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Department of Education takes a new directionEd and State departments recommit to international education
The government's statement follows high-profile skirmishes over immigration policies between higher ed groups and the Trump administration.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 27, 2021 -
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What colleges can do after DACA was ruled unlawful
Schools should signal their support to unauthorized immigrant students and provide them with mental health services on campus, observers say.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 23, 2021 -
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TrendlineArtificial 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
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Colleges prepare for the pandemic's second fall termEd Dept offers colleges advice on improving ventilation in coronavirus era
The agency noted institutions can use federal aid to make changes to their facilities.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 23, 2021 -
Department of Education takes a new direction
Higher ed groups call on Ed Dept to scrutinize Walden U sale
Adtalem Global Education plans to buy the online university for nearly $1.5B in cash, but the deal has been fraught from nearly the start.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 22, 2021 -
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Wisconsin lawmakers decline to expand free college program
A proposal would have let students from households earning $60,000 or less per year attend University of Wisconsin System campuses tuition free.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated July 28, 2021 -
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Colleges prepare for the pandemic's second fall termIllinois higher education agencies advise all colleges to mandate coronavirus vaccine
The state is among a few to encourage such requirements on campuses.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 20, 2021 -
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Colleges prepare for the pandemic's second fall termSupreme Court rejects legal challenge to Indiana U's vaccine mandate
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who oversees the appeals court involved in the case, declined to refer the complaint to the full Supreme Court.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Aug. 13, 2021 -
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Missouri governor signs bill removing public college tuition cap
Public schools previously could only raise their prices to keep up with inflation or account for state funding cuts.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 19, 2021 -
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Colleges prepare for the pandemic's second fall termWith the fall approaching, colleges reevaluate vaccination mandates
College leaders in different states are adding and dropping vaccine rules as they navigate thorny legal considerations.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 16, 2021 -
Report: No 'strong evidence' to show top colleges disfavor Asian American applicants
With a Supreme Court case possible, Georgetown University researchers countered several common arguments from affirmative action opponents.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 15, 2021 -
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Republicans receive Biden's OCR pick skeptically during Senate hearing
Catherine Lhamon, the White House's choice to lead the Office for Civil Rights, may be weighed down by her tenure in the Obama administration.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 13, 2021 -
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21 Republican AGs take aim at the Biden administration's Title IX interpretation
The Eduction Department said last month that the federal sex discrimination law protects gender identity and sexual orientation.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 9, 2021 -
Tenn. commission to recommend how to right underfunding at state HBCU
A recent audit found the state didn't match federal grants to Tennessee State for decades, potentially costing the school up to $544 million.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 8, 2021 -
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Massachusetts bill to boost state higher ed funding gains backing
Dozens of legislators have signed onto the measure, which would send $500 million more annually to public institutions for five years.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 6, 2021 -
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Ohio bill would effectively ban public colleges from requiring the coronavirus vaccine
Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, hasn't indicated whether he will sign the bill. It mirrors other actions states are taking to limit vaccine mandates.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 2, 2021 -
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Department of Education takes a new direction
Ed Dept took 'unprecedented' steps when overseeing for-profit schools' sale, report finds
The agency's internal watchdog flagged several issues with the way it handled the Dream Center's failed bid to buy and run 13 colleges.
By Natalie Schwartz • July 1, 2021 -
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Florida governor signs bill shielding colleges from coronavirus lawsuits
Students and families largely can't sue institutions — both public and private — that moved online due to COVID-19 restrictions.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • July 1, 2021 -
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Public support for paying college athletes split, survey says
The polling comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that players can receive education-related benefits.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 25, 2021 -
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Cardona pitches higher ed priorities during House grilling
Student loan debt and related regulations made up a large portion of the discussion during the virtual hearing.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 24, 2021 -
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Department of Education takes a new directionEd Dept says it will issue a new Title IX regulation
The move was widely expected, as President Joe Biden promised to unravel the rule put forth by the former administration.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 23, 2021 -
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Students sue Indiana U, claiming vaccine requirement is illegal
They allege the mandate is a violation of the 14th Amendment and state law. The institution says it will still enforce the rule.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 23, 2021 -
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Russia targets Bard College amid international tensions
The prosecutor's office labeled the U.S. institution, which co-founded a liberal arts college in St. Petersburg nearly 25 years ago, as undesirable.
By Rick Seltzer • June 22, 2021 -
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Supreme Court rules against NCAA, affirming educational benefits for student-athletes
The decision comes amid other challenges to the collegiate sports model, including laws that will let players be compensated for use of their personas.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 21, 2021 -
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Higher ed groups oppose bills that limit teaching 'divisive concepts'
Legislation in more than 20 states that would restrict instruction about racism seeks to "suppress teaching and learning," a joint statement says.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • June 18, 2021 -
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Are tuition-share agreements between colleges and OPMs on solid legal footing?
Some lawmakers and advocacy groups on the political left have these contracts for marketing and recruitment in their crosshairs.
By Natalie Schwartz • June 18, 2021
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