Sarah Sattelmeyer
Director of Education, Opportunity, and Mobility
In July 2025, the U.S. Department of Education announced its intent to establish two negotiated rulemaking committees to prepare regulations necessary to implement the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
One committee, the Reimaging and Improving Student Education (RISE) committee, addressed how to implement the law’s student loan provisions, including new federal loan limits for students and parent borrowers, introduction of two new repayment options, and changes to rehabilitation, deferment, and forbearance.
In response, the New America Higher Education program submitted public comments that offered recommendations related to student loan limits, repayment, and default and collections.
For more information about the RISE committee, see Negotiated Rulemaking 2025 and Five Takeaways from Department of Education’s Student Loan Rulemaking.
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Olivia Sawyer
Policy Analyst, Higher Education
Stephanie Baker
Senior Policy Manager, Higher Education
Rachel Fishman
Director, Higher Education
Antoinette Flores
Director of Higher Education Accountability and Quality
Wesley Whistle
Project Director, Higher Education
