Government

Reports indicate congressional negotiators have dropped repeal of tax-exempt tuition waivers for graduate students and other provisions affecting higher ed from final tax-reform bill.

College and university leaders should support current legislation that would return standard bankruptcy protections to student loans and restore basic fairness to the lending system, argues Alan Collinge.

Republicans on House education committee -- with little patience for complaints over rushed process -- advanced out of committee an expansive update to law governing federal aid programs.

A change in Congress’s proposed excise tax provision could encourage institutions to use their resources to educate more talented low- and middle-income students, argues Catharine B. Hill.

The pending legislation has fiscal implications for many small colleges and might well be the final nail in the coffin for those struggling to survive, writes David Gerard.

As Republicans in Congress look to change course on graduate lending policies, some higher education groups warn about limiting access and tougher paths to service-oriented careers.

Key area of concern is House plan to tax tuition waivers, which some have said would make it impossible for them to afford to stay in their programs.

Legislation would tax largest private college endowments, create new cost burdens for business unrelated to educational mission and could put new strains on state budgets that fund public universities.