Policy & Legal: Page 21
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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 -
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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Saint Mary’s reverses decision to consider transgender applicants
The Roman Catholic college rolled back the new policy after facing backlash from alumnae and local church leadership.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 3, 2024 -
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Higher ed groups, researchers ask Education Department to preserve key sample studies
The organizations want to keep three large-scale studies that track college students, their outcomes and how they pay for their education.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 22, 2023 -
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OpinionPolicymakers must strengthen — not dismantle — the college accreditation system
Recent attacks on accreditation pose a dire threat to students and the nation’s postsecondary institutions.
By Madison Weiss • Dec. 22, 2023 -
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House Republicans urge Cardona to implement Trump executive order on antisemitism
The Education Department plans to propose amended regulations next year in response to the 2019 executive action.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 21, 2023 -
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U of Oklahoma said it’s being forced to eliminate its DEI offices. The ACLU disagrees.
An executive order mandated that public colleges review DEI roles and potentially eliminate those unnecessary for compliance and accreditation.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 21, 2023 -
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Florida faculty question if they can hire grad students from ‘countries of concern’
The state recently restricted when its public colleges can partner with nations like China and Iran, raising questions about international recruitment.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 20, 2023 -
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Colleges that require DEI statements would lose federal funding under House bill
The proposal from Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican, highlights the momentum behind efforts targeting diversity, equity and inclusion.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 20, 2023 -
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DOL rule would promote apprenticeships, tighten program labor standards
Apprenticeships have received much attention of late as a way to funnel badly needed talent into key industries.
By Kathryn Moody • Dec. 19, 2023 -
Education Department puts CEHE on the hook for $23M in closed-school loan discharges
The request is the latest development in an ongoing legal battle between the agency and the Center for Excellence in Higher Education.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 18, 2023 -
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Naval Academy can continue factoring race into admissions — for now, judge rules
SFFA, the group that successfully sued over Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill’s race-conscious policies, brought lawsuits against military academies.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2023 -
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States should overhaul how they give colleges money, report says
Complete College America suggests states give institutions upfront funding to hit completion goals rather than rewarding them after they meet their targets.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 14, 2023 -
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Oklahoma governor moves to restrict public colleges’ DEI funding
State policymakers must receive a report by May 2024 on which diversity programs and jobs that institutions eliminated.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 13, 2023 -
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Nearly half of companies say they plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements in 2024
Many employers are dropping degree requirements to create a more diverse workforce and increase job candidate numbers, survey results show.
By Carolyn Crist • Dec. 13, 2023
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