Informal negotiations over how to expand the Pell Grant to job training programs have begun, but lawmakers face an uphill challenge in getting a bill through Congress, reports
Inside Higher Ed... A small provision on student loans made it into the agreement to raise the federal debt limit that would end the pause on repayments in the last week of August, just before President Biden previously said the payments would restart... Texas state lawmakers have approved a ban on offices and programs that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion at publicly funded colleges and universities... In an op-ed for
Inside Higher Ed, Pamela Eddy, associate provost for faculty affairs and development at the College of William & Mary, explores how to build pathways to the college presidency for women... A new poll finds that 63 percent of U.S. adults say the Supreme Court should not block colleges from considering race or ethnicity in their admission systems.
Momentum Building for Pell Grant Expansion
Inside Higher Ed | May 30, 2023
Speaker McCarthy Says Student Loan Payment Pause ‘Gone’ Under Debt Ceiling Deal. Here’s What That Means.
USA Today (sub. req.) | May 28, 2023
Texas Lawmakers Pass Ban on D.E.I. Programs at State Universities
The New York Times (sub. req.) | May 29, 2023
OPINION: Building Pathways to the Presidency for Women
Inside Higher Ed | May 30, 2023
Most in US Say Don’t Ban Race in College Admissions but Its Role Should Be Small: AP-NORC Poll
Associated Press | May 30, 2023