Community Colleges Expected to Have Their Moment in Biden White House. But in Parting Salvo, DeVos Calls Ideas Like Free Tuition ‘Insidious’

President-elect Joe Biden plans to tap Cecilia Rouse, a higher education finance expert, to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, The 74 reports. CCRC Senior Research Scholar Judith Scott-Clayton said Rouse is a strong choice for the role and signals that the incoming administration will integrate higher education policy into its broader economic agenda.