Tag: department of education

UMD higher education experts brace for impacts of incoming Trump administration

Higher education experts at this university expressed concern for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campuses and potential cuts to federal funding for research and student aid.

Pera Onal
December 9, 2024

Maryland receives $13.9 million in federal funding to help people with disabilities

The two five-year grants from the U.S. education department, which will begin this month, will help people with disabilities find employment and post-secondary education.

Sam Gauntt
October 18, 2024

Protesters gather in DC to demand student debt cancellation

Activists called on President Joe Biden to sign an executive order cancelling over one trillion dollars of student loan debt nationwide.

James Cirrone
April 4, 2022

US Education Department extends Title IX protections to transgender students

The department justified the decision by referring to a Supreme Court case that ruled it is impossible to discriminate against a person based on their sexual orientation or gender identity without discriminating against that person based on sex.