Dive Brief:
- President Barack Obama will nominate Ericka M. Miller to be the U.S. Education Department’s assistant secretary for postsecondary education.
- She would oversee most of the federal government’s programs for colleges and college students.
- Miller is now a vice president with the Education Trust.
Dive Insight:
The White House last week announced its choice to fill another key higher education post: Obama nominated Ted Mitchell, chief executive of NewSchools, to be the under secretary of education. Both Miller and Mitchell are subject to Senate confirmation.
