As seismic change continues to rock higher education, here are a few threads college leaders should begin preparing for.

Lawmakers are pressing the Education Department to include nursing in programs eligible for higher federal loan caps. They warn the current proposal would make advanced nursing degrees harder to afford.

Companies like Chipotle and McDonald’s offer tuition benefits through a federal program providing $5,250 in tax-free education assistance. New changes will adjust the cap for inflation and make tax-free loan repayment permanent.

New gainful employment and financial value transparency rules pull back the curtain on college programs that promised life-changing opportunities