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Feds Investigate Yale University's Use of Race in Admissions
Sep 27, 2018
Departments of Justice and Education are looking into allegations of discrimination against Asian-American applicants.
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Slight Decline in Student Loan Default Rates
Sep 27, 2018
Overall rate is a slight decrease from the previous year's rate. Rates decreased at public and nonprofit colleges, but increased at for-profit colleges.
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Dramatic Drop in Dreamer Enrollment at Maricopa Community Colleges
Sep 27, 2018
System sees 40 percent drop in Dreamer enrollment following Arizona Supreme Court decision rendering DACA recipients no longer eligible for in-state tuition.
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OP-ED: What Betsy DeVos Thinks She Can Get Away With
Sep 24, 2018
Students defrauded by for-profit schools can expect no help from the Education Secretary. But a federal court ruling offers some hope.
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̽»¨Â¥ Comments on Proposal to Rescind Gainful Employment Rule
Sep 20, 2018
Association joins 21 higher ed groups to oppose the proposal to repeal, instead of revise, the existing Obama-era regulations.
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Senate Approves Massive Spending Package
Sep 20, 2018
Legislation would boost higher spending on student aid, career and technical education, and university-based research.
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Higher Ed Groups Chime In on Proposed Fee Increase for International Students
Sep 20, 2018
̽»¨Â¥ joins coalition to express concern that the proposal reinforces a troubling message that the United States no longer welcomes members of the international community who wish to travel to U.S. campuses.
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Federal Court Blocks Education Dept. from Canceling Debt Collectors
Sep 20, 2018
Debt collectors will continue to play a part in the loan servicing as the department plans for its Next Gen loan servicing program.
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Education Dept. Under Deadline to Justify Delay of Obama Loan Rule
Sep 20, 2018
Court rules that agency must provide additional justification for delaying an Obama-era student loan rule issued to help defrauded borrowers.
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New Data on PSLF, Borrower Defense, Loan Debt
Sep 20, 2018
Reports provide snapshots on applications and resulting loan discharges processed as well as average student loan debt amounts.
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OP-ED: Global Concern
Sep 19, 2018
Kaplan rollout exposes un-Purdue-like actions.
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Study Finds Gender Gaps in Nondegree Credentials
Sep 13, 2018
A new analysis of federal data on holders of certificates, licenses, and certifications finds that women pay more and get less for the increasingly popular credentials.
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Federal Judge Rules Delay of Borrower Defense 'Unlawful'
Sep 13, 2018
The decision is the most significant legal setback to date for the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle Obama-era higher education policies.
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Dual Enrollment Decreases Time to Degree, Says Texas Official
Sep 13, 2018
Texas high school students who take dual enrollment courses in high school graduate from college up to a year faster.
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Appeals Court Rules on Due Process in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
Sep 12, 2018
Court determines that colleges and universities must have a live hearing with the chance for a person accused of sexual assault—or their representatives—to directly question their accuser.
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Proposed Sexual Assault Rules Would Reduce Misconduct Inquiries
Sep 12, 2018
Education Dept. analysis estimates that draft rules on handling allegations of sexual misconduct on campus would substantially decrease the number of investigations into complaints of sexual harassment, assault, and rape.
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Education Dept. Kicks Off New Round of Higher Ed Rulemaking
Sep 12, 2018
Agency plans to rewrite federal rules governing accreditation, state authorization, definition of a credit hour, nontraditional education providers, and religious schools.
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Trump Administration Escalates Fight with States Over Student Loan Companies
Sep 12, 2018
Education Dept. helps some of the nation's largest student loan companies as they seek to fend off allegations of cheating and misleading borrowers.
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California State Agency Reverses Decision to Suspend Veteran Aid to Out-of-State Campuses
Sep 12, 2018
There has been debate over whether the agency can approve educational programs offered by out-of-state colleges at extension locations within California.
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Missouri Judge Rules in Favor of Campus Gun Ban
Sep 12, 2018
Court finds that the U. of Missouri's weapon ban does not violate a state statute that allows employees to conceal guns in their vehicles parked on public property.