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U.S. Department of Education Issues Denial of Access Letter to Harvard University for Its Continued Failure to Provide Admissions Data

U.S. Department of Education  September 19, 2025 Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Denial of Access letter to Harvard University (Harvard), following Harvard’s continued refusal to provide documents and information as part of an OCR compliance review to determine if Harvard is illegally considering race in its undergraduate […]

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Government Shutdown Looms as Senate and House Work to Strike Short-Term Funding Plan

NASFAA Maria Carrasco September 22, 2025 While the House passed a short-term spending plan that would temporarily fund the government through November, the Senate ultimately rejected this proposal, creating uncertainty as Congress works to strike a deal to avoid a government shutdown by the end of the month. The House, earlier on Friday morning, passed legislation […]

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The Ed Department Hasn’t Even Begun to Fight

Inside Higher Ed Jonathan Helwink September 22, 2025 Thanks in part to Biden-era regulatory changes, the Trump administration has a powerful set of tools it could use to threaten institutional eligibility for federal student loans, Jonathan Helwink writes. Despite high-profile federal actions against universities like Columbia University; the University of California, Los Angeles; and others […]

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More California high school seniors applied for college financial aid this year than last

Cal Matters Mikhail Zinshteyn September 15, 2025 In summary About 340,000 California students completed a financial aid application, up about 11% over last year. Nearly three-quarters of California public high school seniors applied for federal financial aid this year, soaring past last year’s figures by 11% and giving further indication that California’s efforts to get […]

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