Higher Education Act of 1965

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The Higher Education Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded access to college through financial aid programs such as grants, loans, and work-study, forming a core part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s education reforms.

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Generate an image of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (The Higher Education Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded access to college through financial aid programs such as grants, loans, and work-study, forming a core part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s education reforms.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
education law ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Department of Education ⓘ
aimedAt expanding access to higher education ⓘ
amendedBy Education Amendments of 1980 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1968 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1976 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1986 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1992 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1998 ⓘ
Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 20 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsTitle Title I ⓘ
Title II ⓘ
Title III ⓘ
Title IV ⓘ
Title V ⓘ
Title VI ⓘ
Title VII ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdProgram Educational Opportunity Grants ⓘ
Federal Work-Study program ⓘ
TRIO programs ⓘ
Upward Bound ⓘ
federal grants for college students ⓘ
federal student financial aid system ⓘ
federal student loan programs ⓘ
dateSigned 1965-11-08 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1965-11-08 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
expandedAccessThrough need-based grants ⓘ
subsidized loans ⓘ
work-study opportunities ⓘ
focusesOn college affordability ⓘ
institutional support for higher education ⓘ
postsecondary education ⓘ
student financial aid ⓘ
hasSection Section 401 ⓘ
Section 428 ⓘ
Section 435 ⓘ
Section 482 ⓘ
historicalSignificance cornerstone of federal student aid system in the United States ⓘ
major expansion of federal role in higher education ⓘ
legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives ⓘ
originallyAdministeredBy U.S. Office of Education ⓘ
linked to: Office of Education
partOf Great Society ⓘ
War on Poverty ⓘ
linked to: Great Society
policyArea education policy ⓘ
federal grants ⓘ
social policy ⓘ
student loans ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
primaryPurpose to provide financial assistance for students in postsecondary and higher education ⓘ
to strengthen the educational resources of colleges and universities ⓘ
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 89–329 ⓘ
relatedTo Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
National Defense Education Act ⓘ
shortTitle Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
sponsorInHouse Adam Clayton Powell Jr. ⓘ
sponsorInSenate Wayne Morse ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 79 Stat. 1219 ⓘ
targetPopulation first-generation college students ⓘ
low-income students ⓘ
underrepresented students in higher education ⓘ
title Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
titleIVCovers federal student aid programs ⓘ
grants ⓘ
loans ⓘ
work-study ⓘ

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Federal Pell Grant Program → createdBy → Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended ⓘ
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Federal Direct Student Loan Program → legalAuthority → Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended ⓘ
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Federal Work-Study Program → establishedUnder → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Higher Education Act of 1965 → title → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Higher Education Act of 1965 → shortTitle → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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National Defense Education Act → relatedTo → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 → relatedTo → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Education Amendments of 1972 → amends → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Direct Consolidation Loan → regulatedBy → Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended ⓘ
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Extended Repayment Plan → governedBy → Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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Federal Student Aid → legalBasis → Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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Federal Work-Study → establishedBy → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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Federal Work-Study → governingLaw → Title IV of the Higher Education Act ⓘ
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Federal Family Education Loan Program → legalBasis → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Federal Family Education Loan Program → createdUnder → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Pub.L. 89–329 → hasTitle → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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Pub.L. 89–329 → shortTitle → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Upward Bound → legalBasis → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Title III → partOf → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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linked to: Higher Education Act of 1965
Title VII (Higher Education Act of 1965) → partOf → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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Title VII (Higher Education Act of 1965) → enactedAsPartOf → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 → amends → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 → reauthorizes → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Claiborne Pell → sponsored → Higher Education Act amendments creating Pell Grants ⓘ
linked to: Higher Education Act of 1965
Education Amendments of 1968 → amends → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1986 → amends → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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Higher Education Amendments of 1992 → partOf → Higher Education Act of 1965 legislative history ⓘ
linked to: Higher Education Act of 1965
Higher Education Amendments of 1998 → amends → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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Higher Education Amendments of 1968 → follows → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1968 → amends → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1976 → follows → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1976 → amends → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program → legalBasis → Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended ⓘ
linked to: Higher Education Act of 1965
Hispanic-Serving Institution → legalBasis → Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
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United States federal education laws → includes → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
NDEA → replacedBy → Higher Education Act of 1965 (in many of its functions) ⓘ
linked to: Higher Education Act of 1965
College Cost Reduction and Access Act → amends → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Public Law 92-318 → amends → Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
TEACH Grant Program → legalBasis → Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended ⓘ
linked to: Higher Education Act of 1965