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Cardona Calls on Colleges to Stop Withholding Student Transcripts Over Unpaid Debt
Dec 27, 2021
Education Secretary Cardona says that withholding transcripts from students who owe their colleges money drives inequitable outcomes and calls for changing the widespread practice.
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White House Once Again Extends Pause on Student Loans
Dec 27, 2021
Administration officials extend the pandemic pause on federal student loan and interest payments through May 1 as the Omicron variant threatens to hurt the U.S. economy.
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AACRAO, ACE, CHEA Release Updated Statement on Transfer and Award of Credit
Dec 16, 2021
The revised statement reflects new challenges brought on by the pandemic and outlines sound, equity-minded institutional policies and practices for the award of credit.
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White House Executive Order Seeks to Improve Student Loan Services
Dec 16, 2021
Order outlines a series of new actions to improve customer experience and government services, including interactions involving student loan borrowers.
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Biden Administration to Unveil Title IX Proposals in April
Dec 16, 2021
Proposals aim to rewrite Trump-era rules on sexual misconduct and create new protections for transgender students.
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Senate Committee Unveils Education Provisions of Build Back Better Act
Dec 16, 2021
The language on key education provisions remains largely unchanged from the House-passed social spending bill.
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Negotiators Wrap Up Discussions on Affordability and Student Loan Rules
Dec 16, 2021
Rulemaking committee reached consensus on four of the 12 proposals, leaving the administration free to craft their own proposal on the eight remaining, more contentious issues.
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Congress Passes REMOTE Act
Dec 16, 2021
Legislation makes technical corrections to the Isakson Roe Act and extends certain COVID-related flexibilities for veterans education benefits.
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Report Finds Underrepresented Students Struggle to Get into Lucrative College Majors
Dec 16, 2021
A new report suggests that even as more underrepresented minority students enroll at highly selective universities, they face roadblocks that limit their future earnings.
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ACE Releases Report on Blockchain Study
Dec 16, 2021
Initiative aims to find new ways to help college students have control over their digital identities.
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New Proposal to Fund HBCUs in Virginia
Dec 16, 2021
Governor Ralph Northam proposes over $500 million in new funding for the state's public and private historically black colleges and universities.
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Survey Shows Strong, Bipartisan Support for Pell
Dec 9, 2021
A recent nationwide survey found that two-thirds of registered voters support the Pell Grant program and even more want to increase or double it.
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Biden Administration Backs Harvard in Admissions Case
Dec 9, 2021
U.S. Solicitor General asks the Supreme Court to preserve a landmark affirmative action decision that allows some consideration of race in college admissions.
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Federal Judge Blocks Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
Dec 9, 2021
Ruling bars the administration from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for employees of federal contractors. Separately, Senators vote to nix the mandate for larger businesses.
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Democrats Push for a Continuation of the Pause on Student Loan Payments
Dec 9, 2021
Lawmakers urge the administration to further extend the payment pause, warning that requiring tens of millions of Americans to resume paying their debt will drag down the economic recovery.
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Education Dept. Announces New Round of Rulemaking
Dec 9, 2021
Agency announces plans to establish a rulemaking committee to review the 90-10 rule for for-profit institutions, gainful employment, and other regulations governing program eligibility.
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Congress Passes Another Short-Term Spending Bill
Dec 9, 2021
The new agreement continues current federal funding levels through February 18, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown.
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New Study on Advantages White Students Have in Admissions
Dec 9, 2021
Report documents the advantages white (and sometimes Asian) students have in admissions over black and Latinx students.
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Study Examines College Stop Outs
Dec 9, 2021
College stop outs are disproportionately women, low income, and working students.
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Gap Year Enrollment Drops in 2021
Dec 9, 2021
Study finds that just 2 percent of 2020 high school graduates who took an immediate gap year ended up enrolling in college in fall 2021.