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Education Department to use secret shoppers to catch colleges lying

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The Education Department is planning to use undercover agents—known as “secret shoppers”—to monitor colleges and universities that receive federal financial aid for potentially deceptive practices. The department’s decision to use secret shoppers is “four decades overdue,” he said.

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OPM and Third-Party Servicers Update; Your Turn to Inform the Department of Ed

WCET Frontiers

Department of Education is listening! Their February 15 press release ( see our post about it ) provides opportunities to inform the Department on two separate but related topic areas. On the other hand, there was a strong contingent of consumer advocates and students that brought up the darker side of incentive compensation.

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Fixing FASFA: Black Students and HBCUs Will Lose the Most

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education to resolve these issues, but immediate action to correct the issues with FAFSA is required. What needs to be done To address student concerns, many TMCF member schools are implementing measures such as college support technical assistance and college concierge assistance to help students navigate the new FASFA process.

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Reduce long-term cost growth to rightsize your university

EAB

This approach advocates for proactive rightsizing of the institution—making strategic choices and adjustments on your own terms. To navigate the challenges presented by our current and projected realities, institutions must address rising costs. staff proximity, access) about redesigns Workflow Simplified processes (e.g.,

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

While not the only reason for this change, a lack of public trust in higher education is a big part of the challenge in advocating the value of an education to elected officials—only 51% of U.S. Work with department heads to identify major priorities that support revenue or retention.

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Institutional Accreditation is in Dire Need of Change: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 144 With Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton And Guest Ralph Wolff

The Change Leader, Inc.

Accreditors are not held accountable for internal effectiveness because the Higher Education Act doesn’t fully allow the Department of Education to make any substantial judgments on the efficacy of accreditors. It also developed a successful faculty fellows program in Kentucky to build faculty advocates for connecting to workforce needs.