I went to my first SHEEO policy conference last week!

A highlight was presenting New America’s work on cosmetology schools, which shows many students earn less than high school grads, while industry lobbying keeps licensure strict and stifles new pathways.

Read 👉 www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Today, I’m helping break down how the Big Beautiful Bill affects higher education finance and students’ ability to afford college. Join us today at 3 ET virtually ⤵️

Just because you wrote it down does not make it so. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Tufts has issued a statement saying the graduate student who ICE agents abducted last month did not have a record that would warrant her arrest, and that a pro-Palestine essay she wrote did not violate university policy.

www.tufts.edu/president/sp...

Trump’s new executive order targeting transwomen in sports will affect the most minuscule part of the college athletic scene.

NEWS: The Education Department just announced it will enforce the Title IX regulation created during the first Trump administration.

Overview of that here: www.ed.gov/sites/ed/fil...

My regular reminder that rampant transphobia in K-12 and college sports is over a minuscule number of trans athletes. Last year, CNN reported that fewer than 40 of 500,000+ NCAA athletes were trans — or 0.008%. www.cnn.com/2024/05/12/s...

Apparently there’s *always* a higher ed connection.

In 2017, for @insidehighered.com, I wrote about the website that Matt Gaetz allegedly used to set up paid sexual encounters. My reporting was about college students using it to defray expenses. www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/04...

David Coleman, chief executive of the College Board “nonprofit” reported more than $2 million in compensation.

NEW: Veterans advocates are registering their discontent with part of the College Cost Reduction Act, legislation from House Ed and Workforce committee chair Virginia Foxx. She’s been trying to get the bill on the floor this Congress.

Winding down professional stuff before Thanksgiving and reflecting how I’m grateful for my favorite turkey. Pictured here post-half-marathon last week. ♥️🏃

OK maybe I’ll be turning off Ring notifications

Trump in nominating Linda McMahon, former WWE chief executive and transition team co-chair: “We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort.”

McMahon chairs the board of America First Policy Institute. Here’s a walkthrough of some of the group’s higher ed takes ⤵️

Yikes — some messiness with Alliance University’s closure, which happened yesterday. Per its accreditor, Middle States:
www.msche.org/2023/09/01/a...

Here’s what the Education Department had to say about my story that the administration will probably issue its two Title IX rules later than October.

I also have a cute rat dog and I live a fun gay life in Washington, D.C.

Here is said dog featured in one of our holiday card photo shoots.

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Hi, I’m Jeremy. I’m a higher ed reporter who writes about stuff like college admissions, leadership issues and state and federal policy.

Stories are often about college access, testing, legislation. (And yes recently student loans and SCOTUS vom).