Ed Dept. sued over lack of transparency in fining Christian university $37.7 million

The Goldwater Institute has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for levying a fine on Grand Canyon University for nearly $40 million over allegedly unclear syllabi.

The U.S. Department of Education first announced the fine against the largest Christian university in the nation on Oct. 31, 2023, claiming its leaders lied to students and alumni about the cost of its Ph.D. programs for several years.

The Education Department said in its news release at the time that “as far back as 2017, GCU was not fully informing students about the cost of its doctoral programs. GCU stated that those doctoral programs cost between $40,000 and $49,000.”