Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman July 27, 2021 College of Marin leaders hope to use $2,000 grants to persuade more than 400 students who left during the pandemic to return and to entice others to enroll this fall. College of Marin administrators are trying to lure low-income students to campus, […]
Update ED Jessica S. High July 23, 2021 On July 20, 2021, the Department of Education (through the Office of Civil Rights “OCR”), unveiled new guidance to help schools understand their obligations under the Betsy DeVos-era Title IX rule. The rule, which went into effect on August 14, 2020, is […]
CECU July 23, 2021 Arlington, Va. — Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) today endorsed the Time for Completion Act, introduced by Representative Jahana Hayes (D-CT). The bill would increase student outcome reporting requirements for schools serving non-traditional students and make these outcomes available to the public. The bill would provide for more accurate […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson July 23, 2021 A new study focusing on California’s community colleges found that 1 in 4 students lose access to financial aid after just one year of college due to Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), making it more difficult for first-generation and low-income students to complete their […]
Annenberg Brown University July 2021 This paper examines how financial aid reform based on postsecondary institutional performance impacts student choice. Federal and state regulations often reflect concerns about the private, for-profit sector’s poor employment outcomes and high loan defaults, despite the sector’s possible theoretical advantages. We use student level data […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely July 22, 2021 It’s not unusual for senators to hold up the confirmation of presidential nominees — but it is unusual when the holdup comes from a member of the president’s own party. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, is continuing to hold up a […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman July 21, 2021 The California Community Colleges system will require students to take an ethnic studies course. The new policy follows legislation that established a similar requirement at the California State University system last year. Students pursuing an associate degree in California will be required […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education Sarah Brown July 20, 2021 The Education Department on Tuesday issued new guidance for how colleges should investigate sexual misconduct under Title IX, the federal gender-equity law. The department released a question-and-answer document interpreting the Trump administration’s Title IX regulations, which took effect a year ago. The […]
NASFAA Jill Desjean and Federal Relations Staff July 20, 2021 On Monday, NASFAA signed on to a letter with several other higher education associations to alert Congress to serious concerns about a new veterans benefits law that has implications for institutions of higher education, including the financial aid office. The Johnny Isakson and […]
Los Angeles Times Teresa Watanabe July 19, 2021 California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley will join the Biden administration in a temporary role advising U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on higher education policy, the system announced Monday. Deputy Chancellor Daisy Gonzales will serve in Oakley’s stead after he steps […]