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Higher Ed Leaders Reintroduce Legislation to Lower Cost of College
Mar 16, 2023
Bill aims to legislation would lower the cost of college for students and families by doubling the Pell Grant, improving the PSLF program, and lowering interest rates, among other things.
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House Democrats Unveil Competing Short-Term Pell Bill
Mar 16, 2023
The bill would expand Pell Grant eligibility to short-term training programs. It would also require such programs to demonstrate that they prepare their students for a gainful employment.
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Mixed Findings on Transfer Students
Mar 16, 2023
While upward transfer—transfers from community colleges to four-year universities—continued to decline, the six-year college graduation rate among transfers is on the rise.
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Higher Ed Groups Call for Action Plan for New FAFSA
Mar 16, 2023
The Education Dept. may miss its October 1 goal for launching the form. AACRAO and other groups urge the agency to consider a number of recommendations to mitigate potential harm to students in the event of a delayed launch.
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Biden's Budget Proposal Boosts Higher Ed Funding
Mar 16, 2023
Blueprint would increase the maximum Pell Grant by $500 and invest $90 billion over 10 years to expand free community college access, among other things.
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AACRAO Comments on Proposed Fee Increases for International Students, Scholars
Mar 16, 2023
The association joined 22 other organizations in comments on a nearly 40 percent increase to benefit request fees that would adversely impact international students and scholars.
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Private Student Loan Lender Challenges Payment Pause
Mar 9, 2023
The company's lawsuit is the first major legal challenge against the payment pause.
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Lawmakers Urge Education Dept. to Address Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Higher Ed
Mar 9, 2023
Letter calls on the agency to expand the collection of college admissions data to better address access and attainment gaps, particularly ahead of the Supreme Court's forthcoming decisions impacting the use of race in admissions.
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House Panel Advances Transgender Sports Bill
Mar 9, 2023
Legislation would prohibit transgender women from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
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New Guidance Tightens Oversight of Risky Colleges
Mar 9, 2023
Education Dept. aims to increase the accountability of individuals representing corporations or other legal entities with substantial control over private institutions—both for-profit and nonprofit.
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State Dept. Updates Guidelines on F and M Student Visas
Mar 9, 2023
Individuals may now apply for their U.S. student visas up to a year before beginning their program—a shift that could ease lengthy wait times for student visa interview appointments.
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New Survey Data on Underserved Students
Mar 9, 2023
High schoolers from underserved communities want and need additional guidance for making informed decisions about their postsecondary education journey.
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Massachusetts Governor Seeks Free Community College for 25 and Over
Mar 9, 2023
Budget proposal includes free community college for all Massachusetts residents 25 and older who have not yet earned a college degree or industry credential.
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For-Profit Colleges Challenge New Borrower Defense Rule
Mar 2, 2023
Lawsuit argues that the Biden administration's new borrower defense to repayment regulations are unconstitutional and illegal.
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Student Loan Debt Relief Cases
Mar 2, 2023
A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of the legal justifications for President Biden's debt forgiveness plan.
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States Target Higher Ed DEI Initiatives
Mar 2, 2023
Florida bill would limit diversity efforts and ban certain majors. Iowa and West Virginia measures would ban DEI initiatives. Texas legislation would prohibit campus DEI offices.
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Education Dept. Delays Implementation of Third-Party Servicer Guidance
Mar 2, 2023
The agency extends the comment period and delays implementation of its proposed guidance on third-party servicers after pushback from AACRAO and other higher ed groups.
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Rejecting Transfer Credits May Actually Harm Tuition Revenue, Report Says
Mar 2, 2023
New paper suggests that efforts to improve the transfer process are being hampered at many schools by campus leaders' misguided view that allowing credits to transfer into their institutions will negatively impact revenue.
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Report Challenges Assertions that College Admissions Exams Drive Inequities
Feb 23, 2023
Analysis suggests that test-optional admissions policies have minimal implications for equity.
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Virginia Considers Bill to Change Campus Threat Responses
Feb 23, 2023
Proposed measure would require threat assessment teams at public institutions to notify police within 24 hours of identifying someone as posing "an articulable and significant threat."