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Trump Administration Tightens Rules for Student Visas
May 15, 2018
New policy guidance will heighten enforcement of visa overstays for foreign students and exchange visitors.
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NJ Governor Signs Bill to Extend Financial Aid to Dreamers
May 15, 2018
Law allows qualified undocumented student to apply for state financial aid beginning this fall.
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Education Dept. Shrinks For-Profit Fraud Investigative Unit
May 15, 2018
The unwinding of the team has effectively quashed investigations into widespread abuses at for-profit colleges where top hires of the Trump administration previously worked.
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AACRAO Releases GDPR Guide
May 15, 2018
'Due diligence' is the first step on the road to compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation.
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House Republicans Try to Force DACA Vote
May 10, 2018
A handful of centrist lawmakers hope to pressure President Trump and GOP leaders into reaching an immigration deal.
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DHS Ends Protected Status for Honduras
May 10, 2018
The move is the latest in a string of Trump administration decisions targeting immigrants from developing nations.
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Trump Administration Asks Judge to Toss Legal Challenge of Education Department's Rollback of Guidance on Campus Sexual Violence
May 10, 2018
Lawsuit argues that new guidelines from the administration discriminate against students who report sexual assault.
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Rescissions Rollout Spares Student Aid Funding
May 10, 2018
White House releases $15 billion package of requested spending cutbacks. Proposed cuts leave student aid and campus-based research program funding untouched.
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Consumer Watchdog Signals Lower Profile for Student Protection Unit
May 10, 2018
Student and consumer advocates fear that a recent CFPB reorganization signals a lower priority for the agency's student arm and will limit its ability to stand up for loan borrowers.
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Upcoming Actions on the Regulatory Front
May 9, 2018
Education Department's forthcoming spring regulatory agenda includes a slew of new rulemaking.
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Maryland Governor to Sign Free Community College Tuition Bill
May 9, 2018
Legislation provides scholarships of up to $5,000 to students whose families earn less than $125,000 annually and adults earning less than $90,000.
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Feds to Implement New Process for Addressing Delinquent Loans
May 9, 2018
Education Dept. says it will start "significant engagement" with borrowers as early as 90 days after they become delinquent on their student loans.
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Texas, Six Other States Sue Trump Administration to End DACA
May 3, 2018
Lawsuit argues that President Obama's 2012 decision to create the DACA program overstepped the authority of the executive branch.
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Changes to Office Administering FERPA Cause Confusion on Campuses
May 3, 2018
AACRAO sends letter to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos regarding reorganization within the agency's office designated to administer FERPA.
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International Student Enrollment Declines, Report Shows
May 3, 2018
New federal data offer a snapshot of international student enrollment under President Donald Trump.
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Gainful Employment Rule Back in Court
May 3, 2018
Federal court holds a hearing for a case challenging the legality of the Trump administration’s delay of the Obama-era gainful employment rule.
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Lawmakers Urge Administration to Extend TPS for Honduran Nationals
May 3, 2018
Under the Trump administration, DHS has terminated long-standing TPS designations for a number of countries, including El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, and Nepal.
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New Study on Test-Optional Policies
May 3, 2018
Report shows that ending SAT and ACT requirements results in more applications and increased diversity at some colleges and universities—without any decline in graduation rates.
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Third Judge Blocks Trump's Decision to End DACA
Apr 26, 2018
Federal judge rules against the administration’s bid to rescind the Obama-era program and orders the government to resume accepting new applications.
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Trump Administration to Delay State Authorization Rules for Online Programs
Apr 26, 2018
Education Dept. submits draft proposed rule to delay effective date of regulation, though it is unclear for how long.