ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a final rule limiting F-1 and J-1 students’ stay in the U.S. to four years unless they receive an approved extension, replacing the previous policy that allowed students to remain in the country for the duration of their academic program. POLITICO reported that the Small Business Administration is considering starting a […]
ADMINISTRATION The Administration released the Fall 2026 Unified Regulatory Agenda, outlining the planned regulatory actions for the coming months for the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and other Federal agencies. ED approved a set of flexibilities for the State of Arkansas related to certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funding and the use of assessments under Title I-A. […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Spring interns, Prince Adhikari and Luke McDermott. Prince graduated from Augustana University in May of this year with a degree in Political Science. Luke graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May of this year with degrees in Political Science, Economics, and History. Learn a little bit about each of them below! […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Fall interns, Charlie Hatcher and Sarah Kidd. Charlie will graduate from Claremont McKenna College in December of this year with a degree in Government. Sarah is currently a Senior at Georgetown University, where she is majoring in Government with a minor in Religion, Ethics and World Affairs. Learn a little bit […]
CONGRESS This week, the Federal government remains in a shutdown period after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund operations for fiscal year 2026. A group of Senate Democrats wrote to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon opposing the Trump Administration’s efforts to halt the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) enforcement of the […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Summer interns, Juliette Rhinow, Jasper Broad, and Emma Shriver. Juliette graduated from Gettysburg College in May of this year where she studied Public Policy as well as Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, with an Education Policy Concentration. Jasper is a rising Senior at Pitzer College, where he is majoring in Political […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Spring interns, Elle Jones and Meredith Kuhl. Elle is a Junior at Pomona College, majoring in Public Policy Analysis, with a concentration in Politics, and a minor in Mathematics. Meredith is a student at Indiana University – Bloomington, where she will be graduating this December. Meredith is majoring in Law and […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Fall interns, Ariana Jimenez and Ian Akers. Ariana is a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2024. She majored in Economics with concentrations in Business Economics and Public Policy (BEPP) and Management. Ian is currently a Junior at Claremont McKenna College, Class of 2026. He is majoring in […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Summer interns, Akshey Mulpuri and Ben Clatterbuck. Akshey is a Rising Senior at Cornell University majoring in Industrial and Labor Relations. Ben is a Rising Senior at the University of Virginia majoring in Public Policy and Leadership with a minor in Religious Studies. Learn a little bit about each of them […]
Meet Penn Hill Group’s Spring interns, Mimi Xhaferi and Lucia Gotera. Mimi is a Junior at Baylor University majoring in Political Science and Medical Humanities. Lucia is a Junior at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in Political Science with a minor in Legal Studies and History. Learn a little bit about each of them below! […]
