The American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the PA Education Association and other groups said the loan limits would dangerously shrink their industries.

A summer and fall teach-out should ensure remaining Hampshire College students will be able to either complete or make progress on their degrees before the campus closes.

Many musicians, filmmakers and artists earn less than the Education Department's proposed guidelines for alumni, imperiling federal aid for students in those programs.

Post-secondary education is an investment that should leave students financially better off. However, reducing a college education to early-career earnings data is economically misguided.