech? Embrace it? These concerns are understandable. But focusing so much on […]
Inc. Chris Boyd February 20, 2026 More than $1 trillion—around 10 percent of annual construction spend—is wasted each year because of mistakes that require redoing the work. Construction is the rare industry that, despite massive investments in data-management software, has actually become less efficient in recent decades. And because construction […]
Thompson Coburn Tres Cleveland , Brandt Hill , Lorrie Hargrove , Evan Moltz , Anna S. Knouse , Alexander G. Spanos , Karolyn E. Eilertsen February 18, 2026 Welcome to the February 2026 edition of Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary, your resource for timely legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. Bold text indicates updates to […]
NASFAA Maria Carrasco February 19, 2026 The Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday released updated data on institutions’ nonpayment rates, warning that schools could be at risk of losing access to federal student assistance due to potentially high cohort default rates (CDR). ED first released data on institutions’ nonpayment rates in July last […]
The College Investor Mark Kantrowitz February 11, 2026 Higher net price correlates with higher graduation rates, largely due to student resources and institutional spending power. Colleges serving more Pell Grant recipients have lower graduation rates, reflecting financial fragility rather than student ability. Selectivity predicts completion, because colleges admit students who […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Custer February 12, 2026 Universities are spending more than 50 percent less on advertising than they were 10 years ago. According to data compiled by the Postsecondary Education and Economics Research Center at American University, after peaking at $1.29 billion in 2014, advertising spending by higher education institutions dropped […]
Urban Institute Sandy Baum and Kristin Blagg February 11, 2026 Recently, the US Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking committee reached consensus on a framework for implementing a “do no harm” earnings test for students completing postsecondary programs. This test sets two thresholds for undergraduate programs: If the median earnings of […]
Inside Higher Ed Josh Moody February 11, 2026 A new report from EAB finds colleges are battered by political, social and market forces, resulting in a sector with less autonomy and tighter margins than in past downturns. The higher education sector is increasingly squeezed by economic and political pressures affecting […]