Inside Higher Ed Meghan Brink July 6, 2022 Includes increases to the Pell Grant and other student aid, increased accountability for for-profits. The House Appropriations Committee approved a funding plan on June 30 that would increase funding for the Education Department by 13 percent for fiscal year 2023. The bill, approved by the committee […]
Committee on Education & Labor July 6, 2022 Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement blasting the Biden administration’s proposed regulations regarding federal student loans: “Only this administration could find a way to justify adding at least $85 billion to the tax burden […]
CBS News July 6, 2022 New rules proposed by the Biden administration on Wednesday would make it easier for borrowers to get their federal student debt forgiven through several existing programs. The action is intended to overhaul relief programs that have been criticized for their burdensome paperwork requirements and long […]
Inside Higher Ed Meghan Brink July 7, 2022 Education Department proposes changes to loan programs to make it easier for public service employees and those who attended fraudulent colleges to get their student loans forgiven. The Education Department released a series of proposed rules Wednesday that would simplify federal loans, […]
AP News Collin Binkley July 6, 2022 New rules proposed by the Biden administration on Wednesday would make it easier for borrowers to get their federal student debt forgiven through several existing programs. The action is intended to overhaul relief programs that have been criticized for their burdensome paperwork requirements […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman July 6, 2022 California governor Gavin Newsom signed a massive 2023 budget that promises billions of new dollars to higher ed institutions and programs. Higher education leaders and advocates are celebrating the $308 billion California budget signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last Thursday for including $41.6 billion for higher […]
Higher Ed Dive Laura Spitalniak June 30, 2022 Dive Brief: Enrollment of Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students in California’s community colleges dropped 20% from fall 2019 to fall 2021, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to a May report from The Campaign for College […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik June 29, 2022 California’s state auditor will investigate how the California State University system and three of its campuses handled sexual harassment complaints, the Los Angeles Times reported. The investigation follows scandals in which senior officials are alleged to have ignored or done too little about harassment. Member of the Joint […]
Inside Higher Ed Meghan Brink June 29, 2022 The Biden administration’s new proposal would strengthen protections for college students who are pregnant or seeking abortions. The Biden administration’s attempt to advance protections against sex-based discrimination and harassment on college campuses through a Title IX proposal came just 24 hours before the […]
Federal Student Aid June 28, 2022 The FBI has issued a Private Industry special notification informing U.S. colleges and universities of a critical exposure of academic login credentials. Stolen higher education credential information, including usernames and passwords, were discovered advertised for sale on online criminal marketplaces (dark web) and in publicly accessible […]