Thompson Coburn LLP Jeff Fink, Scott Goldschmidt, Aaron Lacey, Stephanie Cohan November 16, 2023 The U.S. Department of Education published an electronic announcement on November 8, 2023, offering guidance on the notification process for Borrower Defense to Repayment (“BDR”) claims received by the agency between June 23, 2022, and November 15, 2022. […]
Business Wire November 17, 2023 SCHAUMBURG, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Perdoceo Education Corporation (NASDAQ: PRDO), a provider of postsecondary education programs, today announced that Todd Nelson has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Perdoceo and transitioned from his position of Executive Chairman of Perdoceo’s Board to fill such offices. Mr. […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott November 15, 2023 At a hearing Tuesday, Democrats disagreed—and said the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, facing budget cuts, needs more money to respond to the crisis. Diversity, equity and inclusion programs on college campuses are behind the recent spike in campus antisemitism, several […]
GAO November 16, 2023 In October 2022, the Department of Education launched a student loan debt relief program that would provide up to $20,000 in relief to borrowers who had incomes below certain thresholds. Court orders caused Education to cease work on the program before discharging any debt, and in […]
The Washington Times Sean Salai November 16, 2023 The nation’s largest Christian college pledged Thursday to fight a record $37.7 million fine that the Education Department levied against it for “deceiving” federal student loan applicants about graduate program costs. Brian Mueller, president of Grand Canyon University, said the for-profit campus in Phoenix […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman November 15, 2023 A California judge has suspended the enforcement of rules instituted by the California Community College system intended to ensure faculty and staff members uphold diversity, equity and inclusion values. The rules, which took effect in the spring, establish criteria for the evaluation of […]
Inside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey November 15, 2023 Academic Partnerships’ acquisition of Wiley’s online program business is latest change in tumultuous online program management market. The tumultuous online program management market got another shake-up Tuesday, with Academic Partnerships’ $150 million deal to acquire Wiley’s online education business. Academic Partnerships announced yesterday that […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott November 15, 2023 At a hearing Tuesday, Democrats disagreed—and said the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, facing budget cuts, needs more money to respond to the crisis. Diversity, equity and inclusion programs on college campuses are behind the recent spike in campus antisemitism, several […]
Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman November 14, 2023 The Higher Learning Commission, which accredits the University of Phoenix and roughly 500 other colleges across the United States, has formally approved the for-profit university’s acquisition by a nonprofit affiliated with the University of Idaho. The arrangement, which was announced in May, has, like […]
cfpb November 13, 2023 This month, 845 former Student Aid Institute (SAI) consumers will receive checks in the mail in response to a lawsuit filed against Frank Ronald Gebase Jr., the founder, owner, and operator of Processingstudentloans, a student loan debt-relief company that illegally withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars […]