"All bets are off when it comes to the winner of Tuesday’s United States presidential race. Polls show former vice president Joe Biden with a stable and consistent lead nationally. But against the backdrop of a pandemic that has polarised the electorate and with memories of a wild election night in 2016 still fresh, too many unknowns make it tough to confidently predict a likely victor," University World News reports. 

"The only certainty is this: The candidates hold vastly different visions of how to lead the nation. And they hold vastly different views about how higher education can contribute to their efforts."

..."Policy watchers expect a second Trump term to similarly reflect this year’s budget proposals on federal aid, which include “hard-hitting” cuts to student aid, one of which would have pulled up to US$2 billion from the Pell Grant reserve funds, said Rachel Gentry, assistant director of federal relations for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

She says she would similarly anticipate “some forward movement” on Trump proposals to eliminate subsidised loans, to modify a loan forgiveness programme for graduates who enter public service careers, and reduce federal funding for campus-based student jobs."

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Publication Date: 10/31/2020