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Higher Ed. Coalition Urges Congress to Prioritize Graduate Education

The organizations called for making graduate education a bigger priority and sought increased federal investments into graduate and professional students

Two Senators Introduce Bill to Combat Campus Food, Housing Insecurity

The Closing the College Hunger Gap Act would collect more data on food and housing insecurity on campuses and aim to increase access to SNAP benefits

Fair Pay to Play Act Advances in California Assembly

The Fair Pay to Play Act would allow college athletes to receive payments directly from a private or commercial source for their name, image, and likeness

Pete Buttigieg Promises Debt Forgiveness, Investment in HBCUs

Buttigieg released The Douglass Plan, proposing free college for low-income students, $25 billion for HBCUs and debt cancellation for certain borrowers

Cornell, Rutgers Under Investigation Regarding Foreign Funding

Both schools are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education for not disclosing foreign funding from China and Qatar

Bill Introduced to Combat Campus Anti-Semitism in New Jersey

The bill expands the categories protected under the law to specify that discriminating against a person based on religion is prohibited

Data Show More Student Civil Rights Complaints Resolved Under DeVos

New data show that complaints filed under Devos’ tenure have been served more efficiently and effectively that those filed under the Obama administration

AFT Sues DeVos Over Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Denials

AFT and 10 additional plaintiffs have sued the Education Department for allegedly blocking access to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program