Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake and Liam Knox June 12, 2025 Senate Republicans did not cut Pell Grants and replaced a controversial risk-sharing plan proposed by the House. Higher ed advocates are relieved but wary. Both chambers of Congress have now outlined their higher education budget proposals, giving colleges a clearer sense of the scope […]
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ACTA Emily Rounds and Kyle Beltramini June 10, 2025 Accrediting agencies are tasked with providing a level of quality assurance for higher education. With an accreditor’s stamp of approval, colleges unlock access to billions of dollars in Title IV funding—federal loans, grants, and campus-based aid. Unfortunately, accreditors do not consistently deliver on their role and […]
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AEI Robert Manzer June 11, 2025 Key Points American higher education’s politicization demands an urgent response. As the member most responsible for academic quality in the higher education regulatory triad, accreditors should be at the forefront, helping universities confront this problem. Accreditation can most effectively address universities’ politicization by strengthening faculty governance. While many reformers […]
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The Hechinger Report Jon Marcus June 10, 2025 Under ‘pay-it-forward’ programs, graduates’ repayments lift up those behind them HONOLULU — Joshua Alferos was two semesters away from a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering when he ran out of money. Because engineering often takes longer than four years, Alferos had used up his financial aid and […]
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