Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake August 11, 2025 President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape higher education and the federal government have spurred a flurry of lawsuits as higher education associations, students, legal advocacy organizations and colleges push back and seek relief through the courts. The lawsuits started almost immediately after Trump’s first day, and almost […]
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Community College Daily August 11, 2025 The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has launched a new return-on-investment (ROI) metric and dashboards to help students, policymakers and institutional leaders explore trends in student outcomes among the commission’s institutional members, which are primarily California community colleges. The Student Achievement Dashboards pull from three data sources: institutionally reported annual data, federally […]
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U.S. Department of Education August 4, 2025 Late on Friday, I was greatly honored that the U.S. Senate confirmed me as 15th Under Secretary of Education. As a first-generation college student who received a Pell Grant from this very Department, it is now my privilege to lead this talented team in ensuring that each rung […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Jessica Blake August 5, 2025 Kent said Monday he will “restore the greatness of American higher education.” Some experts question how he’ll do that. Nicholas Kent, a career higher education policy expert and now the Department of Education’s under secretary, has made his priorities for American colleges and universities clear—controlling student debt, […]
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