From spearheading admissions protocols at Lafayette to producing documentaries, Nicole Hurd is working across sectors to win back the higher education narrative.
The Education Department plans to reopen applications for income-driven student loan repayment programs as soon as Wednesday, allowing borrowers to once again cap monthly payments based on their income.
From "creative destruction" to "political theater," education leaders have expressed various viewpoints about the possible dissolution of the Department of Education.
Current and former staffers, financial aid officers and previous education secretaries are doubtful the office that helps students pay for college won't be disrupted by mass layoffs and resignations.
Dartmouth College has selected Matt Raymer, the former chief counsel at the Republican National Committee, to serve as the college’s top lawyer and senior vice president.
ICE detained Columbia alum Mahmoud Khalil, a legal resident, for leading pro-Palestinian protests. Free speech advocates call it a test of the First Amendment, while the Trump administration defends his deportation.
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 15th at 2 p.m. ET
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In this 30-minute Ed Talk, we will unpack the changing regulations that impact student financial services and current data about how institutions are now managing past-due student receivables, while remaining compassionate to ensure students feel supported.
Institutions will need to seek more partners in the private philanthropic space to help support student financial aid. Income-based loans are one way to maximize contributions, according to these nonprofit leaders.
Food and housing insecurity, among other issues, are imperiling students' chances of earning a credential following the expiration of pandemic-era emergency funding, according to The Hope Center.
The $1.64 trillion financial portfolio is managed separately from the department’s policy apparatus. But President Trump acknowledged that the massive loan balance was a complicating factor in his effort to shutter the agency.
