Policy & Legal: Page 27


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    How HBCUs are building a stronger Black teacher pipeline

    As HBCUs produce 50% of all Black educators nationwide, a UNCF report illustrates best practices for recruitment efforts.

    By Anna Merod • Feb. 20, 2024
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    House committee subpoenas Harvard in antisemitism probe

    Rep. Virginia Foxx, a North Carolina Republican, told officials the university has “repeatedly failed” to satisfy lawmaker requests for documentation.

    By Feb. 16, 2024
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    Artificial 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

    By Higher Ed Dive staff
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    Goldwater Institute sues Education Department over records related to Grand Canyon fine

    The conservative think tank wants the agency to release emails over its decision to fine the Christian university $37.7 million.

    By Lilah Burke • Feb. 15, 2024
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    Education Department to ease FAFSA verification requirements this year

    The agency is temporarily rolling back administrative requirements as colleges grapple with an abridged financial aid timeline.

    By Feb. 13, 2024
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    Nebraska lawmakers to debate DEI, tenure bills

    Lawmakers will discuss two Republican-led proposals that reflect broader higher ed trends.

    By Feb. 12, 2024
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    Indiana proposal to overhaul tenure moves forward

    A Republican-sponsored bill would create tenure standards related to intellectual diversity and the variety of ideologies students are exposed to.

    By Feb. 9, 2024
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    For-profit owner agrees to dismiss CEO, CFO as part of Education Department settlement

    The agreement stems from accusations that International Education Corp.’s colleges violated federal student aid regulations.

    By Feb. 8, 2024
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    University of California and Cal State push back May 1 commitment deadline

    The two systems, which collectively enroll more than 600,000 undergraduates, are moving back the date amid Free Application for Federal Student Aid delays.

    By Lilah Burke • Feb. 8, 2024
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    As states drop degree requirements, does a 4-year diploma’s value change?

    Although new policies are propping up workers without degrees, experts say higher education will continue to play a role in hiring decisions and pay rates.

    By Danielle McLean • Feb. 8, 2024
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    Foxx demands Cardona resignation over antisemitism response

    The Republican lawmaker said failure to condemn a chant as antisemitic amounted to “cowardly evasion.”

    By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2024
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    Birmingham-Southern could get second chance at state bailout

    An Alabama bill would install a new loan administrator to replace the state treasurer, who denied the college's application for $30 million.

    By Feb. 7, 2024
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    High school senior FAFSA submissions drop almost 57% year over year, NCAN finds

    The form was available about three months later than usual, and seniors submitted roughly 676,000 forms by late January.

    By Feb. 6, 2024
  • Pennsylvania governor pitches sharp funding increase for higher education overhaul

    Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, proposed a 15% funding bump for the state’s public university system and its community colleges.

    By Feb. 6, 2024
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    Title IX regulations advance to White House after significant delay

    The Education Department is closer to finalizing the controversial regulation, which it aimed to release in March after two previous delays.

    By Naaz Modan • Feb. 6, 2024
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    Amid rocky FAFSA rollout, Education Department to deploy staff to help colleges

    The effort aims to smooth the so-far bumpy debut of the new form, which has been hampered by delays and glitches.

    By Feb. 5, 2024
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    Colleges begin pushing back deadlines amid FAFSA delay

    The moves come after the U.S. Department of Education said it wouldn’t transmit Free Application for Federal Student Aid data to colleges until March.

    By Lilah Burke • Feb. 2, 2024
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    What’s inside House Democrats’ plan for higher education reform?

    Lawmakers pitched a legislative package that would double the Pell Grant, create a free community college program and cap student loan interest rates.

    By Jan. 31, 2024
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    Colleges won’t receive FAFSA applicant info until March, Education Department says

    The delay further truncates the timeline for institutions to make financial aid offers, and experts have worried that holdups may harm students. 

    By Jan. 30, 2024
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    3 state policy trends that will shape higher ed in 2024

    Lawmakers have set their sights on restricting diversity, equity and inclusion and eliminating degree requirements for government jobs.

    By Jan. 30, 2024
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    Judge dismisses discrimination lawsuit over Florida A&M’s state funding and programs

    The ruling deals a blow to the students who brought the lawsuit, which accused the state of intentionally discriminating against the historically Black university. 

    By Jan. 29, 2024
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    Utah governor signs law banning DEI at public colleges

    Republican lawmakers had fast-tracked the bill, which made its way to the governor's desk in just over two weeks.

    By Updated Jan. 31, 2024
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    Pennsylvania governor pitches higher ed system overhaul, college affordability initiatives

    Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to unite the state’s university system and community colleges, as well as reduce college costs for low- and middle-income families.

    By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 26, 2024
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    Republican lawmakers call for probe into FAFSA rollout

    The group, led by Rep. Virginia Foxx and Sen. Bill Cassidy, wants a federal watchdog to investigate the Education Department’s debut of the new form.

    By Jan. 25, 2024
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    New FAFSA will now be adjusted for inflation, Education Department says

    The head of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators voiced concerns the change will further delay financial aid offers.

    By Jan. 24, 2024
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    Penn’s legacy admissions under investigation by Education Department

    The agency is determining whether legacy preferences constitute racial discrimination — a probe similar to one opened at Harvard.

    By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 23, 2024