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Reimagining Career Education

Reimagining Career Education

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 […]

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Grants for Emergency Support for Education Institutions

Grants for Emergency Support for Education Institutions

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, […]

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Growing Price Tag for College Shutdowns

Growing Price Tag for College Shutdowns

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 […]

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Orientation for the Adult Learner

Orientation for the Adult Learner

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 […]

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Crisis for Another For-Profit

Crisis for Another For-Profit

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum National American University will close campuses and focus on online programs in response to declining enrollments. But the for-profit chain’s finances have drawn scrutiny from regulators. As Democratic lawmakers raked many for-profit colleges over the coals during the past decade, National American University, a chain based […]

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