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Universities of Wisconsin president calls for $855M in new state funding
The public network’s leader unveiled a proposal to use a boost in funding to freeze tuition and increase employee salaries.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 20, 2024 -
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Supreme Court blocks partial enforcement of final Title IX rule
Justices rebuffed an emergency request to allow uncontroversial parts of the regulations to move forward in some states with injunctions.
By Naaz Modan • Updated Aug. 19, 2024 -
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As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, courrsework and elsewhere
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State officials call for probe into Ben Sasse’s spending at the University of Florida
Spending at the president's office tripled year over year during Sasse's tenure, a student newspaper investigation found.
By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 16, 2024 -
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Chevron doctrine’s death leads 5th Circuit to ask: Is DOL’s salary test for overtime eligibility safe?
Judges questioned whether the agency’s consideration of salary exceeds the authority delegated by Congress.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 13, 2024 -
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Federal government extends Form I-9 expiration date to 2027
Employers, including colleges, must ensure their forms bear the revised expiration date by July 31, 2026.
By Kate Tornone • Aug. 12, 2024 -
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Education Department: 2025-26 FAFSA to fully debut by Dec. 1
To avoid a repeat of this year's glitches, the agency plans to release the form for testing starting Oct. 1 with a limited number of students and institutions.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Aug. 8, 2024 -
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SHEEO 2024How college leaders can engage with conservative lawmakers on DEI
Rachel Boon, TJ Bliss and Geoffrey Landward shared their strategies for getting a seat at the negotiating table during the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association’s policy conference.
By Laura Spitalniak • Updated Nov. 25, 2024 -
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Senate committee offers slight increase for Education Department in FY 2025
The $80 billion proposal would bump up the maximum Pell Grant to $7,495, an increase of $100.
By Kara Arundel • Aug. 5, 2024 -
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Title IX rule blocked in more than half of states — just as it takes effect
The Education Department clarified on Thursday that it will continue enforcing the 2020 rule in states where the new rule is paused.
By Naaz Modan • Aug. 1, 2024 -
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Education Department reverses course on batch FAFSA corrections
The change could increase colleges’ administrative burden and leave some students without financial aid this fall, one industry association said.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 31, 2024 -
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Federal judge blocks Title IX rule in another 6 states
With the ruling, the regulations have now been put on pause in at least 21 states.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 26, 2024 -
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House panel subpoenas Education Department for FAFSA rollout records
The move comes after two top Republicans accused the agency of stonewalling a government watchdog’s probe into the rocky debut of the new form.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 26, 2024 -
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Warren, Democratic lawmakers introduce bill to resurrect Chevron doctrine
The proposal would codify the Chevron doctrine, which required federal courts to give deference to agencies’ reasonable interpretation of ambiguous statutes.
By Ginger Christ • July 24, 2024 -
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AFT sues MOHELA, alleging student loan servicer ‘misleads and misinforms’ borrowers
The Missouri nonprofit has come under attack by advocacy groups and lawmakers following high-profile billing mistakes.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 24, 2024 -
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Court order in Louisiana Ten Commandments law: Don’t put up the posters yet
The new requirement to post the Ten Commandments in every college classroom and public school is still slated to kick in at the start of 2025.
By Naaz Modan • July 23, 2024 -
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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow partial Title IX rule enforcement where blocked
The Education Department will appeal lower court decisions temporarily halting the rule over its LGBTQI+ protections, but wants to enforce other parts.
By Naaz Modan • July 23, 2024 -
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3 policy developments that college business officers should keep tabs on
Panelists at the National Association of College and University Business Officers’ annual meeting highlighted major changes coming down the pike.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 23, 2024 -
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Sen. Durbin calls on Education Department to protect students at 2 shuttering for-profits
Northwestern College and American Academy of Art College both announced closures in July in the senator’s home state of Illinois.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 22, 2024 -
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Michigan to launch free community college program this fall
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's initiative will award recent high school graduates $4,800 in tuition aid annually for up to three years.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 18, 2024 -
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Activist organizations seek to block Title IX rule in over 600 colleges nationwide
The extensive list contains over 1,100 schools and higher ed institutions, including in liberal states, and could complicate how the rule is implemented.
By Naaz Modan • July 18, 2024 -
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Union files new charges of unfair labor practices against University of the Arts
The Philadelphia college failed to properly bargain with both laid-off employees and those who were kept to help wind down operations, the union said.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 17, 2024 -
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Federal judge temporarily blocks new Title IX rule from taking effect in Texas
The new regulations, which include protections for LGBTQI+ students, have been put on pause in at least 15 states.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 15, 2024 -
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GOP lawmakers raise pressure on Education Department after Chevron decision
In a letter to the agency, Reps. Virginia Foxx and James Comer said they will ensure adherence to the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision.
By Naaz Modan • July 12, 2024 -
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Pennsylvania’s budget leaves funds flat for Penn State and others
Although the budget contained funding increases for some colleges, it fell short of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s earlier vision to overhaul the state’s higher education.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 12, 2024 -
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House passes resolution seeking to overturn Title IX rule
The rule protecting LGBTQI+ students has an uncertain future, with preliminary injunctions and a recent Supreme Court decision further blunting its reach.
By Naaz Modan • July 11, 2024
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