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Steep Enrollment Declines This Spring
Apr 29, 2021
New spring enrollment data show the steepest decline among undergraduates since the beginning of the pandemic, especially at community colleges.
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More Public Colleges to Require Vaccines This Fall
Apr 29, 2021
The list of colleges that will require students or employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this fall has previously been dominated by private institutions.
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Survey Shows Colleges Still Accepting Applications
Apr 29, 2021
Nearly 200 colleges reported that they already know that they will be seeking more applicants before they reach the traditional May 1 deadline for applicants to accept an offer of admission.
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Progressive Lawmakers Propose Tuition-Free College for Most Americans
Apr 21, 2021
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduce a bill to make community college free for everyone and eliminate tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions for working families.
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Senate Panel Advances Kvaal's Nomination for Top Higher Ed Post
Apr 21, 2021
James Kvaal supports expanding student loan forgiveness, investing in community colleges and career and technical programs, and simplifying the financial aid process, among other things.
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New GAO Report Tracks College CARES Act Funds
Apr 21, 2021
College students on average received $830 in grants from CARES Act, study finds.
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Study Analyzes Impact of Test-Optional Admissions
Apr 21, 2021
Test-optional colleges saw increases in Pell Grant recipients, first-time students from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds, and first-time enrollment of women.
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Lawmakers Discuss Oversight of For-Profit to Nonprofit Conversions
Apr 21, 2021
Earlier this year, a federal report found conflicts of interest in one-third of these conversions over the last decade.
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Senate Education Committee Holds Hearing on Nominee for Top Higher Ed Post
Apr 15, 2021
AACRAO strongly urges lawmakers to support James Kvaal's nomination to serve as Under Secretary of Education.
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Institutions Consider Vaccine Mandates for Fall
Apr 14, 2021
College administrators may face a politically fraught landscape as some state governments work to bar public institutions from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Biden Releases FY 2022 Budget Proposal
Apr 14, 2021
The budget blueprint outlines the new administration’s spending priorities, boosting funding for community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and financial aid programs.
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AACRAO Joins Higher Ed Community in Opposition to Voter Suppression Efforts
Apr 14, 2021
The association, along with nearly 50 other organizations, issued a statement addressing the efforts underway in a number of states to suppress voting by qualified voters.
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Senate Panel Tackles Student Loan Debt Crisis, Loan Forgiveness
Apr 14, 2021
Elizabeth Warren urges the Biden administration to cancel longstanding federal loan servicing contracts with Navient and PHEAA, citing repeated failures in how they treat borrowers.
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Community Colleges Look to Summer Classes and Scholarships to Increase Enrollment
Apr 14, 2021
As enrollment at community colleges continues to decline this spring, leaders attempt to slow the trend and increase enrollment in fall 2021.
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Federal Judge Approves $16 million Settlement in ACT Lawsuit
Apr 14, 2021
The lawsuit claimed that ACT violated the law by letting colleges know some students' disability status.
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Transfer Enrollment Declines Again This Spring
Apr 14, 2021
The number of transfer students declined nearly 8 percent across all transfer pathways.
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Number of HSIs Continues to Grow
Apr 8, 2021
The number of Hispanic-serving institutions has grown 94 percent in the last 10 years.
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States, Asian American Groups Back Anti-Affirmative Action Cases
Apr 8, 2021
Fifteen states urge the Supreme Court to take up the Harvard admissions case while Asian American groups call on the Justice Dept. to reinstate a Trump-era lawsuit against Yale.
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Biden Administration Weighs Options on Debt Forgiveness
Apr 8, 2021
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will compile a legal memo outlining the administration's potential authorities to cancel federal student loan debt through executive action.
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Education Dept. Outlines Formal Review of Title IX Rules
Apr 8, 2021
Agency plans to hold a multi-day public hearing to solicit input ahead of an anticipated formal rewrite of the Trump administration's controversial regulations.