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AACRAO Urges Changes to Sweeping Veterans Benefits Law
Jul 22, 2021
The measure aims to protect student veterans and help ensure that they can use their GI Bill benefits to complete a quality postsecondary education. However, several provisions could create unintended consequences for veterans and institutions.
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Vaccination Requirement Updates
Jul 22, 2021
Federal judge upholds Indiana University's vaccine requirement. University of California to also require vaccines. Meanwhile, Ohio bans public colleges from requiring vaccinations.
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FAFSA Completion Rates Decline
Jul 22, 2021
New report finds that fewer students, particularly low-income and minority, filled out the student aid application form. The figures could indicate more enrollment declines for fall 2021.
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Federal Judge Blocks New DACA Applications
Jul 22, 2021
The long-anticipated ruling blocks the Biden administration from issuing new applications for the DACA program, but allows current recipients to keep their protected status.
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House Democrats Advance FY 2020 Education Spending Bill
Jul 22, 2021
Legislation would increase Education Dept. funding by more than 40 percent, including large boosts for Pell grants and other financial aid programs.
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Education Dept. Issues New Title IX Guidance
Jul 22, 2021
The Q&A document serves as a stopgap measure, indicating how federal officials will enforce Title IX while the agency undergoes a comprehensive review of the Trump-era rules.
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Survey Finds Variety of Reactions to Test-Optional Admissions
Jul 21, 2021
Many institutions believe such policies improve broad access for low-income, underrepresented, and first-generation students.
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University of California Admits Most Diverse Class
Jul 21, 2021
The university system admitted its largest, most diverse undergraduate class for fall 2021, while its acceptance rate dropped amid increased applications.
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Study Examines Effects of GI Bill on Education and Earnings
Jul 21, 2021
Student veterans receiving Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits earned lower wages for seven to nine years after they left the Army compared with their non-college-going peers.
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Appeals Court Rules Private Student Loans Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
Jul 21, 2021
In the third ruling of its kind, a court ruling allows some private student loans to be wiped out through bankruptcy.
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Senator Introduces Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
Jul 15, 2021
AACRAO supports a bill that aims to remove a major financial and logistical barrier to students securing higher ed opportunities by expanding the usage of Pell Grants on a tax-free basis.
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House Panel Advances FY 2022 Education Spending Bill
Jul 15, 2021
The proposed bill largely mirrors President Joe Biden's budget blueprint, but goes beyond what the White House requested, particularly with respect to financial aid.
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Biden Administration Temporarily Eases Aid Verification Requirements
Jul 15, 2021
The Education Dept. will narrow its financial aid verification procedures to focus only on identity theft and fraud in an attempt to ease pandemic-related challenges for students and institutions.
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Education Dept. Urges Biden to Extend Student Loan Relief
Jul 15, 2021
Agency officials reportedly recommend extending the pandemic pause on student loan and interest payments through the end of January 2022 to give the agency more time to plan how to ease borrowers back into repayment.
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Republican AGs Push Back on Title IX Protections for LGBTQ+ Students
Jul 15, 2021
A group of 21 Republican attorneys general argue that the Biden administration’s recent Title IX guidance broadening protections for gay and transgender students is "substantively flawed."
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AACRAO Supports National Campaign to Double Pell
Jul 15, 2021
A coalition of higher education groups launch a campaign to double the maximum Pell Grant to $13,000 and bring an affordable, high-quality college education within reach of all students.
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Education Dept. Approves Debt Relief to 1,800 More Borrowers
Jul 15, 2021
The Biden administration works to process borrower defense claims more quickly, but a backlog of more than 107,000 applications still remains.
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Public Colleges in Illinois to go Test-Optional
Jul 15, 2021
The state recently passed a law requiring public institutions to offer test-optional admissions.
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College Equity Bill Reintroduced
Jul 8, 2021
Legislation would establish a competitive grant program for higher education institutions to address disparities in recruitment, admissions, and support.
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Student Persistence Rates Fall Amid Pandemic
Jul 8, 2021
The rates at which newly enrolled students persisted in higher education last fall fell markedly after remaining stable for the past four years.