The Obama administration is creating a new office at the U.S. Department of Education dedicated to investigating and punishing illegal activity at colleges and providing debt relief to defrauded federal loan borrowers. Officials on Monday announced a new “enforcement unit” that will be charged with investigating misconduct at colleges, imposing administrative actions against colleges and resolving student loan debt relief claims linked to fraud. “This new unit will allow us to respond more quickly and efficiently to allegations of illegal action by higher education institutions,” said Acting Education Secretary John B. King Jr.

February 9, 2016 ・ From Inside Higher Ed