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As colleges struggle with the financial cost of the pandemic, beauty schools are getting $160 million in higher education stimulus dollars.

Undocumented students dealing with campus closures are not eligible for emergency stimulus grants, the Education Department said.

Everything you need to know for Wednesday about higher ed and the coronavirus in one easy-to-read package (with some distractions to help your sanity).

Unintended consequences due to stimulus distribution requirements must be corrected as future aid for higher education is considered, writes Jennifer Blum.

College groups tell congressional leaders to hold off on canceling student debt, saying immediate needs of student loan borrowers are a higher priority.

Federal food assistance requires too much of college students, advocates say. States requested waivers for these requirements during the pandemic -- and were denied.

The last recession brought overaggressive recruitment of students by bad actors among for-profit colleges, and some worry about a repeat in this economic downturn.

More than 450,000 undocumented immigrant students are enrolled in higher education, according to a new estimate.