Government

Parts of the student loan program are in dire need of reform -- and now is the perfect time to do it, according to witnesses at a Senate subcommittee hearing.

Advocates and lawmakers say allowing student loan payments to resume Oct. 1 could lead to “disaster.”

It’s not unusual for senators to hold up the confirmation of presidential nominees -- but it is unusual when the holdup comes from a member of the president’s own party.

Seven of the appropriations bills approved by the House committee include funding that would go directly to colleges and universities.

Medgar Evers College gets a new infusion of cash, which college leaders expect to have a lasting impact on students and surrounding neighborhoods in Brooklyn that were hard-hit by the pandemic.

Report says fewer students -- especially low-income and minority students -- are filling out the form.

President Biden has pledged to appeal a federal judge’s ruling against the program that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation.

While the Office for Civil Rights’ notice of interpretation likely won’t bring monumental changes, institutions will still need to consider how their campuses could be more equitable for LGBTQ+ students.