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Student loan changes could cost more than $1 trillion over 10 years, new estimate finds
Most of the cost comes from loan cancellation, although an extended loan payment pause and income-driven repayment plans add to the price tag.
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 26, 2022 -
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Q&AIs Biden’s student debt cancellation a moral hazard?
An economist and student loan expert details criticisms of the White House's debt forgiveness program, calling it “a backdoor subsidy” for colleges.
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 26, 2022 -
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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
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Biden administration moves to solidify DACA in federal regulations
The step is meant to protect the program from continuing legal challenges, but it won't change much for colleges.
By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 25, 2022 -
Here’s everything you need to know about Biden’s latest student loan system changes
We summarize the administration’s action on debt cancellation, income-driven repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 24, 2022 -
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Higher ed leaders praised the White House’s debt forgiveness plan — as a good start
Many viewed the student loan forgiveness as a much-need tourniquet, not as the complete solution to college's affordability crisis.
By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 24, 2022 -
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This bipartisan bill would create $50M federal grants for regional public universities
New legislation mirrors a Brookings proposal to use regional public universities to boost economic and community development in distressed areas.
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 23, 2022 -
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Are no-interest loans a simple fix to the student debt crisis?
A group lobbying for college affordability is pushing an idea it says is simpler than many other student loan plans.
By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 23, 2022 -
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Why a judge put the brakes on Florida’s Stop WOKE Act
The case leading to an injunction is separate from a lawsuit filed last week by seven professors and a college student at Florida public institutions.
By Ryan Golden • Aug. 22, 2022 -
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Last week’s big number: 4 ‘educational gag orders’ signed targeting colleges
A recap of last week's major higher ed news begins with a look at lawmakers seeking to restrict what’s taught on campus.
By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Aug. 22, 2022 -
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ACLU-backed lawsuit targets Florida law limiting race-related education in public colleges
Seven professors and one student in the state’s public institutions are suing to block the controversial Stop WOKE Act.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 18, 2022 -
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Biden’s ‘Fresh Start’ student loan plan would help 7.5M borrowers in default
The new program could allow borrowers to once again qualify for federal student loans, Pell Grants and work-study.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 18, 2022 -
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ICE seeks permanent remote I-9 document review
Until recently, ICE required all employers to examine worker identification in person. A temporary pandemic-driven exemption remains in place.
By Kate Tornone • Aug. 17, 2022 -
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State educational gag orders targeting colleges are on the rise, report finds
PEN America tracked more than 130 proposals in 36 states that attempt to restrict instruction in higher education and K-12 schools.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 17, 2022 -
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Feds to discharge $3.9B in ITT student loans, seek $24M repayment from DeVry
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director also pledges to scrutinize institutional lending in hope “ongoing oversight will prevent further abuses.”
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 16, 2022 -
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Price-fixing lawsuit against 568 Group of top-ranked universities can continue, judge rules
Plaintiffs' lawyer says he looks forward to taking depositions from university leaders.
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 16, 2022 -
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Last week’s big number: 40% of online officers foresee a hybrid instruction mix sticking for undergrads
A recap of last week’s major higher ed news begins with a look at a survey of chief online officers.
By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Aug. 15, 2022 -
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Here’s a list of the colleges in the Sweet v. Cardona settlement agreement
A judge tentatively approved a plan to deliver automatic debt relief to borrower defense applicants who attended one of 150-plus institutions.
By Natalie Schwartz • Updated Sept. 28, 2022 -
Eastern Gateway president: Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 status ‘has no impact’ on students
Regulators added to the Ohio community college's administrative burdens this week, but nothing changed for students, President Michael Geoghegan said.
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 10, 2022 -
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Education Department often takes months to identify when a college closes, report finds
A Government Accountability Office report also discovered issues with outreach to student loan borrowers who could qualify for closed-school discharges.
By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 10, 2022 -
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Seattle Pacific University says state attorney general’s investigation into hiring policies violates religious rights
This case and others may hasten a showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court between anti-discrimination employment laws and the First Amendment.
By Laurel Kalser • Aug. 9, 2022 -
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Bill to rework Veterans Affairs 85-15 rule reporting passes Senate
The rule blocks Veterans Affairs benefits to students enrolled in programs in which more than 85% of attendees receive aid from a college or the VA.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 9, 2022 -
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$6B borrower defense settlement gets tentative OK, but colleges can intervene
Additional colleges have until Aug. 25 to file motions to intervene in Sweet v. Cardona.
By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 5, 2022 -
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Republicans push alternative to Biden’s student loan forgiveness plans
The bill would end the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and block the education secretary from issuing rules that would increase government costs.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 5, 2022 -
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Survey: 66% of adults say college doesn’t meet needs of today’s students
Specific efforts to increase access to college and make it more affordable polled better than the idea of general funding increases.
By Lilah Burke • Aug. 4, 2022 -
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Columbia University sued by students alleging they were misled by potentially false U.S. News ranking data
The Ivy League institution said it would not participate in the forthcoming rankings amid allegations it provided the publication inaccurate information.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 3, 2022
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