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Coalition of 23 State Attorneys General Opposes Proposed Federal Higher Education Accreditation Overhaul
By Katherine D. Brodie, Edward Cramp, Anthony J. Guida Jr., Kristina Gill, Daniel R. Walworth and Jen DeMayOn August 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education published a proposed Accreditation,…
White Collar & Government Enforcement Blog
How Universities Can Prepare for the New Higher Education Act Section 117 Investigations
By Hoyt Sze, Lisa Mays, Madeline Townsley
During the first Trump administration, the Department of Education (the “Department”) focused intensely on universities’ compliance with foreign source gift and contracting under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Biden Administration Proposes Rule to Amend Higher Education Act as Part of Latest Effort to Tackle Student Loan Debt
By By: Lisa Karen Atkins, Elizabeth T. Jozsi, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The U.S. Department of Education proposed a rule to amend the Higher Education Act to allow for certain student loan debts to be waived. The proposed rule is…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Biden-Harris Administration Amends Higher Education Act to Address College Closures and Withholding Transcripts
By David N. Anthony, Stefanie Jackman, Ronald I. Raether, Jr., Caleb Rosenberg, Tim J. St. George
On October 24, the Biden-Harris administration announced amendments to the regulations implementing title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). According to the fact sheet, the amendments are…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Strikes Biden Student-Debt Relief
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Biden Administration's student-debt relief plan exceeded authority under the HEROES Act. That is: the Court said that the plan's illegal.The ruling means…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Department of Education releases proposed gainful employment rule for certificate and for-profit programs
By John L. Culhane, Jr., Brian Turetsky
On May 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking intended to increase transparency regarding the costs and financial outcomes of postsecondary programs. The…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Department of Education and Federal Student Aid Seeking Whistleblowers to Report Potential Violations by Institutions of Higher Education
Having stood up and promoted the whistleblower program at the CFPB, it appears that Richard Cordray may now be taking similar steps at Federal Student Aid (“FSA”). On November 10,…
Consumer Finance Monitor
U.S. Department of Education Axes Arbitration Provisions in Final Student Loan Rules
By Mark J. Levin, John L. Culhane, Jr.
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced final regulations, effective July 1, 2023, designed to expand and improve the major student loan discharge programs authorized by the Higher Education Act. …
Regucation
Department of Education proposes sweeping revisions to Borrower Defense to Repayment rule
By Aaron Lacey, Jeff Fink, Hope Watson
On July 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) released the unofficial version of its proposed rewrite of the borrower defense to repayment (“BDR”) rule. The BDR rule…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Department of Education Anti-Arbitration Regulation Fails Supreme Court Tests
By Mark J. Levin, John L. Culhane, Jr.
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced proposed regulations designed to expand and improve the major student loan discharge programs authorized by the Higher Education Act. Among other things, the…