Government

The president unveiled his new infrastructure plan Wednesday, with billions of dollars for community colleges, research and minority-serving institutions.

People who have defaulted on privately held education loans are now in for the same COVID-19 flexibilities as other borrowers.

Student loan borrowers with disabilities will have an easier time getting relief during the pandemic, the Education Department announces. About 41,000 people with $1.3 billion in debt will now be back on track for loan discharges.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association and its member institutions will face a number of challenges to long-held values and policies this year.

Four-year institutions have fared better than two-year colleges when it comes to state support, a split that might be tied to enrollment declines.

Efforts to undo harmful recent policies and practices are necessary and important, but not sufficient, argue Louis Caldera, Nancy Cantor and Alan W. Cramb.

Students who were misled by their institution and only received partial government relief are due more help, to the tune of $1 billion, the Education Department announced.

Federal relief dollars appear to be enough to keep nationwide totals of state higher ed funding steady this fiscal year, even amid the pandemic. But almost half of individual states still reported funding declines.