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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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AACRAO 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.
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Feds Roll Out FAFSA Mobile App
Aug 16, 2018
Education Department officials said they hope the mobile technology will broaden access to student aid.
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Education Dept. to Repeal Gainful Employment Rule
Aug 15, 2018
Trump administration officially announces plans to eliminate the controversial Obama-era regulation.
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Updated Guidance on Student Visa Rules Offers Grace Period
Aug 15, 2018
Trump administration issues revised policy memo rolling back earlier guidance that tightened enforcement of visa overstays for foreign students and exchange visitors.
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Common App Launches New Transfer Application
Aug 15, 2018
New application to improve the pathways and outcomes for nontraditional students.
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Report Looks at How Borrowers End Up in Default
Aug 15, 2018
Study finds that borrowers who owe less than $5,000 are more likely than those with higher amounts of debt to default within four years.
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Study Examines Student Loan Borrowers Who Default
Aug 15, 2018
Report finds that while default has negative consequences for borrowers, 7 out of 10 exit default or pay off their loans within five years.
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Colleges and Universities Focus on Transfer Students
Aug 8, 2018
The increased focus on these students comes as undergraduate enrollments continue to decline due to the decreasing number of high school graduates.
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Mixed Results for Dual Credit Courses, Studies Show
Aug 8, 2018
More high school students than ever are getting college credit for their high school classes, but the gains from participation in these classes are moderate.
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Most Transfer Students Leave College Without Two-Year Degree, Report Finds
Aug 8, 2018
Only 60,000 students out of nearly 1.5 million who started their educations at two-year institutions transferred to another college after receiving a certificate or associate's degree.