Trump Taps Biden Critic Nicholas Kent as Under Secretary

A vocal critic of the Biden administration will oversee the nation’s colleges and universities, according to a document obtained by Inside Higher Ed. The president appears set to pick Nicholas Kent, Virginia’s former deputy secretary of education, to be under secretary at the federal Education Department—one of several appointees included on the document. Also on the list is Kimberly Richey, senior chancellor of the Florida Department of Education, who will be appointed assistant secretary for civil rights. (The White House has yet to make an official announcement, but sources say the list of appointees should be transmitted to the Senate soon.)