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Congress Inches Toward Deal on Coronavirus Relief Package
Dec 16, 2020
Senate and House leaders are nearing agreement on a roughly $900 billion economic relief package that would include $20 billion in funds for higher education.
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House Approves One-Week Stopgap Spending Bill
Dec 10, 2020
The move aims to give lawmakers more time to reach agreements on spending bills to fund federal agencies and additional emergency economic relief.
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New Report on Pandemic's Impact on Immediate College Enrollment Rates
Dec 10, 2020
This year, 21.7 percent fewer high school graduates went straight to college compared with 2019, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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Congress to Consider Revised Protect the GI Bill Act
Dec 10, 2020
While generally supportive of the bill's goals, AACRAO and other groups issue concerns that some provisions could create unintended consequences for veterans and institutions.
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Updated Guidance on International Students
Dec 10, 2020
Following requests from AACRAO and other higher ed groups, DHS extends the existing flexibilities for international students in hybrid or online programs for the Spring 2021 term.
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Education Dept. Extends Student Loan Relief
Dec 10, 2020
Agency extends pause on interest and repaying student loans, but only through January 31. AACRAO continues to advocate for additional relief through the end of the pandemic.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down New H1-B Pay Rules
Dec 10, 2020
Regulations aimed to limit foreign workers' employment and raise the minimum salaries that employers would need to pay them in order to qualify for the popular visa program.
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Congress Considers Higher Ed-Related Bills
Dec 10, 2020
Lawmakers consider legislation to simplify FAFSA forms and advance two bills to bolster HBCUs and prevent debt relief scams targeting federal student loan borrowers.
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Federal Judge Reinstates DACA
Dec 10, 2020
As many as 300,000 new applicants could now be eligible for the program.
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DeVos Bashes Biden's Higher Ed Agenda
Dec 2, 2020
Education Secretary delivers speech criticizing student debt cancellation and tuition-free college proposals, fails to mention the coming loan relief crisis.
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Judge Largely Halts Mass Denials of Borrower Defense Claims
Dec 2, 2020
Education Dept. agrees to stop issuing rejections of student loan forgiveness applications for borrowers covered by a class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's delayed processing of nearly 170,000 borrower defense claims.
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Temporary Pause on Student Loan Bills Amid Uncertainty Over Relief
Dec 2, 2020
Education Dept. recently ordered the companies that collect federal student loans to temporarily postpone sending bills to borrowers amid the looming expiration of student loan relief.
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Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Unveils $908 Billion Coronavirus Package
Dec 2, 2020
The new plan, which will be partially funded by unspent CARES Act money, includes $82 billion for K-12 and postsecondary education, far less than previous proposals.
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AACRAO Opposes Proposed Changes to H-1B Visa Process
Dec 2, 2020
Association joins community comments urging the Trump administration to withdraw its proposed rule on modification of cap-subject H-1B petitions.
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U. of Arizona Reaches Deal for Ashford University
Dec 2, 2020
The for-profit Ashford University will now operate as the University of Arizona Global Campus, an independent nonprofit affiliated with the University of Arizona.
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Decrease in International Students Impacts Economy
Dec 2, 2020
The amount that international students contributed to the U.S. economy in 2019-20 decreased 4.4 percent from the previous year, new report finds.
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Students Request Pass-Fail Options this Fall
Dec 2, 2020
In light of COVID-19 disruptions, students this fall are asking institutions to extend pass-fail grading policies that were offered in the spring. Many colleges have been reluctant to do so.
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AACRAO, Other Groups Urge Biden Team to Undo Trump Actions
Nov 19, 2020
Associations urge the incoming administration to restore DACA, revise new Title IX rules, withdraw rule limiting CARES Act funding, and reinstate Obama-era guidance on the use of race in admissions, among other things.
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Study Abroad to Remain Limited During Pandemic
Nov 19, 2020
Many professionals in the field do not anticipate a return to normal programming until next summer or fall at the earliest.
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Emergency Student Loan Relief Faces Cliff
Nov 18, 2020
Borrower relief measures created in the CARES Act expire on December 31 unless either President Donald Trump or Congress acts to extend them.