Inside Higher Ed will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday, January 21 at 2pm. Full description of the webinar is below.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the biggest shake-up to federal higher education policy in more than a decade. And while the bill passed on partisan lines, implementing it to maximize student success and postsecondary value requires real bipartisan cooperation.

With negotiated rule making under way, and 2026 implementation deadlines looming, Inside Higher Ed invites you to a live webcast, based on findings from our recent deep dive report. Senior Editor for Special Content Colleen Flaherty and Ben Upton, the report's author, along with a panel of higher education experts, will take a closer look at conservative, progressive, and institutional priorities and perspectives on three key areas of the OBBBA:

Institutional accountability for student outcomes
New loan limits and payment reforms
Changes to the Pell Grant program, including the introduction of Workforce Pell

The discussion will also cover common concerns around the OBBBA, such as the tight timeline for adoption, the data infrastructure to support changes, aligning earnings regulations, handling repayment plan transfers with care, protecting the Pell Grant budget and more. Another challenge: execution by an Education Department in transition.