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On November 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced a sweeping set of interagency agreements (IAAs) transferring administration of dozens of higher education and student-support programs to the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), Interior (DOI), and State.
On November 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) concluded its negotiated rulemaking session to implement student loan provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a sweeping legislative package enacted earlier this year. The Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee reached consensus on all 17 proposals advanced by ED, including new limits on federal borrowing for graduate students.
The Supreme Court’s recent decision permitting the executive branch to withhold congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds could have far-reaching implications for higher education.
Congress failed to pass a short-term continuing resolution to keep the federal government operating past September 30, 2025, the end of the 2025 fiscal year. This has triggered a shutdown of the federal government with implications for higher education institutions and their governing boards.
On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized a new rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), imposing significant digital accessibility requirements on public entities, including public colleges and universities.
After months of negotiation, Congress has passed a sweeping budget reconciliation bill that includes significant higher education provisions. This legislation carries broad implications for higher education and will impact federal student aid, program eligibility, regulatory oversight, and institutional operations.
After months of negotiation, Congress has passed a sweeping budget reconciliation bill that includes significant higher education provisions. This legislation carries broad implications for higher education and will impact federal student aid, program eligibility, regulatory oversight, and institutional operations.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) has released draft text of its portion of the Senate budget reconciliation bill. This marks a critical milestone in the budget reconciliation process as Senate leaders aim to finalize the full budget package before the July 4 recess.
Less than four years after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in NCAA v. Alston, the governance of college athletics has entered a new and unprecedented phase. On June 6, 2025, the NCAA and the major athletic conferences reached a historic legal settlement that will, for the first time, require direct financial compensation to college athletes.
With fewer than three weeks remaining before the July 4 legislative recess, Congress is accelerating its work on the budget reconciliation bill, which recently passed the House and is now being debated in the Senate. This comprehensive legislation carries significant consequences for higher education.
The House Education and Workforce Committee recently reported out a budget reconciliation package that would substantially reshape federal student aid, institutional accountability, and regulatory frameworks in higher education. Built largely on the previously introduced College Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 6951, 118th Congress), this legislation is aligned with broader efforts to reduce federal spending and diminish the U.S. Department of Education’s role.
A newly issued Executive Order requiring greater transparency of foreign funding in U.S. higher education underscores intensifying federal scrutiny on the influence of international sources on academic institutions. The order signals a renewed and more active enforcement of Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that has a higher priority than that of the last administration.
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