In a recent Insider Higher Ed article, Thompson Coburn partner Aaron Lacey was quoted on how higher education may be affected by the policies of the president-elect.
Aaron said the higher ed policy differences between Republicans and Democrats are largely driven by whom they focus on serving, the institution or the consumer. For example, the Biden administration was heavily focused on loan forgiveness to benefit students, he said. But that often caused increased administrative burden for colleges, allowing them less say in due process. Trump, on the other hand, has historically favored the institution.
“The hope is that this administration—and it was true with Trump prior—will bring in more people who have actually served in institutions of higher education. When those people are creating policy over the next two to three years … I think they’ll be more fair to institutions.”
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