Inside Higher Ed Johanna Alonso August 27, 2024 Pregnancy was always implicitly protected by Title IX. But Biden’s new rules formalize the rights of pregnant and parenting students, making higher ed more accessible. Lacy Guzman decided to go back to college when she was pregnant with her first child. She and her husband had both lost […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey August 27, 2024 Proposed federal regulations have institutions and higher ed groups worried about time and financial burdens. Hundreds of professors, colleges and higher ed organizations have expressed sharp criticism of the Department of Education’s proposed regulations for online courses, saying they stem from an antiquated mindset about new modalities—and […]
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CECU August 23, 2024 Dear Secretary Cardona: On behalf of Career Education Colleges and Universities (“CECU”), we submit the following comments in response to the above-referenced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “NPRM” or the “Proposed Rule”) published in the July 24, 2024 Federal Register (89 Fed. Reg. 60256) by the United States Department of Education […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Katherine Knott August 26, 2024 The Education Department has issued $61.7 million in fines and cut off aid to 35 colleges for violations since 2021. Some critics say it hasn’t gone far enough in holding rule breakers accountable; others say the feds have a “vendetta” against career colleges. A for-profit college based in […]
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