Academe Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

BY JENNIFER RUTH Yesterday, the Department of Education announced investigations into Columbia University, Northwestern University, Portland State University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, explaining that widespread antisemitic harassment has been reported at these five institutions.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 11, 2025

Department of Education (Department) issues this interpretation to revise and clarify its position on the classification of certain Department programs providing "Federal public benefits," as defined in Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MAY 27, 2025

The Higher Education Inquirer has received information today from the US Department of Education about Borrower Defense to Repayment claims. Here are the results from ED FOIA 25-02047-F.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Department of Education to push the reporting due date from next month to July 2025. The bipartisan group of lawmakers asked the U.S.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MARCH 5, 2025

The US Department of Government Efficiency regularly posts cuts to all US federal agencies , including the US Department of Education, which it is working on to dismantle. The average employee is 49 years of age and has worked for the Department for 13 years. The total cost of employee wages is $596M per year.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Department of Education. House Republicans touted school choice and alternative career pathways as Democrats vowed to protect the U.S.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 27, 2024

Department of Education marks yet another delay in the fraught rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The notice from the U.S.

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Higher Ed Dive

MAY 1, 2025

Department of Education to use a controversial definition that critics say would undermine free speech. The bill would require the U.S.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JUNE 11, 2025

Documents from Education Department Matching Documents Education Department Notices Applications for New Awards: Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Partnership Grants); Correction FR Document: 2025-10649 Citation: 90 FR 24601 PDF Pages 24601-24603 (3 pages) Permalink Abstract: On November 20, 2024, the Department of Education (..)

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Department of Education said it wouldn’t transmit Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges until March. The moves come after the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 11, 2025

George Mason University in Virginia is under investigation for alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Department of Education announced Thursday.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

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Higher Ed Dive

MAY 17, 2024

Department of Education. The beleaguered Ohio institution faced financial challenges in recent years, spurred by a legal battle with the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 18, 2025

As colleges across the country cut staff, implement hiring freezes and slash budgets, fewer people could see higher education as a long-term career path, according to Kevin McClure, a professor of higher education and chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

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Higher Ed Dive

MAY 2, 2024

A flurry of lawsuits this week claim the Department of Education overstepped its authority when it finalized a Title IX rule including LGTBQ+ protections.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 3, 2024

Department of Education's controversial regulation, which is now blocked from taking effect in 14 states. The ruling marks another hit for the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Department of Education, teachers, students and union leaders are planning to rally Wednesday against recent actions by Elon Musk's Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they say threaten both educational research and student privacy. In a mounting crisis at the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Palmer, chair and professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the university. Department of Education. This includes the highest number of doctorates awarded to Black students at any college or university in America. Howard reaching R1 status is phenomenal.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 29, 2024

Department of Education's authority and unfairly robs states of income tax, the plaintiffs said. The plan oversteps the U.S.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

Accountability measures require a strong Department of Education. By Robert Gordon and Jordan Matsudaira Accountability measures require a strong Department of Education.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JUNE 4, 2025

Department of Education Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its 89th Semiannual Report to Congress, covering activities from April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024. Conclusion The 89th Semiannual Report to Congress by the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 9, 2025

The Department of Education is requiring colleges and universities to implement stricter identity-verification measures for some first-time applicants for federal student aid, according to a Friday announcement.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The American Council on Education called on the U.S. Department of Education to work with Congress to review the entire system.

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Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Department of Education applied the wrong legal test when denying the institution’s request to be considered a nonprofit, an appeals court ruled.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy A coalition of 104 education organizations has called on Congress to immediately reverse the Department of Education's recent cancellation of several major teacher preparation grant programs, a move that has disrupted educator pipelines across the country and threatens to worsen the national teacher shortage crisis.

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Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 26, 2024

Department of Education moved to strip its access to federal financial aid. The for-profit institution is shuttering after the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2025

With more than three decades of experience in education, Pruitt brings extensive leadership credentials to the position. He previously served as commissioner of education for the Kentucky Department of Education and as chief of staff and associate state superintendent for the Georgia Department of Education. "I

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 25, 2025

The Department of Education plans to launch this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid on Oct. 1, the agency announced Monday.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The latest report regarding Borrower Defense to Repayment settlements has been published. National Student Loan Data System records indicate that discharges have been fully processed for at least 195,5908 Class Members eligible for relief. Refunds have been fully processed for at least 194,782 Class Members eligible for relief.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Department of Education of not imposing “real consequences.” The 43-page report accused some colleges of failing to prevent antisemitism and the U.S.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Issues related to last year’s FAFSA have significantly affected private colleges and universities’ incoming class enrollment, revenue and relationship with the Department of Education, according to a fall survey from the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

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Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 14, 2024

Department of Education, one of many the agency is facing. The injunction came as part of a Louisiana-led lawsuit against the U.S.

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 4, 2025

To submit a public response, go to [link] AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20202. Department of Education located at 400 Maryland Ave. to 12:00 p.m.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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Higher Ed Dive

MAY 9, 2024

Department of Education is seeking a 16% funding increase to allow the Office for Civil Rights to add staff and more quickly resolve complaints.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 10, 2024

Department of Education as issues continue to plague the new form’s debut. One financial aid expert said trust is eroding in data from the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Almost 12 years ago, I was a college administrator who filed both Title IX and Clery Act complaints with the Department of Education against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the university that was both my employer and my beloved alma mater.

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