Government

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.

Any short-term fixes to address the current crisis must not obscure the continuing need for longer-term changes in how states finance public higher education, argues Arthur M. Hauptman.

Top Republican Senate aide says lawmakers were close to a deal to update the nation's main higher education law. Then the pandemic put everything on hold.

The coronavirus response bill gives colleges the latitude to decide which students receive aid. So are DACA recipients eligible?

Already reeling from the pandemic and recession, public colleges face severe state budget cuts in coming weeks.