“Negreg” until the IDRs come home
March 20, 2026 at 3:35 PM
“Negreg” until the IDRs come home
April 14, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Thanks @robertkelchen.com for the SO on my OpEd.
My next one is gonna likely be on how Trump is gonna use #NegReg to crush student loan borrowers.
My next one is gonna likely be on how Trump is gonna use #NegReg to crush student loan borrowers.
In this piece, @dcollier74.bsky.social calls ED an "unreliable partner" for higher education. It's hard to come to a different conclusion at this point due to a lack of staffing in key areas that affect students and colleges.
Federal Government Is Now an Unreliable Partner (opinion)
Under Linda McMahon’s leadership of ED, colleges should prepare for a student aid policy characterized by inefficiencies and overreach, Daniel A. Collier writes.
www.insidehighered.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Thanks @robertkelchen.com for the SO on my OpEd.
My next one is gonna likely be on how Trump is gonna use #NegReg to crush student loan borrowers.
My next one is gonna likely be on how Trump is gonna use #NegReg to crush student loan borrowers.
I give a lot of credit to the Biden administration for the amount of good it has done with debt cancellation, but I also don't understand what the plan was for negreg & debt cancellation. Missouri was always going to sue. So what was the plan for next steps?
December 20, 2024 at 10:17 PM
I give a lot of credit to the Biden administration for the amount of good it has done with debt cancellation, but I also don't understand what the plan was for negreg & debt cancellation. Missouri was always going to sue. So what was the plan for next steps?
If anyone is curious here was my 3min #NegReg statement.
Forgive the stuttering; reading aloud is literally the hardest thing for me.
youtu.be/IHF2P7bY_Xo
Forgive the stuttering; reading aloud is literally the hardest thing for me.
youtu.be/IHF2P7bY_Xo
Collier Neg REG 2025 Video
YouTube video by Daniel Collier
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If anyone is curious here was my 3min #NegReg statement.
Forgive the stuttering; reading aloud is literally the hardest thing for me.
youtu.be/IHF2P7bY_Xo
Forgive the stuttering; reading aloud is literally the hardest thing for me.
youtu.be/IHF2P7bY_Xo
Here's my working paper using Sequential Explanatory MM (SEM then interviews) that examines the effects of balances and remaining payments for #PSLF borrowers on financial distress and subjective well-being.
#Academicsky #HigherEd #StudentLoans #PublicServiceLoanForgiveness #PSLF #IDR #NegReg
#Academicsky #HigherEd #StudentLoans #PublicServiceLoanForgiveness #PSLF #IDR #NegReg
Ok, this paper is at the level where I am OK with it being in public.
Hard to Concentrate: Using a Sequential Mixed Methods Design to Examine the Unique Effects of PSLF Student Loan Balances and Remaining Payments on Subjective Well-Being
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
short 🧵
Hard to Concentrate: Using a Sequential Mixed Methods Design to Examine the Unique Effects of PSLF Student Loan Balances and Remaining Payments on Subjective Well-Being
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
short 🧵
Hard to Concentrate: Using a Sequential Mixed Methods Design to Examine the Unique Effects of PSLF Student Loan Balances and Remaining Payments on Subjective Well-Being
This study explores the impact of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) on borrowers' financial stress and subjective well-being (SWB). Using a sequential mixe
papers.ssrn.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Here's my working paper using Sequential Explanatory MM (SEM then interviews) that examines the effects of balances and remaining payments for #PSLF borrowers on financial distress and subjective well-being.
#Academicsky #HigherEd #StudentLoans #PublicServiceLoanForgiveness #PSLF #IDR #NegReg
#Academicsky #HigherEd #StudentLoans #PublicServiceLoanForgiveness #PSLF #IDR #NegReg
#negreg Several times already the dept's negotiator and lawyer have mentioned that the language in the draft regs was not what they would have chosen, suggesting that it was not generated in-house....
Any others hearing something similar?
Any others hearing something similar?
April 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
#negreg Several times already the dept's negotiator and lawyer have mentioned that the language in the draft regs was not what they would have chosen, suggesting that it was not generated in-house....
Any others hearing something similar?
Any others hearing something similar?
