Sep 24, 2026
Congressional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year, new proposals on international students and visas, accreditation, and colleges’ tax-exempt status are all on the agenda as Congress returns to Washington for a short stretch before the midterms.
Hosts Mushtaq Gunja, Jon Fansmith, and Sarah Spreitzer break down...
Jul 30, 2026
Higher education is looking ahead to a busy fall, with midterm elections shaping the political landscape, an unfinished government funding process for FY 2027, and a wave of proposed rules working their way through various federal agencies. In the last eipsode of Season 7, the dotEDU hosts break down what campuses...
Jul 8, 2026
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) higher education provisions are effective July 1, and financial aid offices are on the front lines of putting them into practice.
Melanie Storey, president and CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, joins hosts Mushtaq Gunja and Jon Fansmith to talk...
Jun 23, 2026
The Department of Education is shifting civil rights investigations to the Department of Justice, a move that undermines the resolution-focused approach to resolving complaints that has supported students and campuses for decades.
The dotEDU team breaks down what this latest move to dismantle ED means for higher ed,...
Jun 5, 2026
The hosts talk live to an audience of ACE Fellows about the White House's new proposal to rewrite the rulebook that governs how campuses manage federal grant funds, along with other higher education policy developments we're watching this summer.
Here are some of the links mentioned in this week's show:
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