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HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats
Jan 6, 2022
At least seven historically black colleges and universities reported bomb threats on Tuesday, triggering abrupt evacuations of students and employees.
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New Law Requires CA Institutions to Update Name Changes in Student Records
Jan 6, 2022
Advocates say the new requirement could greatly benefit transgender and gender non-conforming students.
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Pilot Program to Settle Student Debt and Release Stranded Credits
Jan 6, 2022
New program introduced in northeast Ohio will allow students who have stranded credits to settle their bills and have their transcripts released.
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Biden Administration Proposes New Rules to Modernize H-1B Visa Program
Dec 29, 2021
Proposal aims to modernize H-1B requirements and oversight and provide flexibility in the F-1 student visa program.
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Biden Signs Key Veterans Benefits Bill Into Law
Dec 28, 2021
New law extends certain COVID-related flexibilities for veterans education benefits and addresses concerns with legislation passed earlier this year that made sweeping changes to the administration and oversight of GI Bill benefits.
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Democratic AGs File Brief in Legal Fight to Protect DACA
Dec 28, 2021
Two dozen state attorneys general file an amicus brief in support of the DACA program as the federal government defends against Texas' challenge of the policy.
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Colleges Shift Online as Omicron Looms
Dec 28, 2021
A growing number of colleges and universities have announced plans to temporarily pivot online when students return from the winter break in January.
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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.