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Unions sue Education Department over ‘professional’ degree rule

Under a new rule, the designation allows students to take out $200,000 in federal student loans versus $100,000 for other graduate programs.

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Unions sue Education Department over ‘professional’ degree rule

Under a new rule, the designation allows students to take out $200,000 in federal student loans versus $100,000 for other graduate programs.

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What do college students think of their institutional leaders?

Students at top-ranked colleges were less likely than others to say campus leaders mostly act in their interests, per a Gallup and Lumina Foundation poll.

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DOJ’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard dismissed

Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general of the agency’s civil rights division, said federal officials are "assessing next steps."

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Education Department: Over 1,900 colleges have overdue data submissions

Institutions have until Jan. 15 to submit two rounds of data required by the Biden-era gainful employment and financial value transparency rules.

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