IEFA

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is the pinnacle of business qualifications for students dreaming of becoming captains of industry. its no wonder international students want to attend American business schools in record numbers. still sets the gold standard for business administration qualifications.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

Department of Education announced Wednesday a massive student loan discharge affecting 261,000 borrowers who attended Ashford University, following evidence of widespread deceptive practices at the online institution. The discharge covers loans taken out between March 1, 2009, and April 30, 2020.

Administration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2025

Department of Education, President Trump has, more recently, spoken about his desireto transfer the $1.6 trillionfederal student loan portfoliofrom the U.S. Department ofEducation to the Small Business Administration (SBA)an agency that, on same day, announced it would be cutting its staff bynearly half.

Student loans

Timely MD

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Higher education traditionally focuses on academic excellence, career preparation, and personal growth. For students navigating newfound independence, financial understanding can mean the difference between thriving in college and struggling to stay afloat. Yet, one critical skill is often overlookedfinancial literacy.

Literacy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2025

Rowena Tomaneng At a time when the Trump administration is dismantling the Education Department, the overwhelming majority of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults believe earning a college degree is integral to quality of life, a new national survey shows. adults a year ago, according to the survey.

Higher education

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JANUARY 7, 2025

Department of Educations efforts to reduce student loan burdens through the new SAVE repayment plan. But the lawsuits have already resulted in a series of changing court orders temporarily barring the Department of Education from offering key SAVE plan benefits.

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2025

Smith announced during the 2019 commencement ceremony for Morehouse that he would pay off the student loans for the graduating class. Some students and faculty criticized the decision because of Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. One of the most notable is when billionaire tech entrepreneur Robert F.

Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2025

ATLANTA — The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) launched its premier UNITE 2025 conference in this week, drawing over 1,300 attendees from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide for a transformative four-day gathering focused on advancing institutional excellence and student success.

Literacy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

Department of Education (ED) during a second Trump presidency was the focus of a webinar Tuesday evening hosted Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy by the Iota Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. The threat to shut down ED isnt new, said Dr. James Earl Davis, a professor and endowed chair of education at Temple University.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2025

Department of Education, escalating tensions over what the union describes as an illegal and abrupt shutdown of student loan relief programs that has left millions of borrowers facing higher payments amid economic uncertainty. The union is represented by the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) and Berger Montague PC.

Student loans

COE

MAY 2, 2025

Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trumps Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs May 2, 2025 by Terrance L. This proposal is a direct attack on students who dare to dream of college in the face of adversity, said Kimberly Jones , President of the Council for Opportunity in Education. WASHINGTON, D.C.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Department of Education announced Monday that more than 5 million Americans have been approved for student loan forgiveness under the Biden-Harris Administration, with total debt relief reaching $183.6 billion in borrower defense relief for nearly 85,000 students who were misled by their institutions.

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 11, 2025

With the nation’s student loan debt exceeding $1.7 Rather than presenting dry statistics, he weaves together personal narratives that illuminate the real-world consequences of educational debt. The book’s exploration of the connection between student debt and reparations adds crucial context to contemporary policy debates.

Higher education

College Aid Services

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The White House has confirmed that an estimated 55,000 more borrowers will receive debt relief as part of the administration’s commitment to reforming the student loan system. Billion in Student Loan Forgiveness The post 55,000 Public Service Workers to Receive $4.28 For more information, click here.

Student loans

COE

JULY 31, 2025

Today, by a vote of 26-3, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (“LHHS”) Appropriations bill. The legislation also provides level-funding for several other higher education programs, including GEAR UP (funded at $330 million), Federal Work-Study (funded at $1.2

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2025

Department of Education has restored online access to income-driven repayment (IDR) plan applications and loan consolidation forms following a temporary suspension, officials announced Wednesday. During the temporary online outage, paper loan consolidation applications remained available to borrowers.

Application

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As the year winds down, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and administration are left to wonder what comes next in higher education. These attacks on DEI have impacted higher education quite disastrously, Harper told Diverse. Trump has brought a sense of uncertainty as 2024 draws to a close.

Mental health

COE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Department of Education (ED) TRIO and GEAR UP staff, will be on furlough. Department of Education staff will be furloughed during a government shutdown. Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Diversity and Education at COE Annual Conference Blog U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

higher education sector from stable to negative, citing recent and potential federal policy changes that have created a more difficult operating environment for colleges and universities nationwide. Department of Education, uncertainty over federal student aid, and possible expanded taxes on endowments.

