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U.S. Department of Education Releases Additional Information on Borrower Defense
Nov 9, 2023
Based on the volume of questions that the U.S. Department of Education has received on borrower defense cases, they have released additional information.
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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Seeks to End Legacy Admissions
Nov 9, 2023
Two members of the Senate HELP Committee introduce legislation that would ban the practice of colleges using the applicant's relationship with alumni in the application process.
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House Education and Workforce Committee Clears College Foreign Gift Reporting Bill
Nov 9, 2023
The bill would lower the reporting threshold for foreign gifts and contracts to $50,000, with some stricter $0 thresholds for certain countries.
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Rep. Foxx subpoenas Secretary Cardona for Records on Student Debt Relief Policies
Nov 2, 2023
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued a subpoena to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to provide information on student loan forgiveness eligibility for students claiming they were defrauded by their institution.
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U.S. Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Defendant in Title IX Case
Nov 2, 2023
A U.S. appeals court recently ruled that a former Yale University student can pursue a defamation lawsuit against a fellow former student who accused him of rape, reported Inside Higher Education.
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Pennsylvania’s Efforts to Consolidate Schools Raises Questions about Mergers and Headcount
Nov 2, 2023
Amid plummeting enrollment numbers, Pennsylvania consolidated some of its state system campuses and saw diverging results.
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DeSantis Appoints DEI Critics
Nov 2, 2023
DeSantis appoints five new conservative trustees to the Florida Polytechnic University’s Board of Trustees.
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Florida Bans Pro-Palestinian Student Group
Nov 2, 2023
The chancellor of Florida’s university system ordered chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine to be “deactivated.”
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Some Texas Institutions Increase their focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Despite Upcoming Ban for Public Institutions
Nov 2, 2023
As Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices in Texas public institutions are set to be banned next year, some private institutions are looking to expand their DEI efforts.
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The U.S. Department of Education Fines Grand Canyon University with Nearly $38M for Deceiving Students
Nov 2, 2023
The university is accused of not being truthful in the cost of its doctoral programs to more than 7,500 former and current students.
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Issues Continue to Rise as Student Loan Repayments Restart
Nov 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Education disclosed that one of the agency’s contracted loan servicing companies failed to send timely billing statements to 2.5 million borrowers.
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Overhaul of Financial Aid Formula Will Boost Pell Grant Eligibility
Nov 2, 2023
A new report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) estimates nearly 220,000 more students will qualify under the pending new federal aid formula, reported Inside Higher Education.
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White House Details Draft Plans for Next Student Debt Relief Plan
Nov 2, 2023
The draft regulatory plans outline what are essentially four separate student debt relief programs for different categories of borrowers.
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White House Tasks Several Agencies with Responding to Incidents of Antisemitism and Islamophobia
Nov 2, 2023
The Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and Education will all have roles to address what the White House sees as rising discrimination on college campuses.
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Growing Enrollment, Shrinking Future
Nov 2, 2023
Undergraduate enrollment rose for the first time since 2020, stoking hopes for a long-awaited recovery. But surprising areas of decline may dampen that optimism.
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Carnegie Foundation Is Proposing New Classification System for Higher Education Institutions
Nov 2, 2023
The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation unveiled plans to make changes to the framework that has been used to classify American colleges for nearly 50 years.
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Title IX Rules Delayed Once Again
Nov 2, 2023
The Education Department missed its own October deadline to release its long-awaited Title IX final rule and has not announced the new timeline.
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States Provide Guidance on Admissions in the Wake of Supreme Court Ruling
Oct 26, 2023
Massachusetts releases new guidance regarding admissions practices in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to ban race-conscious admissions.
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Maine Enrollment Surge
Oct 26, 2023
Maine sees unprecedented enrollment surge despite aging population.
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Issues Arise with Income Repayment Plan Rollout
Oct 26, 2023
It is estimated that over 300,000 individuals received incorrect payment amounts.