The House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education bill released today would be a step backwards on making #highered more affordable, accessible, accountable, & equitable. Members should work instead to invest in students & protect financial aid programs.

I'm excited for TICAS to launch a new Higher Education Policy Fellowship to provide professional development opportunities for rising leaders w/ interest in federal #highered policy! Apps are due 7/31. More info & apply here: ticas.org/racial-equity-…

Thanks Neal Hutchens for this explainer in Inside Higher Ed on the #highered implications of Friday's #SCOTUS decision overturning Chevron deference on federal regulatory issues. insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…

House Republicans Press Biden Administration To Stop Helping Broke, Ripped-Off Students republicreport.org/2024/house-rep…

On Monday, TICAS joined a broad coalition calling on HELP Committee Dems & Senate HELP Committee GOP to ensure strong student protections if they move forward any short-term #Pell legislation. Full letter here: protectstudentsandtaxpayers.org/wp-content/upl…

Thanks to Mark for sharing his experience and to The Chronicle of Higher Education for sharing his story: "It wasn’t just the money that was stolen from me — it was time. And I am one of the lucky ones." chronicle.com/article/i-was-…

So who exactly is eligible for #BorrowerDefense? Borrowers who were misled, lied to, or defrauded by their school — regardless of whether their school has closed or U.S. Department of Education has acted against their school for such practices in the past. With TICAS, we've created resources

Thanks Jeremy Bauer-Wolf for this incisive take on 2U's bankruptcy, its potential implications for students, & direct implications for U.S. Department of Education. New America Ed newamerica.org/education-poli…

JOHNNY CASH will get a statue in the Capitol

Many questions remain about what 2U would look like after filing for bankruptcy—and the impact it will have on students & borrowers. The risks are significant, and regulators cannot be asleep at the wheel. More from Tariq Habash in our latest blog: protectborrowers.org/the-potential-…

Join our TICAS team to lead work advocating for investment and strategies to advance college completion! ticas.org/careers/direct…

Stories like these of Oregon alternative medicine students remain far too common, and the road to recovering their financial footing far too long and winding. Thanks, OPB for the in-depth reporting & chance to provide some perspective. opb.org/article/2024/0…

Last week, TICAS joined 25 partner orgs + nearly 800 individuals to call on U.S. Department of Education to bring long-overdue relief to defrauded student borrowers. Newsweek coverage highlights the need for borrower defense action as a critical equity issue. newsweek.com/defrauded-stud…

"What borrower defense does is essentially provide an escape valve for students who have been victimized by predatory schools." - TICAS's Kyle Southern on the road ahead to loan forgiveness for alternative medicine students in Oregon. Read more here: buff.ly/3ASKBwG

Check out this inspiring Diverse: Issues In Higher Education profile of my TICAS colleague Emmanuel "Manny" Rodriguez! “[…] together we can make sure that our policies are being crafted in an equitable way and that we are leaving this place in a better place than when we came in.” diverseeducation.com/leadership-pol…

Thanks, National Urban League of DC & Chicago State University teams (s/o Erin Steva) for hosting this morning’s timely & important conversation on supporting Predominantly Black Institutions & their students’ success. More on PBIs (from PNPI) here: pnpi.org/wp-content/upl…

Today, U.S. Department of Education further delayed the deadline for colleges to report data on financial value transparency & #GainfulEmployment. The new FVT/GE rules will better protect students against expensive & low-quality programs, & we urge ED not to delay their implementation further. (1/3)

Data shows new enrollments of undocumented students at Univ of California & CSU campuses have fallen by half amid ongoing #DACA challenges. insidehighered.com/news/students/…