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Fight Over Student Debt Cancellation Hits Supreme Court

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After months of uncertainty for borrowers, the Biden administration’s student loan debt cancellation program, which offers $10,000 of relief to those making up to $125,000 and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, came before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, in oral arguments that stretched for over an hour past their scheduled time.

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Trump's Proposed Student Loan Transfer to SBA: A Threat to Educational Accountability

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

trillionfederal student loan portfoliofrom the U.S. Department ofEducation to the Small Business Administration (SBA)an agency that, on same day, announced it would be cutting its staff bynearly half. Would they sever loan servicing from oversight, leaving school participation decisions adrift?

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Moody's Downgrades Higher Education Outlook to Negative as Federal Policy Changes Threaten Sector

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The largest share of ED employees work in the federal student aid office, making any disruption potentially catastrophic for institutions that rely on revenue from student charges provided by federal student loans and Pell Grants.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And since then, most faculty members and students have been thriving with either a hybrid model or in-person classes. Biden Administration U.S. President Joe Biden announced a plan to reduce student debt. We attempted to do something for Black faculty and administrators and so Black Issues was started.