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Number of College Students Predicted to Fall 15 Percent After 2025
Sep 12, 2018
Due to declining birth rates, an economist predicts that the college-going population will drop by 15 percent between 2025 and 2029.
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'U.S. News' Updates College Rankings Formula
Sep 12, 2018
After facing much criticism, the U.S. News and World Report formula has been updated in an attempt to account for social mobility.
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House Passes Expansion of Student Loan Counseling
Sep 6, 2018
Bipartisan bill aims to improve the timing, frequency, and content of annual counseling for recipients of federal student loans and grants.
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Federal Judge Keeps DACA in Place
Sep 5, 2018
Court denies states' request to end the Obama-era program, which grants work permits and protection against deportation to thousands of young immigrants.
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Justice Dept. Backs Group Challenging Harvard's Admissions Policies
Sep 5, 2018
Agency formally joins lawsuit that claims university discriminates against Asian-American applicants.
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California Agency Suspends GI Bill Eligibility for Some Colleges
Sep 5, 2018
Three of the suspended colleges from Missouri—Park University, Webster University, and Columbia College—persuaded a judge to block the agency's actions.
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Stanford Will No Longer Announce Admissions Rate
Sep 5, 2018
Decision is an attempt to curb the hype in the admissions process.
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New Campus Sexual Assault Rules to Bolster Rights of Accused Students
Aug 30, 2018
Education Dept. to propose new regulations on campus sexual misconduct that would strengthen the rights of accused students and reduce the liability for colleges and universities.
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̽»¨Â¥ Comments on Borrower Defense to Repayment NPRM
Aug 29, 2018
Association weighs in on proposed measures that would negatively impact defrauded borrowers, including new regulatory language regarding institutions' ability to withhold official academic transcripts for students granted successful relief.
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Senate Approves Education Spending Bill
Aug 29, 2018
Legislation boosts Education Dept. funding by $541 million and rejects many of the education cuts sought by President Donald Trump.
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Update on 1098-T Penalty Notices
Aug 29, 2018
NACUBO provides recommendations for institutions that received 972CG penalty notices related to missing or inaccurate TINs on the Form 1098-T.
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Student Loan Leader Resigns Over Trump Administration Policies
Aug 29, 2018
CFPB's Seth Frotman, who has been in charge of safeguarding student borrowers since 2015, is resigning in protest of Trump administration policies.
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Education Dept. to Award Disaster Aid to Colleges
Aug 29, 2018
Agency will give $63 million in aid to 47 colleges affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria or the 2017 California wildfires.
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Federal Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Texas Campus Carry Law
Aug 22, 2018
According to the law, those who hold permits to carry concealed weapons can have guns present on campuses.
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NYU Offers Free Tuition to Medical Students
Aug 22, 2018
Tuition at NYUs medical school, where the acceptance rate is 6 percent, is $55,018.
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Lawmakers Urge State Dept. to Reverse Decision on TPS
Aug 22, 2018
A bipartisan group of 112 members of Congress called on the Trump administration to reinstate Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants legally living in the U.S.
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New Data on Visa Denials and President Trump's Travel Ban
Aug 22, 2018
In fiscal year 2017, 1,338 nonimmigrant visa applications were refused due to visa entry restrictions from the Trump administration's travel ban.
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Senator Reintroduces Bill to Simplify Federal Student Aid
Aug 22, 2018
Legislation aims to streamline the financial aid application process to make it easier for low-income and other underserved students to access federal student aid and attend college.
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̽»¨Â¥ Provides Comments on New VA Reporting Requirements
Aug 22, 2018
Association outlines concerns and questions regarding academic progress reporting requirements for GI Bill recipients.
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Trump Administration Taps Robert L. King for Key Higher Ed Post
Aug 22, 2018
State higher education leaders who have worked with King greeted his nomination with strong praise, crediting him with a conciliatory approach and deep knowledge of postsecondary issues.