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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.
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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.