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Judge greenlights whistleblower lawsuit against Colorado Technical
The complaint alleges that the for-profit failed to provide students with the number of learning hours needed to meet federal financial aid requirements.
By Lilah Burke • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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Ed Dept funding levels maintained as Biden signs 3rd stopgap for FY 24
March 8 is the new deadline for determining fiscal year 2024 spending levels for the Education Department.
By Kara Arundel • Updated Jan. 22, 2024 -
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TrendlineArtificial Intelligence
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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Kentucky bill would ban college DEI, end race-based scholarships
The proposal mirrors legislation passed last year in Florida and Texas that forbids public colleges from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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2 final Title IX regulations will likely be delayed — again
The Education Department set a March deadline for the rules but hasn’t yet cleared a procedural hurdle, potentially pushing their release back by months.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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House lawmakers weigh bipartisan proposal to establish national NIL rules
During a Thursday hearing, NCAA President Charlie Baker advocated for more protections for college athletes entering name, image and likeness deals.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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Deep DiveUnpacking the fallout from the MOVEit meltdown
Third-party vendors exposed some colleges — including public flagships and liberal arts schools — to multiple breaches during the mass hack.
By Matt Kapko , Julia Himmel • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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Tenure would end at Nebraska public colleges under new legislative proposal
The proposal furthers a conservative push to weaken tenure, though these types of bills largely stalled across state legislatures last year.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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Utah bill would ban colleges from asking for diversity statements
The sponsors of the proposed legislation dismissed diversity statements as ideological litmus tests that don't belong on college campuses.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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68% of Americans say ban on race-conscious admissions is mostly good, Gallup finds
But just over half of Black adults said the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling will hurt Black students' ability to attend college, according to new polling.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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5 higher education lawsuits to keep an eye on in 2024
Courts are considering challenges to race-conscious admissions at military academies, key higher education regulations and the DACA program.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Philadelphia mayor drops degree requirements for some city jobs hours after inauguration
Only about one-third of Philadelphians 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, U.S. Census Bureau data shows.
By Caroline Colvin • Jan. 16, 2024 -
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Republican bill would cap student borrowing, make colleges liable for unpaid loans
Rep. Virginia Foxx said her proposal would cut down on the "astronomical" levels of student debt in the country.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 12, 2024 -
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Florida university system hits back at free speech lawsuits brought by SJP chapters
The legal battle centers on an October memo saying campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine “must be deactivated.”
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 11, 2024 -
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UC Berkeley closes People’s Park construction site
The future student housing location has been walled off with stacks of shipping containers, according to the university.
By Mary Salmonsen • Jan. 11, 2024 -
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DOL independent contractor final rule announced, will take effect March 11
The rule adopts a six-factor, “totality-of-the-circumstances” framework for analyzing worker-employer relationships.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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Harvard, Penn, MIT and Cornell face new House probe over campus antisemitism
The House Ways and Means Committee’s Republican chair called into question the tax-exempt status of the four top-ranked colleges.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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New York Gov. Hochul unveils direct admissions, mandatory FAFSA proposals
The initiatives, which include admitting the top 10% of high schoolers to the state’s public systems, are part of broader efforts to boost enrollment.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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3 policy developments college leaders should keep an eye on this year
Speakers at the Council of Independent Colleges’ Presidents Institute highlighted changes to overtime rules, Title IX and the FAFSA.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 10, 2024 -
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Kentucky bill would bar ‘divisive concepts’ in college trainings
The legislation's sponsor took aim at colleges' diversity, equity and inclusion efforts when announcing the proposal.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 9, 2024 -
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Fewer individuals donate to colleges following tax changes, research finds
Peer-reviewed research found private research universities saw the biggest decline in donor numbers.
By Lilah Burke • Jan. 8, 2024 -
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Education Department withholds $2.2M from 3 student loan servicers
Aidvantage, EdFinancial and Nelnet failed to send timely billing statements to 758,000 customers when federal loan repayment restarted, the agency said.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 5, 2024 -
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Education Department sued over gainful employment rule
The American Association of Cosmetology Schools said the rule is based on a “flawed” debt-to-earnings ratio.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 5, 2024 -
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Education Department unveils policy proposals for accreditation, state authorization
The proposed changes are intended to ensure accreditors and state agencies are adequately monitoring colleges under their purview, the department said.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 4, 2024 -
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Bill would fund AI training through schools, nonprofits
The proposed legislation would open grant eligibility for colleges, K-12 schools, nonprofits and libraries to support AI literacy.
By Carolyn Crist • Jan. 4, 2024 -
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Inside the FTC’s lawsuit against Grand Canyon University
The federal agency has accused the university of misrepresenting itself as a nonprofit and misleading students about its doctoral program costs.
By Natalie Schwartz • Jan. 3, 2024
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