#negreg -
Now discussing Constitutional Issues:
no surprises here, but when folks like Michael Shires (Heritage) and Ray Rodrigues (SUSF) talk about 'intellectual diversity' what they mean is Partisan Balance among faculty.
Now discussing Constitutional Issues:
no surprises here, but when folks like Michael Shires (Heritage) and Ray Rodrigues (SUSF) talk about 'intellectual diversity' what they mean is Partisan Balance among faculty.
April 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
#negreg -
Now discussing Constitutional Issues:
no surprises here, but when folks like Michael Shires (Heritage) and Ray Rodrigues (SUSF) talk about 'intellectual diversity' what they mean is Partisan Balance among faculty.
Now discussing Constitutional Issues:
no surprises here, but when folks like Michael Shires (Heritage) and Ray Rodrigues (SUSF) talk about 'intellectual diversity' what they mean is Partisan Balance among faculty.
All the reporters will be calling to learn more about negreg to understand how this happened!
November 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
All the reporters will be calling to learn more about negreg to understand how this happened!
As things are not always public - I was having a hard time making a specific case about the wider impacts I've had.
I knew my work was cited in #NegReg conversations and circulated in #FSA, #CFPB, and #GAO but I had no idea how it was so widely used.
Not bad for a community college kickout.
I knew my work was cited in #NegReg conversations and circulated in #FSA, #CFPB, and #GAO but I had no idea how it was so widely used.
Not bad for a community college kickout.
April 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I really should consider WFH on NegReg days to keep my screams to myself
April 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I really should consider WFH on NegReg days to keep my screams to myself
Cage matches instead of NegReg. Just when we thought federal rulemaking couldn’t get more exciting.
Who’s bringing the folding chair?
Who’s bringing the folding chair?
November 20, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Cage matches instead of NegReg. Just when we thought federal rulemaking couldn’t get more exciting.
Who’s bringing the folding chair?
Who’s bringing the folding chair?
#negreg discussion on accreditation starting today: some of the department's draft rules may be outside the legal bounds of the Higher Education Act:
www.chronicle.com/article/many...
www.chronicle.com/article/many...
Many of the Education Dept.’s Accreditation Ideas May Be Illegal, Experts Say
The first discussions about the draft regulations begin Monday under negotiated rulemaking. The process can be painstakingly tedious, but with enormous implications for the future of higher ed.
www.chronicle.com
April 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
#negreg discussion on accreditation starting today: some of the department's draft rules may be outside the legal bounds of the Higher Education Act:
www.chronicle.com/article/many...
www.chronicle.com/article/many...
#negreg - one more point on the 'competition' issue: The accreditor that will gain the most new institutions in coming years is the Higher Learning Commission, which is ALREADY the largest instituitonal accreditor.
So, what we're seeing is consolidation of the 'market'
So, what we're seeing is consolidation of the 'market'
April 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
#negreg - one more point on the 'competition' issue: The accreditor that will gain the most new institutions in coming years is the Higher Learning Commission, which is ALREADY the largest instituitonal accreditor.
So, what we're seeing is consolidation of the 'market'
So, what we're seeing is consolidation of the 'market'
The department is proposing that accreditors REQUIRE colleges to presume that credits transfer as gen ed or electives
#negreg
#negreg
#negreg
May be some fireworks this afternoon as the committee takes up the issue of transfer of credit! Accreditors typically leave the decision up to the college - a key area of academic autonomy
That said, nearly everyone agrees that this is thorny - can be costly for students
May be some fireworks this afternoon as the committee takes up the issue of transfer of credit! Accreditors typically leave the decision up to the college - a key area of academic autonomy
That said, nearly everyone agrees that this is thorny - can be costly for students
April 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The department is proposing that accreditors REQUIRE colleges to presume that credits transfer as gen ed or electives
#negreg
#negreg
#negreg - first real flash of anger from Mark Becker, board chair of CPHE, who tells the dept that the narrative about runaway tuition, at public colleges at least is 'patently false.'
Cost drivers are fed compliance which will increase with the proposed regs, Becker says
Cost drivers are fed compliance which will increase with the proposed regs, Becker says
April 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
#negreg - first real flash of anger from Mark Becker, board chair of CPHE, who tells the dept that the narrative about runaway tuition, at public colleges at least is 'patently false.'