Higher education

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

APRIL 24, 2025

This week, the Department of Education announced that it plans to begin forced collection on federal student loans that are in default as soon as May 5, 2025. million people have federal student loans in default, and another 4 million are at risk of defaulting later this year. As of now, 5.3

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2025

Supreme Court has ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to restructure the Department of Education, allowing the administration to proceed with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. However, advocacy groups and education leaders are not backing down.

Title IV

College Planners of America

JUNE 13, 2025

Title III of the legislation contains the Committee on Education and Workforce’s proposed changes to the Department of Education’s (ED) student aid programs, including Pell Grants, student loans, and the aid eligibility formula. The bill establishes new annual and aggregate loan limits for borrowers.

Financial aid

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JANUARY 27, 2025

Department of Education announced that federal student loan borrowers can now, for the first time, see how many months of progress they have toward having any remaining balance on their loans cancelled through the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans. borrowers had their loans cancelled through IDR plans.

Student loans

COE

JUNE 3, 2025

The Trump Administrations claim that access is no longer an obstacle for low-income students is flatly contradicted by data and by the lived experience of more than 6 million TRIO alumni. of college-ready participants enrolled in higher education, and 71% applied. WASHINGTON, D.C. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

In a significant policy shift affecting higher education in Virginia, the state's 23 community colleges must now ensure all programs and practices comply with new federal regulations that effectively terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across these institutions.

Community college

College Aid Services

JANUARY 14, 2025

billion in debt relief for 146,000 borrowers, continuing its efforts to reform the student loan system. This latest round forgives $465 million for borrowers enrolled in the the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF), $1.15 The federal government announced an additional $3.82

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2025

Senate confirmed Nicholas Kent as the 15th Under Secretary of Education, positioning him to lead implementation of the Trump administration's higher education reform agenda alongside Education Secretary Linda McMahon. Kent's appointment signals a shift toward prioritizing vocational training and career-focused education.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Derrick Johnson, President of NAACP A coalition of education advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration's actions to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, calling the moves unconstitutional and harmful to millions of students nationwide. On March 20, President Donald J.

Administration

COE

JULY 8, 2025

Hamm The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 “skinny” budget proposes eliminating all $1.2 billion in federal TRIO funding—citing concerns over performance measures and accountability—even as TRIO programs currently serve roughly 870,000 low-income, first-generation, and disabled students nationwide (about 17,500 in Colorado).

First generation

College Aid Services

JANUARY 17, 2025

In one of its final executive orders, the White House has authorized over $600 million in student loan forgiveness for 4,550 borrowers enrolled in the Income-Base Repayment (IBR) and another 4,100 through individual borrower defense approvals. With this latest announcement, the administration has forgiven a total of $188.8

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Department of Education has placed dozens of employees on paid administrative leave following President Donald J. The affected employees span various roles across the department, including civil rights attorneys, program manager analysts, loan regulators, and staff working on special education accommodations.

Education

COE

JANUARY 28, 2025

Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Diversity and Education at COE Annual Conference Blog U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Diversity and Education at COE Annual Conference by Terrance L. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Hamm Click to view the page: U.S.

Administration

COE

JANUARY 17, 2025

Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Diversity and Education at COE Annual Conference Blog U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Diversity and Education at COE Annual Conference by Terrance L. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Hamm Click to view the page: U.S.

Student loans

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

MARCH 20, 2025

Department of Educations efforts to reduce student loan burdens through the new SAVE repayment plan. But the lawsuits have already resulted in a series of changing court orders temporarily barring the Department of Education from offering key SAVE plan benefits. The case now returns to the district court to continue.

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2025

Department of Education announced it will no longer allow federal funds to support career, technical, and adult education programs for undocumented students, rescinding a nearly three-decade-old policy that permitted such access. This move is part of a broader, deeply disturbing trend," Mays said.

Adult education

HEAG

JULY 17, 2025

The recent passage of the Trump administration’s budget reconciliation bill has reshaped the federal student loan system in sweeping ways. The post Navigating Private Student Loans in a New Federal Landscape: What Financial Aid Administrators Need to Know appeared first on The Higher Education Assistance Group, Inc.

Financial aid administration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2025

Department of Education, dealing a significant blow to the administration's efforts to eliminate the federal agency. When Trump took office in January, the Education Department employed 4,133 workers. District Court Judge Myong J.

Education