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New Department of Education Sexual Assault Investigation Rules Spark Controversy

The Department of Education on Wednesday issued much-awaited final regulations on how campuses must investigate sexual assault allegations, a development that generated criticism for its timing and content.

May 6, 2020

African-American

Amid COVID-19, Doubling Pell Grants is the Next Urgent Need for HBCUs, Says UNCF

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is soon going to pitch for doubling Pell Grants so Black and other minority students consider attending college an attractive option despite the widespread economic havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

May 1, 2020

COVID-19

Young Invincibles: Elite Institutions Should Accept Stimulus Funds

Late last week, the University of Pennsylvania joined its rich, elite peers, like Harvard, Princeton, Stanford and Yale universities, in refusing its share of funds from the coronavirus stimulus package. It was a laudable move on the part of these universities, many observers said, but one advocacy group, Young Invincibles, said on Monday these universities shouldn’t refuse the money.

April 27, 2020

News Roundup

Accrediting Body Asks For ‘Critical Flexibility’ in Distance Education Review

The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions on Tuesday submitted a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urging the education department to extend its temporary guidance permitting accreditors to waive distance education review requirements. “The decisions and plans colleges, universities, and systems need to make in these uncertain times should not be further burdened by unnecessary […]

April 23, 2020

COVID-19

$6.28 Billion From CARES Act Released For Emergency Cash Grants to Students

Colleges can soon disburse some federal emergency cash grants to students affected by the coronavirus, after the Education Department on Thursday said it is immediately releasing $6.28 billion of the $14 billion allocated to higher education in the coronavirus stimulus package under the CARES Act. Colleges and universities are required to utilize the funds to […]

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

Democratic Senators Urge Companies to Provide Relief For Private Student Borrowers

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 13 other Democratic Senators on Tuesday urged student loan companies to relax repayments for private student borrowers left out of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. The stimulus package allows the suspension of federal student loan repayments for six months, until the end of September. The Democratic Senators urged student […]

April 7, 2020

COVID-19

Officials and Advocates Seek to Halt Title IX Rule Changes Amid COVID-19 Disruptions

Three Senators joined 18 state attorneys general and a leading academic association to urge the Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget to suspend changes to Title IX rules on dating violence, domestic abuse and stalking. Citing the closures of schools and colleges around the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

April 6, 2020

COVID-19

Betsy DeVos Proposes New Regulations Regarding Online Education

The sudden shift to online learning as a result of COVID-19 has emphasized the need for updated regulations regarding distance learning in higher education. As a consequence, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed new rules Wednesday that would add upon last year’s proposed Distance Learning and Innovation regulation, states a press release from the Department […]

April 2, 2020

Students

Ascendium Partially Halts Collection on Defaulted Student Loans For 60 Days

Ascendium, a nonprofit loan guarantor, said in a statement yesterday it is partially halting collection on all defaulted student loans in its portfolio, effective March 26 for at least 60 days. The move follows a March 25 announcement by the Department of Education, which instituted similar relief for federal student loan borrowers to alleviate the […]

March 31, 2020

Students

Ed Department Urged to Help Erase Debt of Borrowers With Disabilities

Two letters sent to the U.S. Department of Education Tuesday urge Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to help erase the student debt owed by borrowers with disabilities, reported NPR. While these borrowers qualify to have their federal student loans erased, the process to do so is cumbersome, said one letter that was signed by more than […]

March 4, 2020

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Duke University Settles Anti-Semitism Complaint

Duke University has reached an agreement with the Department of Education to settle an anti-Semitism complaint filed against it, reported the Zionist Organization of  America (ZOA), the institution that filed the complaint.

February 3, 2020

African-American

Funding and Investment in HBCUs, a Focus of Discussion on Capitol Hill

During the 2020 fiscal year, there will be a 15% increase devoted to strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Additionally, the maximum Pell grant award will increase by $150 from $6,195 to $6,345 for the 2020-21 academic year, according to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.

December 17, 2019