A $28.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the university helped create a fresh precedent for prosecuting predatory advertising in for-profit education.

Gifts to the school’s endowment, an important sourse of support for its operations, fell 34%.

The Education Department has selected 200 colleges eligible for recognition of their efforts to boost degree completion. But some experts question how it chose the institutions. The Biden administration wants to recognize colleges that help students complete affordable credentials and increase their economic mobility, and it’s starting with a list of 200 institutions.

Advocacy groups are raising concerns about student privacy and potential misinformation. Colleges say they’re just following the law.