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Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Harvard Admissions Case
Sep 17, 2020
The case is widely believed to become the U.S. Supreme Court's next opening to potentially ban affirmative action.
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Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count
Sep 17, 2020
Federal judges block White House memo seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants, saying such action would violate the statute governing congressional apportionment.
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Appeals Court Allows Trump to End Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants
Sep 17, 2020
Ruling effectively strips legal immigration status from some 400,000 immigrants from four countries, rendering them deportable if they do not voluntarily leave the country.
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UC Berkeley Fined $2.35M for Clery Violations
Sep 17, 2020
The hefty fine follows a historic $4.5 million Clery penalty against Michigan State University last year, which some experts viewed as the Education Dept. increasing its oversight of the law.
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Colleges Begin Announcing Spring Semester Plans
Sep 17, 2020
Most institutions are continuing with their current instruction plans.
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Test-Blind Admissions Policies Increase
Sep 16, 2020
While most colleges are test optional, some have moved to test-blind during the pandemic as access to standardized testing has been disrupted.
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Report Looks at Guided Pathways Programs
Sep 16, 2020
New report finds that guided pathways programs are improving student experiences as well as presenting some challenges.
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Education Dept. Extends Deadline to Apply for CARES Act Funding
Sep 10, 2020
The new deadline for the roughly $13 billion for institutions is September 30, after which the department plans to calculate and redistribute any unclaimed funds.
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Stopgap Negotiations Underway to Avoid Government Shutdown
Sep 10, 2020
Lawmakers work to hammer out details for a "clean" continuing resolution to extend current government funding and avoid a government shutdown at the end of September.
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Stimulus Talks Continue
Sep 10, 2020
Senate Republicans unveil a smaller coronavirus aid package this week, after returning from August recess. Democrats quickly slam the proposal.
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House Hearing on Gender-Based Protections
Sep 10, 2020
Panel to discuss what Democrats call the Trump administration's attack on federal gender-based protections.
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Massachusetts Judge Enjoins Department of Education Rule on CARES Act
Sep 10, 2020
Court blocks rule that bars students who are not eligible for the federal financial aid from accessing grants under the CARES Act. However, the injunction applies only to Massachusetts.
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Institutions Advised Not to Send Students Home
Sep 10, 2020
Colleges and universities across the country are seeing clusters of COVID-10 cases on campuses and are being advised not to send students home.
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California Assembly Advances Bill to Increase Oversight of Former For-Profits
Sep 3, 2020
Legislation aims to prevent for-profit colleges from evading oversight by posing as nonprofit colleges.
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Education Dept. Issues Updated Response on LGBTQ Student Discrimination
Sep 2, 2020
Two recent letters outline how the agency will address complaints of discrimination against LGBTQ students with respect to the Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ worker protections.
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Judge Bars UC System From Considering ACT/SAT Scores
Sep 2, 2020
The preliminary injunction stems from a lawsuit arguing that disabled students' access to exams is "either impossible or impaired" because of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Summer Enrollments Down at Some Colleges and Among Certain Groups
Sep 2, 2020
Enrollments among black students and male students saw the most significant declines, according to a new National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report.
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NACAC Calls for Adoption of Test Optional Policies at Public Colleges this Year
Sep 2, 2020
Most colleges have adopted test optional policies for the 2020-21 admissions cycle, but the admissions association has raised concern that 100 public institutions have not done so.
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Colleges Asked to Provide Decision Triggers for Closing Campuses
Sep 2, 2020
New York sets a red line for the number of COVID-19 cases before a college must shut down. Other states have not provided such guidance and few colleges have published benchmarks.
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DeVos Works to Carry Out Trump's Order Extending Student Loan Relief
Aug 26, 2020
The Education Dept. takes a relatively broad interpretation of Trump's directive, effectively extending the student loan benefits until the end of the year.