Cost drivers are fed compliance which will increase with the proposed regs, Becker says
Cost drivers are fed compliance which will increase with the proposed regs, Becker says
Here is my full #NegREG statement in video format.
Also, I am pissed at myself for not rocking my CM Punk or Macho Man Randy Savage shirt during this. I didn't even think about it until just now.
youtu.be/IHF2P7bY_Xo
Also, I am pissed at myself for not rocking my CM Punk or Macho Man Randy Savage shirt during this. I didn't even think about it until just now.
youtu.be/IHF2P7bY_Xo
youtu.be
May 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Here is my full #NegREG statement in video format.
Also, I am pissed at myself for not rocking my CM Punk or Macho Man Randy Savage shirt during this. I didn't even think about it until just now.
youtu.be/IHF2P7bY_Xo
Also, I am pissed at myself for not rocking my CM Punk or Macho Man Randy Savage shirt during this. I didn't even think about it until just now.
youtu.be/IHF2P7bY_Xo
I deeply respect Katherine’s reporting, but clearly she’s recently lost her mind.
Likely a side effect of watching #NegReg
Likely a side effect of watching #NegReg
Controversial opinion: Sheets is better than excel unless you are using a massive dataset.
October 11, 2023 at 7:20 PM
I deeply respect Katherine’s reporting, but clearly she’s recently lost her mind.
Likely a side effect of watching #NegReg
Likely a side effect of watching #NegReg
#negreg
1/ While I've got a few minutes, let me write some inside-baseball about the committee's composition
There was some real concern about ED not seating any of the nation's formerly regional accreditors as primary/voting members.
1/ While I've got a few minutes, let me write some inside-baseball about the committee's composition
There was some real concern about ED not seating any of the nation's formerly regional accreditors as primary/voting members.
April 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
#negreg
1/ While I've got a few minutes, let me write some inside-baseball about the committee's composition
There was some real concern about ED not seating any of the nation's formerly regional accreditors as primary/voting members.
1/ While I've got a few minutes, let me write some inside-baseball about the committee's composition
There was some real concern about ED not seating any of the nation's formerly regional accreditors as primary/voting members.
#negreg:
First bit of tension, McComis asks the dept to seat another rep for recognized accreditors -- among the principals who can vote, he is the ONLY one - there is no rep for a recognized programmatic accred and the regs will cover several issues important to them
the move fails
First bit of tension, McComis asks the dept to seat another rep for recognized accreditors -- among the principals who can vote, he is the ONLY one - there is no rep for a recognized programmatic accred and the regs will cover several issues important to them
the move fails
April 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
#negreg:
First bit of tension, McComis asks the dept to seat another rep for recognized accreditors -- among the principals who can vote, he is the ONLY one - there is no rep for a recognized programmatic accred and the regs will cover several issues important to them
the move fails
First bit of tension, McComis asks the dept to seat another rep for recognized accreditors -- among the principals who can vote, he is the ONLY one - there is no rep for a recognized programmatic accred and the regs will cover several issues important to them
the move fails
#negreg - Some musing: a central premise of ED's accreditatio rulemaking is that competition will bring in new, more rigorous accreditors that will require to improvements in student success.
What low-performing college is going to sign up for an accreditor that raises the bar??
What low-performing college is going to sign up for an accreditor that raises the bar??
May 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
#negreg - Some musing: a central premise of ED's accreditatio rulemaking is that competition will bring in new, more rigorous accreditors that will require to improvements in student success.
What low-performing college is going to sign up for an accreditor that raises the bar??
What low-performing college is going to sign up for an accreditor that raises the bar??
Despite the chaos, negotiated rulemaking for higher education persists. Information on next week's #NegReg public hearings is here: www.ed.gov/laws-and-pol...
Negotiated Rulemaking for Higher Education 2025-2026
This page provides information on the 2025-2026 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education.
www.ed.gov
April 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Despite the chaos, negotiated rulemaking for higher education persists. Information on next week's #NegReg public hearings is here: www.ed.gov/laws-and-pol...