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JANUARY 4, 2024

The proposed changes are intended to ensure accreditors and state agencies are adequately monitoring colleges under their purview, the department said.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

To avoid a repeat of this year's glitches, the agency plans to release the form for testing starting Oct. 1 with a limited number of students and institutions.

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JULY 30, 2024

How the Education Department Wants to Police Online Education Katherine Knott Tue, 07/30/2024 - 03:00 AM The department says it needs more data about online education to hold those programs accountable. Institutions say the agency is overcorrecting. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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APRIL 17, 2024

Nassau Community College Moves Ahead With ‘Mega Departments’ Sara Weissman Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM The institution’s leaders say consolidating departments will make the college more efficient. Its faculty union says the move will do the opposite. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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APRIL 8, 2024

After FAFSA Issues, Education Department Faces ‘Crisis of Credibility’ Katherine Knott Mon, 04/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges and universities say they need more honesty and transparency from the department to rebuild their trust in the federal financial aid system. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Young America's Foundation, a conservative activist group, argued that the program’s eligibility requirements violate the Constitution.

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MAY 15, 2024

Defense Department Cuts 13 of its Language Flagship Programs kathryn.palmer… Wed, 05/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Linguists are concerned about the implications the elimination of these programs may have on foreign relations. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Department Chair Triumvirate Sarah Bray Tue, 11/14/2023 - 03:00 AM Vicki L. Baker shares case studies that shed light on new ways department chairs need to operate in terms of leadership, management and personnel. Byline(s) Vicki L.

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JUNE 18, 2024

Education Department Finds Michigan, CUNY Failed to Follow Title VI Katherine Knott Tue, 06/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Resolution agreements announced Monday are the first regarding campus antisemitism, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias since Oct. The findings signal how institutions across the country can comply with federal law.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

The Education Department will send emails to borrowers about the potential for debt relief today, signaling that the agency is close to finalizing a plan to discharge millions of Americans’ student loan debts.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 2, 2024

A tax data issue affecting about 5% of submitted applications will be corrected starting in early April.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Education Department Releases New Data on Transfer Sara Weissman Fri, 11/10/2023 - 03:00 AM The release of the data aims to motivate institutions to measure and improve their transfer outcomes. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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AUGUST 15, 2024

Katrina Armstrong, Columbia’s faculties of health sciences dean, has taken over as the Ivy League institution’s interim president effective immediately.

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JULY 12, 2024

In a letter to the agency, Reps. Virginia Foxx and James Comer said they will ensure adherence to the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Department of Education has released its framework for the 2025–26 FAFSA Testing Period, which starts Oct. The Department plans to work with community-based organizations (CBOs), high schools, institutions of higher education, states, and limited groups of students and contributors who can fill out and submit a beta test interest form.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. chair of faculty programs and departmental initiatives in the university's Black studies department. A department really gets to own its future,” he said. “A

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

The regulatory package broadens the circumstances in which financially shaky colleges must offer letters of credit, among other consumer protections.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

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

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JULY 11, 2024

Department of Education plans to convene youths, school leaders, elected officials, and afterschool and summer learning program providers for this year’s Engage Every Student Summit at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. It was first launched in 2022 by U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Dr. Wayne Gersie Quinnipiac University Dr. Wayne Gersie would be the fifth diversity and inclusion official to depart the university in less than a year, reported the Chronicle , noting the announcement came Dec. 7 in an email from President Dr. Judy D.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The documents explain colleges and K-12 schools' Section 504 responsibilities for students with asthma, diabetes, food allergies or GERD.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A bipartisan group of 20 senators has asked the Education Department to give colleges more time to report program-level information that’s currently due at the end of the month.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Department of Education Lends Colleges a Hand After FAFSA Backlash Liam Knox Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM The department is allocating $50 million and deploying staffers to help institutions adjust to the rocky FAFSA rollout. College leaders are underwhelmed. Byline(s) Liam Knox Katherine Knott

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APRIL 5, 2024

In a reversal, the Education Department will now reprocess student aid applications that were affected by a recent calculation error and issues with

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Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The department said by the end of the year it will produce for Congress a comprehensive summary of all the recent trials.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Dear Department Chair: Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation is a compelling book about leadership, service, and the importance of mentorship/sponsorship within the academy. They encourage department leaders to “respect and support work and workers — including unions. The book is edited by Drs. Stephanie Y.

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MAY 8, 2024

Education Department Steps Up Efforts to Combat Antisemitism Katherine Knott Wed, 05/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Amid widespread campus unrest, new guidance from the Office for Civil Rights spells out how the agency is interpreting federal civil rights laws. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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MARCH 7, 2024

Colleges, Education Department at Odds Over Inclusive Access Changes Katherine Knott Thu, 03/07/2024 - 03:00 AM The department is sticking by its plan to prohibit colleges from automatically billing students for course materials despite strong opposition from publishers and university leaders. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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JANUARY 30, 2024

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

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JUNE 3, 2024

A report confirming an unprecedented caseload comes as the education secretary and civil rights groups plead for more funding.

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APRIL 6, 2023

The OPM alleges the department overstepped its authority and created “an expansive and onerous regulatory regime.”

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has announced its selection of 36 higher education professionals for the inaugural cohort of its Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI). DCLI provides professional development to help department chairs cultivate critical skills to overcome common challenges.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 11, 2024

The credit ratings agency flagged several regulations that could fall under threat, including the new gainful employment and Title IX rules.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Education Department will fix an error in the formula that determines how much financial aid a student can get, which would have cost students about $1.8 billion, the agency told NPR Tuesday.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Ron DeSantis called accrediting agencies “unaccountable, unappointed, unelected” in a press conference Thursday.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The American Association of Cosmetology Schools said the rule is based on a “flawed” debt-to-earnings ratio.

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