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Foxx Named Chair of Education and the Workforce Committee

Foxx Named Chair of Education and the Workforce Committee

Committee on Education & the Workforce January 9, 2023 Today, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after being selected by the Steering Committee to serve as Chairwoman of the Education and the Workforce Committee for the 118th Congress: “I am deeply honored by the trust placed in me by […]

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Here are the top risks college leaders are worried about this year

Here are the top risks college leaders are worried about this year

Higher Ed Dive January 6, 2023 Rick Seltzer Dive Brief: College leaders are sharply more concerned about risks from recruitment and hiring than they have been in recent years, according to a new survey. Half of college leaders identified recruitment and hiring — employing talented staff and faculty — as […]

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5 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2023

5 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2023

Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz January 9, 2023 Rulings are expected in several high-profile cases, including those that could determine the fate of race-conscious admissions and the DACA program. Pending lawsuits stand to reshape the higher education landscape in the next year. The U.S. Supreme Court, which now has a […]

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California campuses try to lower college costs with free transit

California campuses try to lower college costs with free transit

Cal Matters Carmen Gonzalez January 5, 2023 IN SUMMARY Transit expenses are one part of the high cost of college that is pushing many low-income students out of the state’s higher education systems. Some campuses have partnered with local transit agencies to reduce or waive all fares for students, but […]

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Enrollment Remains Top Risk Cited by Colleges

Enrollment Remains Top Risk Cited by Colleges

Inside Higher Ed Susan H. Greenberg January 6, 2023 Enrollment remains the biggest risk cited by colleges and universities for the fourth year in a row, according to the 2022 Top Risks Report from United Educators. Data security ranked second for the third consecutive year. Recruitment and hiring jumped from 14th place […]

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Here’s the Education Department’s next regulatory agenda

Here’s the Education Department’s next regulatory agenda

Higher Ed Dive  Jeremy Bauer-Wolf January 5, 2023 A final Title IX rule, as well as negotiated rulemaking on topics like accreditation and distance education, are on the horizon. The U.S. Department of Education unveiled sweeping regulatory priorities late Wednesday, pinning a publishing date for its final Title IX rule […]

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U.S. to Review Rules on Accreditation, Distance Education and More

U.S. to Review Rules on Accreditation, Distance Education and More

Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman January 5, 2023 The Biden administration announced late Wednesday that the Education Department would hold a series of negotiated rule-making sessions this spring to propose new rules regarding accreditation, distance education, student loan deferments and a range of other topics. The administration’s plan for another […]

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