What a GOP-Led Congress Means for Higher Ed - Michael Stratford, Inside Higher Ed

The change will likely be something of a double-edged sword for colleges and universities, higher education advocates said. On the one hand, colleges will find more help from Republicans in their longstanding efforts to roll back federal requirements they view as burdensome. At the same time, higher education may be in store for tougher battles on federal funding for academic research and student aid programs, as GOP majorities embrace more austere budget caps. Republican leadership of the Senate is also likely to complicate the Obama administration’s agenda for executive action, namely its regulations clamping down on the for-profit college industry as well as its desire to put into effect its full proposal for a college ratings system. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/11/04/what-republican-led-congress-means-higher-education-policy