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ACT Cancels Two Winter International Test Administrations
Aug 26, 2020
Cancellations are in anticipation of school closures and restrictions internationally due to flu season and a potential COVID-19 resurgence at international locations.
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U.S. Students Face Challenges in Entering Canada for College
Aug 26, 2020
American students are facing obstacles to accessing Canadian campuses this fall as borders remain mostly closed due to the coronavirus.
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New USCIS Guidance Implements Trump Administration Policy Limiting DACA
Aug 25, 2020
Agency will reject all first-time applications for the program and limit the term of renewals for existing DACA beneficiaries to one year instead of two.
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Education Dept. Issues Final Distance Ed and Innovation Rules
Aug 25, 2020
The product of months of negotiations by a panel of experts that began well before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the 2020 spring and fall semester, the final regulations ease requirements for online programs, including competency-based education models.
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Final Census Push for Group Quarters Data
Aug 20, 2020
Institutions have until August 26 to submit information for students that would have been living in college/university-owned student housing on April 1 prior to the pandemic outbreak.
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Some College Students Choose Gap Year over Online Instruction
Aug 20, 2020
As many universities are implementing online instruction this fall—some without tuition deductions—students are considering a gap year.
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Report Calls on Colleges to Look at Standardized Testing Requirements
Aug 20, 2020
New NACAC report recommends that colleges look at whether their standard testing requirements serve the public good.
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Colleges Face Challenges in Reopening
Aug 20, 2020
As colleges across the country begin to reopen, some are moving swiftly to virtual learning, while others are still hoping to offer in-person classes.
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Democratic Lawmakers Urge Flexibility for New International Students
Aug 19, 2020
A group of 79 legislators demands the Trump administration to rescind recent guidance prohibiting new international students taking all online courses from entering the U.S. this fall.
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Trump Administration Appeals California Emergency Grant Ruling
Aug 19, 2020
Education Dept. to appeal a ruling that blocked the agency's efforts to prohibit undocumented immigrants and many other college students in California from receiving CARES Act grants.
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Justice Dept. Accuses Yale of Racial Bias in Admissions Decisions
Aug 19, 2020
Agency alleges that Yale University illegally discriminates against Asian American and white applicants in its highly competitive admissions process.
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Kamala Harris on Higher Ed
Aug 13, 2020
The senator and presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee does not have an extensive record on higher education issues.
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Trump Signs Executive Action to Extend Student Loan Relief
Aug 12, 2020
However, additional relief for students, borrowers, and institutions is still needed. AACRAO, other higher ed groups, urged Congress to include numerous student and institutional aid provisions in the next coronavirus supplemental bill.
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Appeals Court Rules Title IX Protects Transgender Students
Aug 12, 2020
Supreme Court's historic decision on LGBTQ workers' rights leads federal judge to conclude that Title IX also protects transgender students from discrimination based on their identity.
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Many Colleges to Return to Normal Grading Practices
Aug 12, 2020
Colleges adopted flexible assessment policies last spring amidst pandemic disruptions. This fall, many will return to normal grading practices this fall—with "some modifications."
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More Latinxs Complete Degrees but Equity Gaps Persist
Aug 12, 2020
Study finds that the percentage of Latinx adults in the United States who hold a college degree increased to 24 percent from 19 percent a decade ago.
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Census Count Ending Early
Aug 5, 2020
AACRAO strongly urges all of our members to work with the Census Bureau to provide the relevant information needed to complete an accurate count ahead of August deadlines.
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New Ideas on FAFSA Simplification and Admissions Reform
Aug 5, 2020
Two new series of papers offer ideas on how to enhance FAFSA efficiency and reassess college admissions.
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House Passes $1.3 Trillion Spending Package for FY 2021
Aug 5, 2020
The Democrat-led measure—which would boost higher ed funding, amend the 90-10 rule, and block new Title IX rules—is not expected to gain traction in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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States Look at Consolidating Public Colleges
Aug 5, 2020
States including Alaska, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin are considering—or have already taken steps toward—consolidating their public colleges.