Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman March 18, 2022 The Student Borrower Protection Center, an advocacy organization focused on student debt, released a report Thursday that examines the levels of institutional debt accrued by California students during the pandemic. The center estimates that 373,025 students across California’s public higher education systems incurred about $195 million in debts to their […]
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Federal Student Aid March 16, 2022 Office of Enforcement ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID GENERAL-22-14 SUBJECT FSA Enforcement Bulletin, March 2022 – Substantial Misrepresentations When Recruiting Servicemembers and Veterans The U.S. Department of Education (Department) enforces the requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) intended to curb deceptive recruitment and enrollment practices. The Department may engage in […]
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NC SARA SARA CALL TO ACTION: NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING LANGUAGE THREATENS SARA’S GAINS The final week of the Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking process for 2022 is March 14-18, 2022. Issue Paper #6 (Certification Procedures), to be discussed by the committee, includes language that would directly impact and drastically limit the application of SARA. This issue is regarding § 668.14 […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Josh Moody March 15, 2022 An enrollment cap brought by an environmental lawsuit put UC Berkeley at risk of losing 400 students. Lawmakers provided a solution Monday that Gov. Newsom quickly signed into law. After a judge imposed an enrollment cap, the University of California, Berkeley, needed a minor miracle to avoid […]
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