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This week in 5 numbers: Education Department unveils another student loan relief plan
We’re rounding up our top recent stories, from a proposal to forgive student debt to what college sticker prices really mean — or don't.
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Columbia president faces congressional grilling during antisemitism hearing
Minouche Shafik emphasized the work Columbia has done to strengthen its anti-discrimination policies Wednesday, but Republican lawmakers pressed her for more immediate action.
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Sticker prices increasingly fail to capture college costs, research finds
The current system for listing college costs hampers student decisions about where to attend, a Brookings Institution report contends.
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Education Department eyes widespread student debt relief in draft rules
The Biden administration hopes to finalize the proposals in time to start canceling debt this fall.
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Tutor.com’s ownership by Chinese firm raises student data privacy concerns
Some officials are scrutinizing the online tutoring service’s ability to safeguard student data, but Tutor.com says there’s no threat to privacy.
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3 charts unpacking the latest credential completion data
Fewer undergraduates earned credentials in 2022-23 compared to the year before, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
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EEOC finalizes pregnancy accommodation rule
The much-anticipated regulation includes abortion under the list of related medical conditions covered by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
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Criticism mounts against Texas Gov. Abbott’s executive order on campus antisemitism
The state AAUP conference recently pushed back against the directive, saying it uses overly broad language and singles out certain student groups.
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Greater financial strains loom over Wisconsin’s public universities, review finds
The system's president called on state lawmakers for more funding after financial reviews showed universities are facing deficits and liquidity issues.
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Texas lieutenant governor calls for increased oversight of tenure policies, faculty senates
Dan Patrick, a powerful Republican who oversees that state’s Senate, unveiled his priorities for higher education policy.
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Final overtime rule clears White House review
If adopted, the Labor Department's proposal would bump the annual salary threshold that determines overtime pay eligibility from $35,568 to $55,068.
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Harvard University revives standardized testing requirements
With the reversal, the top-ranked college becomes the latest Ivy League school to shed test-optional policies for applicants.
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Biden’s new income-driven repayment plan faces another legal challenge
Seven Republican-controlled states filed a lawsuit against the plan, arguing that it amounts to an unauthorized grant program.
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Ohio’s Sinclair Community College to shutter 2 locations
Although the two sites together enrolled around 5,500 students at their peak, they hosted just one class between them this semester.
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‘Crisis of credibility’: FAFSA rollout panned during congressional hearing
One financial aid expert said trust is eroding in data from the U.S. Department of Education as issues continue to plague the new form’s debut.
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Goddard College in Vermont to close
With insolvency looming, the institution opted to shutter permanently and struck a teach-out partnership with Prescott College in Arizona.
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Louisiana bill would allow governor to select higher ed board chairs
The proposal comes as lawmakers across the nation look to gain more power over college governance.
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Broward College launches search to find permanent leader
The Florida institution is once again searching for a new leader amid recent turnover in the president role.
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Dartmouth basketball vote shows unionization ‘can happen anywhere,’ attorney says
The Ivy League school’s saga isn’t over yet, but the potential wage-and-hour implications of the vote are vast.
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FAFSA submissions from high school seniors are down 27.1%
Concerns about possible enrollment declines are growing amid the fraught rollout of the new federal student aid form.
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Education Department is ‘concerned’ about potential OPM failures as groups sound alarm on 2U
2U acknowledged that it needs to improve its financial position but stressed it is not considering options that would cease its operations.
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Federal court blocks borrower defense rules, says legal challenge will likely succeed
An appellate panel wrote that the regulations upend decades of regulatory practice. But one student advocate called the ruling “exactly backwards.”
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Northland College misses fundraising target, but will stay open — for now
The Wisconsin institution declared financial exigency to revamp its model and budget in a bid for survival.
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In reversal, Education Department to reprocess all FAFSAs hit by tax error
The process will affect between 15% and 20% of previously submitted federal financial aid applications.
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Republican attorneys general blast Federal Work-Study guidance on election-related jobs
The state officials urged the Education Department to reconsider allowing students to be paid under the program for help with nonpartisan voter drives.