Education Department Fines Union Institute & University $4.3M, Moves to Cut Off Title IV Aid

The U.S. Department of Education has cut off federal student financial aid to Union Institute & University and will fine it $4.3 million over multiple allegations, including that the private nonprofit college illegally took in more aid than it was entitled. The Ohio institution repeatedly “misused Title IV funds to the detriment of its students, the department and taxpayers,” the U.S. Department of Education wrote in a letter earlier this month. The department is fining the university for multiple violations of federal law.