Policy and Legal Affairs

Four higher ed groups have sued over a new Immigrations and Customs Enforcement interpretation that could sharply limit international students' access to work-based learning.

Even schools that follow costly compliance measures may see a downturn in donations under a proposed regulation by the IRS and Treasury.

Sweeping changes to how colleges select accreditors and access financial aid aim to cement the Trump administration's higher ed agenda.

Education Department officials call the move "premature" and an effort to "sabotage" the agency's mission to eliminate bureaucratic barriers.

Without disparate impact provisions, a school that disciplines higher rates of minority students will face less federal scrutiny.

International students have four years to complete their studies or face federal immigration authorities.