Higher Education Trends: Key Insights & Analysis
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Appeals court rejects Education Department’s bid to delay borrower defense decisions
The ruling is the latest in the long-running Sweet v. McMahon settlement, which promises timely decisions on borrower defense claims or automatic debt relief.
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Jul 24, 2026
‘A more defensive posture’: College finance leaders navigate a turbulent policy world
Experts discussed loan caps, federal probes and other shifts at the National Association of College and University Business Officers’ annual meeting.
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Jul 24, 2026
House education committee advances bill to define sex as ‘biological’
The Republican-led Title IX Clarification Act would narrow the definition under the sex-based anti-discrimination law, codifying a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Jul 24, 2026
Trump officials plan to shift more research funding to individual scientists
In a wide-ranging memo, they also directed federal agencies to experiment with models other than peer-review for assessing research proposals.
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Jul 24, 2026