Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami July 16, 2020 The attorneys general of nearly half of the nation’s states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, trying to do what Congress couldn’t — end Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s new borrower-defense rule, which makes it more difficult for students who have been defrauded, particularly by […]
Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman July 14, 2020 Middle States agency joins Western accreditor in embracing new authority to expand outside its region. It will go further, considering any interested college in the U.S. and eventually outside it. he Middle States Commission on Higher Education said Monday that it would become the […]
Yahoo Finance Aarthi Swaminathan June 8, 2020 The American student loan system — described by former officials as “an abomination” and a “trillion-dollar black hole” — currently includes 44 million borrowers holding $1.6 trillion in debt amid a pandemic and an economic crisis. One of the solutions being floated involves income-share agreements […]
Inside Higher Ed Lilah Burke May 12, 2020 The Education Department plans to distribute more than $120 million in grants for short-term programs. Which pathways should that money fund? While emergency grants for colleges and their students from the CARES Act have gotten much attention in the past few weeks, that […]
Education Dive Natalie Schwartz April 3, 2020 A considerable number of traditional-age learners are favoring colleges with flexible, remote degree options over residential campuses. READ MORE
CECU | Career Education Colleges and Universities April 13, 2020 On April 9, 2020, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) was making immediately available to postsecondary institutions more than $6.2 billion in emergency grants for students impacted by Coronavirus and authorized in the Coronavirus Aid, […]
April 1, 2020 On the evening of March 31, 2020, the Small Business Administration released the loan application for the Paycheck Protection Program and an information sheet containing loan guidelines. Click here ↓ SBA Releases Loan Application for Paycheck Protection Program
Inside Higher Ed A string of recent for-profit college closures has led to tens of millions of dollars in student loan cancellation, creating new costs for the federal government on top of disruptions caused for thousands of former students. According to numbers recently provided by the U.S. Department of Education […]
Inside Higher Ed Most of the undergraduates headed for or returning to college this year will be inundated with welcome week and orientation events designed to connect them with classmates, help them find extracurricular activities and clubs, and make them feel at home on campus. The festivals and concerts may […]