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Legislative Push to Ban College Arbitration Agreements
Mar 6, 2019
Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Maxine Waters reintroduce bicameral bill to prohibit institutions from requiring their students to sign binding arbitration agreements as a condition of enrolling.
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UNC-Chapel Hill Denies Unfair Use of Race in Admissions
Mar 6, 2019
The advocacy group challenging the university’s race-conscious admissions policies "cherry-picked" examples, according to new legal brief.
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Federal Judge Rejects Bid to Dismiss Legal Challenge of Borrower Defense
Mar 6, 2019
Lawsuit accuses Trump administration of illegally delaying decisions of thousands of pending borrower defense to repayment claims.
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Surveys Take Nation's Pulse on Affirmative Action
Feb 28, 2019
Two new survey found that while most Americans support affirmative action for racial minorities in general, a majority opposes race as a consideration in college admissions.
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Federal Judge Rules Against U.S. in Loan Forgiveness Case
Feb 28, 2019
A federal district judge says the Education Dept. must reconsider three cases involving the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
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Advocacy Groups Urge Veterans Affairs to Increase Oversight over GI Benefits
Feb 28, 2019
Veterans groups raise concerns over a recent audit that estimated the department will waste $2.3 billion in the next five years by making improper GI Bill payments.
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Education Dept. Cuts Off Student Aid Funding for Argosy University
Feb 28, 2019
Trump administration revokes Title IV aid eligibility after the financially troubled for-profit chain fails to make payments to thousands of students.
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Purdue University Global Removes Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
Feb 27, 2019
The controversial agreements forfeited certain student rights to sue the institution, banning class-action lawsuits and pushing arbitration, even in fraud cases brought by students.
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House Panel Approves Bill to Expand Campus Voting
Feb 27, 2019
Committee advances legislation that aims to expand access to the ballot box, which contains language meant to make it easier for college students to register and vote.
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Negotiators Meet Again to Tackle New Higher Ed Rules
Feb 27, 2019
Accreditation and innovation rulemaking committee hosts second meeting to debate updated regulatory proposals. A fourth session has been added to the schedule for April 1-3.
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House Committee Plans Bipartisan Hearings on Higher Ed
Feb 25, 2019
Announcement marks the formal start of an effort to comprehensively update the Higher Education Act in the 116th Congress.
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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Tackle Student Loan Debt
Feb 20, 2019
Legislation would allow employers to contribute up to $5,250 tax-free to their employees' student loans.
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Education Dept. Failed to Monitor Student Loan Servicers, Audit Finds
Feb 20, 2019
Federal watchdog issues scathing report on the agency's handling of companies that manage and collect student loans. Frequent mistakes went unpunished, according to audit.
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Congress Approves, Trump Signs Spending Package
Feb 20, 2019
Passage of spending package and border security deal averted another partial government shutdown.
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Judge Hears Final Arguments in Harvard Admissions Case
Feb 20, 2019
Federal judge appeared skeptical that plaintiffs had offered enough proof that Harvard intentionally discriminated against Asian American applicants.
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Education Dept. Assists Students Shorted of Financial Aid Funds
Feb 20, 2019
Argosy University students are waiting for $13 million in federal financial aid.
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Student Records Breached at Stanford
Feb 20, 2019
Prior to this week, Stanford students who requested to view their admissions documents under FERPA were also able to view the admissions records of other students.
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New Report on Race and Ethnicity
Feb 20, 2019
Study finds that college student populations are becoming more diverse, but there continues to be achievement gaps among different racial groups.
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New Survey on Community College and Transfer
Feb 14, 2019
Many high school counselors do not feel as knowledgeable about local college transfer policies and for-profit college comparisons as they do in advising students about community colleges.
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University of California Sees Drop in Applications
Feb 13, 2019
For the first time in 15 years, the university system saw a drop in application totals.