Narrowed Education Department definition of ‘professional’ degrees stopped in federal court

A federal judge has temporarily halted the U.S. Department of Education's stricter definition of "professional" degrees that imposed more stringent borrowing limits for graduate students in those fields. The ruling is a win for students who argued that the new, narrower definition unfairly limited their access to student loans. This decision is significant because it preserves financial flexibility for students in broader fields that were previously considered professional, potentially impacting thousands of graduate students' ability to manage their education costs.