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(GENERAL-23-56) FSA Enforcement Bulletin, July 2023 – Nondisclosure Agreements that Prohibit or Limit Employee Communication with the U.S. Department of Education Violate Title IV Regulations

Federal Student Aid July 13, 2023 AUTHOR Office of Enforcement ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID GENERAL-23-56 SUBJECT FSA Enforcement Bulletin, July 2023 – Nondisclosure Agreements that Prohibit or Limit Employee Communication with the U.S. Department of Education Violate Title IV Regulations In the course of its investigative and oversight activities, Federal Student Aid (FSA) has learned that former employees of […]

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$39 Billion in Student Loan Relief for 804,000 People

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott July 17, 2023 The debt discharge is the result of an effort to give borrowers credit for more payments and rectify failings in the student loan system. More than 804,000 borrowers will have their student loans forgiven in the next month following moves by the Biden administration to count more […]

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Republicans attack Biden over plan to forgive $39 billion in student loan debt

The American Independent  Oliver Willis July 14, 2023 Republicans attacked President Joe Biden after his administration announced on Friday that it would forgive $39 billion in student loans, aiding over 804,000 people. The Department of Education said in a statement that loan forgiveness was made possible through fixes made to the federal student loan system, specifically in […]

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American Confidence in Higher Ed Hits Historic Low

Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake July 11, 2023 A Gallup poll shows only 36 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, which is down by about 20 percentage points from eight years ago. Americans’ confidence in higher education is at an all-time low, according to a Gallup poll […]

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