A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia are challenging a Trump administration rule that limits access to federal student loans for borrowers earning a graduate degree in several popular, healthcare-related fields.
Chiang has been the president of Purdue University, a fellow Big Ten research institution, since January 2023. A first-generation immigrant, Chiang is set to be NU’s first Asian American president.
The education secretary and Democrats on the House education committee tussled over caps on federal student loans, what role the government should play in trying to improve abysmal literacy rates —and whether the U.S. Department of Education should exist at all.
The Federal Student Aid office plans to hire 334 full-time employees by 2027, despite staffing cuts last year and efforts to send the department’s work to other agencies.
