Report: College accreditation and financial oversight falls short at many institutions
THE HECHINGER REPORT — Yvonne Mendez was only six months away from graduating with a registered nursing degree from Anamarc College in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, when her plans for the future fell apart.
Read More about Report: College accreditation and financial oversight falls short at many institutionsFinancial aid administrators recommend improvements to federal student aid process
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid should be further simplified by automatically including more data from IRS filings, including exploring whether wage information from W-2s could be used, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators said Wednesday.
Read More about Financial aid administrators recommend improvements to federal student aid processCollege faculty believe online teaching will improve this fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As colleges head toward the remote fall they dreaded, they must deliver a more compelling learning experience than last spring’s. Most think it will be better, but it may not give students what they crave.
Read More about College faculty believe online teaching will improve this fallFederal guidance bars new international students from entering US if taking online-only classes
INSIDE HIGHER ED — New U.S. immigration guidance clarifies that new international students — unlike continuing international students — cannot come to American colleges to take a “100 percent” online course load this fall.
Read More about Federal guidance bars new international students from entering US if taking online-only classesTrump administration will not process new DACA applications
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In what critics say is defiance of Supreme Court ruling, Trump administration says it will reject new DACA applications and shorten the renewal period to one year.
Read More about Trump administration will not process new DACA applicationsFederal judge rejects Department of Education citizenship status restriction on CARES Act funding
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A federal judge for the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction Friday ordering that the Department of Education could not deny funding authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to a Bunker Hill Community College student based on her immigration status.
Read More about Federal judge rejects Department of Education citizenship status restriction on CARES Act fundingHigher education groups advocate for continuation of student loan payment relief
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Several associations representing the nation’s colleges and universities on Wednesday urged congressional leaders to continue excusing student loan borrowers from having to make payments until at least after next Tax Day in April.
Read More about Higher education groups advocate for continuation of student loan payment reliefDACA at the center of the pandemic relief debate in Congress
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The proposal for the next coronavirus relief package unveiled by Senate Republicans Monday would continue to exclude college students who are undocumented immigrants from receiving emergency aid during the pandemic, potentially setting up a politically charged debate with Democrats.
Read More about DACA at the center of the pandemic relief debate in CongressLegal education experts predict fall in LLM enrollment this fall
REUTERS — As law schools grapple with campus reopenings, bar exam delays and faltering job prospects for graduates, many are expecting another blow from the coronavirus pandemic: a dropoff in Master of Laws student enrollment this fall that will leave the schools with fewer tuition dollars to tide them over through 2020.
Read More about Legal education experts predict fall in LLM enrollment this fallColleges rethink reopening plans as COVID-19 cases increase
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Several prominent campuses on Monday announced reversals of prior fall reopening plans as Covid-19 case counts surge across the country. Coming after months of expressed optimism about the possibility of in-person operations, the announcements signal a retreat from those projections that may grow to a wave.
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