Government

Community college leaders want to know why the proposal to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs excludes online learning.

Education Department sets out some ideas, but they are still a long way from completion. One idea is to require all colleges to report some information on their outcomes.

At least six states are considering legislation that would require high school seniors to fill out the federal financial aid form or sign a waiver opting out. Lawmakers say the policies would boost college enrollments and affordability.

Brown professors are divided over a proposed interdisciplinary research center. Some doubt it would really represent a wide range of perspectives.

In their State of the State addresses, governors have signaled that higher education will be a priority in the next fiscal year. So far, their budget proposals back that up.

Legal experts say Jason Miyares’s decision to dismiss two university counsels so soon after his inauguration is unusual. What does it mean for the future of the state’s higher ed institutions?

Without accounting for inflation, state funding levels increased by 6.5 percent year over year in fiscal 2022. This jump is due in part to ongoing federal support, recovering state revenues and reversals of state funding cuts from earlier in the pandemic.