Trump Administration To Restart Collections on Defaulted Student Loans
"Student and parent borrowers—not taxpayers—must repay their student loans," reads a press release from the Education Department.
"Student and parent borrowers—not taxpayers—must repay their student loans," reads a press release from the Education Department.
To remain independent, institutions of higher education should end their reliance on taxpayer money.
Just a quarter of respondents said they favored deporting students for "expressing pro-Palestine views."
Apparently freezing $2 billion in federal funding wasn't enough.
Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi thought he was going to become an American. Instead, ICE whisked him away into detention.
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An immigration judge's decision reinforces the constitutional argument against the law that the secretary of state is invoking.
"Universities were bending over for federal funds long before Trump," writes Laura Kipnis.
Brown is violating its code of conduct, which guarantees community members’ right to petition the university.
Conservatives are picking up the unconstitutional weapons that intolerant progressives have deployed against them.
Plus: Untenable in Tampa, Cinderella didn't show up for March Madness, TGL, and more.
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The Trump administration keeps arresting legal immigrants with views they don't like.
Plus: Why the selection committee did a good job, sports ticket prices are spiking, and more.
Maybe this is the year your crappy alma mater doesn't choke!
The department laid off over 1,300 employees this week.
The 9th Circuit revived a First Amendment lawsuit by Lars Jensen, who says his community college punished him for complaining about dumbed-down courses.
Just eight colleges had official neutrality policies before the attack. By the end of 2024, it was almost 150.
The department insists its directive will not suppress First Amendment rights.
"Officially, it was a voluntary departure. But I sure felt like I'd been pushed out."
New York Times columnist and linguist John McWhorter discusses the rise and fall of "woke," DEI and affirmative action, and his new book on the history of pronouns.
Kirk Wolff set out to peacefully protest Trump's plan to take over Gaza. Then an administrator and a police officer drove by.
The letter mostly builds on existing civil rights law.
A new working paper from Dartmouth College researchers provides more evidence that ditching the SAT hurts disadvantaged college applicants.
Even if the Trump administration quickly undoes it, it’s a precedent for future administrations.
The Coddling of the American Mind, a new documentary based on the book of the same name, makes the case that destructive ideas in higher education are making people anxious.
Western New Mexico University's Board of Regents approved the severance package for Joseph Shepard after a state audit highlighted $364,000 in "wasteful" and "improper" spending.
164 events or speakers were targeted, mostly over the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Nearly half of the universities in the College Football Playoff are located in states where sports betting is illegal.
While the administration was fighting for debt forgiveness in court, it was also rolling out a broken FAFSA application form.
After a year of glitchy chaos, the Department of Education may have finally gotten its act together.
"It's been very stressful for him," says the student's mother. "He just wants to go to school. He wants to do well. He wants to get an education."
According to a student complaint, the Commission's head directed other students to reject "Zionist" applicants.
Criminal prosecution is an inappropriate response to tragedy.
With only months left in his term, Biden wants to forgive the loans of nearly eight million borrowers experiencing "hardship."
Easily accessible student loans give colleges an incentive to raise tuition.
Rising tuition costs have made three-year degree programs an enticing option for cost-stressed students.
Grade inflation is making test-optional college admissions unworkable.
The financial aid form's rollout was disastrous, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
As Israel-Hamas demonstrations continue in the new school year, the misunderstanding of free speech is fueling disruption and hypocrisy on campuses.
The survey of over 50,000 students also found that 37 percent of students said it was "sometimes" or "always" acceptable to shout down a speaker, up from 31 percent last year.
A coalition of Republican-led states allege that Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has directed loan servicers to start forgiving student debt as soon as this week.
The ruling marks yet another defeat for Biden's loan forgiveness agenda.
Officials ordered schools to review all courses with descriptions or syllabi that contain words such as Israel, Palestine, and Jewish.
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