IFAP Posted Date: November 19, 2018 Author: Federal Student Aid Subject: Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act On March 23, 2018, the President signed Public Law 115-141, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, which included an amendment to Section 473(b) of the Higher Education Act, authorizing the Children of Fallen […]
Chronicle of Higher Education By Sarah Brown and Katherine Mangan Updated (11/16/2018, 4:40 p.m.) with additional reaction to and comment on the proposed regulations. Students accused of sexual misconduct would gain greater protections and colleges investigating complaints could face reduced liability under sweeping new regulations proposed on Friday by the […]
Education Dive We’re keeping track of major college and university closings, mergers, acquisitions and other consolidation from 2016 to the present. Did we miss something? Let us know by using this form. Read our ongoing analysis of the list. Institution Region Year Type Status Deal Dive Insight Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School […]
NASFAA By Allie Bidwell, NASFAA Senior Reporter With a new Congress poised to renew efforts to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) in the new year, conversations around institutional accountability and student outcomes will likely resurface. A key issue at hand is how to better hold institutions accountable for […]
Newsweek Guidelines on how to handle allegations of sexual assault for colleges and universities are about to be overhauled in the latest proposal from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The proposal will give new rights to the people who are accused of the crimes, including the right to cross-examine their accusers, […]
CNN New York (CNN Politics) Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was hit with another lawsuit Tuesday claiming she failed to cancel student debt owed by people whose for-profit colleges have been shut down. The new lawsuit comes a month after a federal judge ruled that the regulation should immediately go into effect, after […]
Military Times by Diane Auer Jones Student veterans are proving that they are at the top of the class on campus. According to Student Veterans of America’s National Veteran Education Success Tracker, student veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill are more likely to graduate, to have a higher GPA, and to […]
Associated Press Some 8,500 students are rushing to finish their coursework at a for-profit college that is closing campuses across the Southeast to stave off creditors. Virginia College’s parent company, Education Corporation of America, says demand has dropped in the improving job market. But, the school failed to meet standards […]
SJVC by NYLA on October 24, 2018 · 9:00 am SJVC Antelope Valley students Jaynie Sanchez, Rebecca King and Janine Sanchez pictured with Senator Scott Wilk and State Assemblyman Tom Lackey. It was about 18 months in the making: Two important representatives of California government were finally able to visit the Antelope Valley […]