Inside Higher Ed Ashley Mowreader May 22, 2025 Enrollments have grown for graduate schools, certificate programs and community colleges, but undergraduate numbers still remain behind pre-pandemic levels. Undergraduate enrollment remains slightly below 2020 levels, but college enrollment as a whole is making a steady recovery, driven in part by growth in certificate programs and at […]
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Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz May 21, 2025 During a budget hearing, some Republicans indicated support for dismantling the agency, while Democrats panned the proposed cuts. During a hearing Wednesday, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Trump administration’s proposal to heavily cut funding for the U.S. Department of Education during the 2026 fiscal year, arguing the reductions […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Josh Moody May 22, 2025 The Western Association of Schools and Colleges’ Senior College and University Commission has launched a review into its diversity, equity and inclusion standards, the accreditor announced Tuesday. WSCUC noted that its review is meant “to ensure that we remain in compliance with federal law” following President Donald […]
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Thompson Coburn LLP Aaron D. Lacey and Lorrie Hargrove May 21, 2025 In what many will deem a surprising turn of events (to say the least), the Trump Administration’s U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) revealed late last week that it intends to defend the Biden Administration’s Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment Rule (“GE Rule”), notwithstanding the […]
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