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    Reexamining the Federal Role in Higher Education
    Politics and Policymaking in the Postsecondary Sector

    Rebecca S. Natow (Author)

    9780807766767

    Paperback / softback, published 28 January 2022

    256 pages
    22.6 x 15.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.363 kg

    This book provides a comprehensive description of the federal government’s relationship with higher education and how that relationship became so expansive and indispensable over time. Drawing from constitutional law, social science research, federal policy documents, and original interviews with key policy insiders, the author explores the U.S. government’s role in regulating, financing, and otherwise influencing higher education. Natow analyzes how the government’s role has evolved over time, the activities of specific governmental branches and agencies that affect higher education, the nature of the government’s role in higher education today, and prospects for the future of federal involvement in higher education. Chapters examine the politics and practices that shape policies affecting nondiscrimination and civil rights, student financial aid, educational quality and student success, campus crime, research and development, intellectual property, student privacy, and more.

    Book Features:

    • Provides a contemporary and thorough understanding of how federal higher education policies are created, implemented, and influenced by federal and nonfederal policy actors.
    • Situates higher education policy within the constitutional, political, and historical contexts of the federal government.
    • Offers nuanced perspectives informed by insider information about what occurs “behind the scenes” in the federal higher education policy arena.
    • Includes case studies illustrating the profound effects federal policy processes have on the everyday lives of college students, their families, institutions, and other higher education stakeholders.

    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments 
      xi
    • Introduction 
      1
    • Federal Higher Education Policy Areas 
      3
    • Guiding Questions, Perspectives, and Methods 
      8
    • Preview of the Remainder of the Book 
      12
    • 1. 
       
      The Federal Structure and Higher Education Policy 
      15
    • Federalism in the United States 
      15
    • Federal Powers and Politics 
      20
    • Constitutional Provisions and Policy Instruments 
      25
    • Summary and Conclusion 
      31
    • 2. 
       
      The History of the Federal Government'
      s Role in Higher Education 
      33
    • Higher Education'
      s Early Expansion: 1780s–
      1920s 
      34
    • The Post–
      World War I Era, Great Depression, and New Deal: 1920s–
      1940s 
      38
    • Higher Education and the National Defense: 1940s–
      1950s 
      39
    • The Civil Rights Movement and Steps Toward Equity: 1930s–
      1970s 
      42
    • Consumerism and Accountability: 1970s–
      2020s 
      48
    • Summary and Conclusion 
      51
    • 3. 
       
      Congress'
      s Roles in Higher Education 
      53
    • Structure of Congress 
      54
    • Congress'
      s Legislative Power 
      59
    • Congressional Oversight Powers 
      64
    • Senate Confirmation Power 
      66
    • The Congressional "Bully Pulpit" 
      67
    • Congressional Power Case Study: The CARES Act 
      69
    • Summary and Conclusion 
      69
    • 4. 
       
      The President'
      s Power and Influence Over Higher Education 
      71
    • Overview of the Presidency and Executive Branch 
      72
    • The President'
      s Legislative Role in Higher Education Policymaking 
      73
    • Executive Action 
      75
    • Using the "Bully Pulpit" and Presidential Messaging 
      80
    • Policymaking in the White House 
      81
    • Presidential Power Case Study: International Students and Scholars 
      88
    • Summary and Conclusion 
      89
    • 5. 
       
      Federal Administrative Agencies and Higher Education 
      91
    • Overview of Federal Administrative Agencies 
      92
    • Policy Powers of Federal Agencies 
      94
    • Federal Agencies Influencing Higher Education 
      101
    • Agency Power Case Study: Borrower Defense to Repayment 
      110
    • Summary and Conclusion 
      111
    • 6. 
       
      Higher Education and the Federal Courts 
      113
    • Overview of the Federal Court System 
      114
    • Federal Courts'
      Jurisdiction and Powers 
      117
    • Key Higher Education Policy Areas Affected by the Federal Judiciary 
      119
    • Judicial Power Case Study: Bankruptcy Courts 
      125
    • Summary and Conclusion 
      126
    • 7. 
       
      Nonfederal Actors'
      Influence on Federal Higher Education Policy 
      127
    • Interest Groups 
      128
    • State and Local Governments 
      134
    • Accreditors 
      138
    • News Media 
      140
    • Other Nonfederal Actors 
      141
    • Summary and Conclusion 
      144
    • 8. 
       
      Reexamining the Federal Role in Higher Education 
      147
    • Returning to the Guiding Questions 
      148
    • Revisiting Perspectives on the Size of Government 
      159
    • Summary and Conclusion 
      161
    • Methodological Appendix 
      163
    • Interview Data 
      163
    • Documentary Data 
      165
    • Notes 
      167
    • References 
      171
    • Index 
      221
    • About the Author 
      245

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