Politics Apr 19 Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ students and sexual assault victims. Transgender athletes aren’t mentioned The administration originally planned to include a new policy forbidding schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but that provision was put on hold. Instead, Biden is officially undoing sexual assault rules put in place by his predecessor and…
Politics Apr 16 Biden’s new student debt relief plan moves forward as a proposed regulation The proposal was hashed out over the course of several hearings as part of a federal rules process that gathers advice from outside experts.
Politics Apr 12 Biden administration announces new round of loan cancellation for 260,000 borrowers The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellations on Friday.
Politics Apr 08 WATCH: Biden visits Wisconsin to announce student debt relief for more than 30 million President Joe Biden said he wanted to “give everybody a fair shot” and the “freedom to chase their dreams” as he lamented the rising cost of higher education.
Politics Feb 21 WATCH: Biden speaks in California as he announces student loan relief for over 150,000 people The announcement Wednesday during a three-day campaign swing through California is part of a new repayment plan that offers a faster path to forgiveness.
Education Jan 12 Some Americans will get student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates his new plan The Biden administration will start canceling student loans for some borrowers in February. Republicans say President Joe Biden's plan to start canceling student loans for some borrowers is an attempt to win voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Education Jan 03 How conservative outrage and plagiarism charges led to resignation of Harvard’s president While the university concluded the errors "were not considered intentional or reckless" and didn't rise to misconduct, the allegations continued, with new ones as recently as Monday.
Politics Jan 02 Harvard president resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony She and the presidents of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania came under fire last month for their lawyerly answers to a line of questioning from New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, who asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews…
Education Dec 12 Harvard President Claudine Gay receives university board’s support amid backlash to House testimony While the Israel-Hamas war has deepened rifts at campuses across the country, the three leaders were invited to testify as the public faces of universities embroiled in protest and complaints of antisemitism.
Education Dec 08 Harvard president apologizes for remarks on curbing antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn’s president The university presidents' congressional testimony has drawn intense national backlash, as did a similar response from the president of MIT.