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Grand Canyon U Loses Lawsuit Against Education Department

Inside Higher Ed

Department of Education acted lawfully when it denied Grand Canyon University’s request to be considered a nonprofit institution under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. However, the Education Department decided in 2019 that the university’s earnings would benefit the for-profit company that used to own Grand Canyon.

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University of Arizona plans accreditor switch set in motion by controversial online college acquisition

Higher Ed Dive

The change comes after the Education Department in 2019 started allowing regional accreditors to recruit colleges outside of their historical boundaries.

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Ed Department Shakes Up OPMs and Third-Party Servicers: This Is Huge

WCET Frontiers

Department of Education created its own rumblings by releasing new guidance with rules about any contracted services and a series of questions about companies helping institutions with online learning. Earlier this year, the Department signaled it would hold negotiated rulemaking including “Third-Party Servicers”.

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Education Department Needs Stronger Rules for Accreditors (David Halperin)

Higher Education Inquirer

My comment will address accreditation, and this is what I plan to say: Many students say a school’s status as accredited, and resulting seal of approval and aid from the Department, are the reason they enrolled. The Department has started to ask those accreditors questions. And the Department in turn renewed HLC for a full five years.

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Here’s the share of college students who took financial aid in 2019-20 - Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Almost 72% of undergraduates received some form of financial aid in the 2019-20 academic year — essentially the same share as those who attended college four years prior, according to new federal data released Wednesday. Department of Education.

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The Wild West has finally arrived. It’s going to get wilder.

Jon Boeckenstedt

In December, 2019, people in the college admission profession learned that a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department against The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) had been settled, effectively pulling the rug out from under the association’s Statement of Principles of Good Practice, or SPGP as it was known among thousands (..)

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Neg Reg 2019 to Create New Opportunities for Universities

The Change Leader, Inc.

Neg Reg 2019 to create new opportunities for universities. Department of Education issued its “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,” which was published it in the Federal Register last week. This is a big deal as there are multiple changes coming down the pike that most universities and colleges will embrace.