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(GENERAL-23-11) Establishing Personal Liability Requirements for Financial Losses Related to the Title IV Programs

Federal Student Aid March 1, 2023 On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) published an Electronic Announcement notifying institutions of higher education (institutions) that, in certain circumstances, it would require additional signatures on an institution’s Program Participation Agreement (PPA) from individuals representing corporations or other legal entities that have, or could have, direct or […]

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Education Department Takes Steps to Hold Leaders of Risky Colleges Personally Liable  

U.S. Department of Education  March 2, 2023 Guidance clarifies implementation of long-standing statutory provisions   Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) released guidance outlining how it will implement long-standing provisions in the Higher Education Act that grant the Secretary authority to require leaders of private colleges that fail to operate in a financially responsible way to assume personal liability for the cost […]

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Biden to nominate Julie Su as next US labor secretary

AP News Seung Min Kim and Zeke Miller February 28,2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating Julie Su, the current deputy and former California official, as his next labor secretary, replacing the departing incumbent, former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Su, a civil rights attorney and former head of California’s labor department, was central to negotiations […]

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Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Debt Relief

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott March 1, 2023 They questioned the Biden administration’s authority to forgive student loans but also seemed suspicious of arguments from plaintiffs that they have standing to challenge the debt-relief plan. Several Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans […]

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