CECU | Career Education Colleges and Universities January 12, 2021 Over the past several weeks, CECU leaders have been involved in multiple discussions with high-level officials within President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. As part of these discussions, we were asked to submit a letter outlining CECU’s priorities and policy recommendations […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami January 11, 2021 As expected, President-elect Joe Biden will, upon taking office Jan. 20, instruct the Education Department to continue the pause excusing student loan borrowers from making payments, a top economic adviser in the incoming administration said. David Kamin, who will be deputy director of […]
THE 74 Linda Jacobson January 7, 2021 With Democrats now in control of the U.S. Senate following the defeat of two Republican incumbents in Georgia’s high-stakes runoff election, attention turns to committee assignments and the upcoming confirmation hearings for Miguel Cardona, President-elect Biden’s nominee for education secretary. Sen. Patty Murray […]
Cooley ED Rebecca Flake and Kate Lee Carey January 7, 2021 There are two important Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund reporting deadlines in January and February. In case you are still in holiday mode, we wanted to send out a reminder on two upcoming important Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund […]
HIGHER ED DIVE Jeremy Bauer-Wolf January 6, 2021 Democrats secured control in Congress after winning dual Senate runoff races in Georgia this week. Although the margin of their advantage is slim, it has some progressives hopeful that the majorities, along with the Biden administration, could deliver on postsecondary policies they […]
Federal Register Betsy DeVos January 6, 2021 AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). ACTION: Notice of membership. SUMMARY: This notice lists the members of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). This notice is required under Section 114(e)(1) of […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami January 5, 2021 As she prepares to leave office, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urged Congress not to enact President-elect Joe Biden’s proposals to eliminate tuition at public colleges or cancel student debt. “I hope you also reject misguided calls to make college ‘free’ and require […]
Education Dive Hallie Busta January 3, 2021 Enrollment changes, a return to campus, the future of admissions testing and more stories we’ll be following this year. We’re all hoping some degree of pre-pandemic life will return in 2021. But for higher education, many of the trends that dominated storylines in […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami January 4, 2021 Miguel Cardona, education commissioner in Connecticut, is a strong defender of public schools. Biden reiterates support for free community college and all public colleges for families earning less than $125,000. President-elect Joe Biden has selected Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his […]
Inside Higher Ed Emma Whitford January 4, 2021 Inflation for U.S. colleges and universities rose 1.9 percent in the 2020 fiscal year — a smaller increase than the 3 percent jump in 2019 — according to the Commonfund Higher Education Price Index. The index tracks changes to eight higher education cost components: faculty salaries, […]