We are pleased to share the new 2026 edition of Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary, your resource for timely legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector.
Highlights in this edition include:
Updates on the PPA litigation, including the Department of Education’s newly published guidance announcing the settlement and its decision to no longer enforce the owner-entity signature requirement in 34 C.F.R. § 668.14(a)(3)(ii). An update on the recent Borrower Defense to Repayment hearing, where the court denied an extension and confirmed that the January 28, 2026, deadline for ED to issue borrower defense decisions remains in effect for schools on the Exhibit C list.
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