The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents is considering whether the nearly 12,000-student university in East Texas should join a larger university system, and at least three systems across the state are expressing interest about becoming a new home for the currently unaffiliated school.

An embattled college accreditor that survived several rounds of federal scrutiny over the course of three presidential administrations may have finally run out of chances. 

US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Sunday that Americans can expect a decision from the Biden administration on student loans in the "next week or so" as a pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire on August 31.

While others struggle, two big public universities are among a group savoring an abundance of new students.