Duane Morris LLP Duane Morris Blogs Katherine D. Brodie July 10, 2020 In a welcome bit of regulatory relief at time when institutions of higher education are working to comply with a new Title IX rule by August 14, 2020, the Department announced on July 10 that it is extending […]
Inside Higher Ed Lindsay McKenzie July 14, 2020 Federal rules requiring institutions to tell students if they will be qualified to practice their chosen career in their chosen state went into effect earlier this month. Regulatory experts say few institutions were prepared. As of July 1, all higher education institutions […]
Inside Higher Ed Greta Anderson July 13, 2020 The Aug. 14 deadline for colleges and universities to implement new federal requirements for responding to reports of sexual misconduct is just one month away. Although the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Education completely overhaul current policies and procedures for handling sexual misconduct […]
CECU | Career Education Colleges and Universities Guide for the Distribution of the Student and Institutional Portions of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund April 13, 2020 (updated July 1, 2020) Section I – Student Portion On April 9, 2020, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the U.S. Department of Education […]
CECU | Career Education Colleges and Universities Template Now Available for Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting – Student Portion May 11, 2020 Last week, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) announced new reporting requirements for institutions of higher education that received their student portion of the Higher Education Emergency […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami July 13, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t made public a document with information that could aid colleges and universities as they devise plans for reopening in the fall, The New York Times reported Friday. The 69-page document, obtained by the Times and marked “For Internal Use […]
SFGATE Danielle Douglas-Gabriel The Washington Post July 2, 2020 The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday retreated from plans to bar five schools, including the for-profit behemoth University of Phoenix, from enrolling new students using GI Bill benefits, delivering a blow to veterans groups that wanted the agency to crack […]
New Hampshire Union Leader Josie Alberston-Grove July 4, 2020 With unemployment still high in New Hampshire and across the country, more people are thinking about going back to school. Southern New Hampshire University President Paul LeBlanc said he is reminded of the years after the 2008 financial crisis. “This is […]
JDSUPRA Written by Goodwin July 2, 2020 The federal False Claims Act (FCA) has long been a powerful tool for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) — or private whistleblowers bringing suit on the DOJ’s behalf — to investigate and police activity financed with federal dollars. The FCA broadly imposes liability […]
Education Dive Hallie Busta July 6, 2020 Dive Brief: A recent U.S. Department of Education staff report takes aim at the Higher Learning Commission, alleging the regional accreditor didn’t follow its own rules when notifying schools about their accreditation status during a change of ownership. The report focuses on two for-profit Art Institutes that were transferred […]