US Department of Education releases guidance to colleges on issuing stimulus funding to students
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — In newly released guidance, the U.S. Department of Education informed administrators that they are only allowed to issue funds to students who are eligible for Title IV financial aid.
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EDUCATION DIVE — After initially pledging to use all of its federal aid to help students who were financially strained by the coronavirus, Harvard on Wednesday backtracked and said it wouldn’t accept the funds. It wrote in a statement that “the intense focus by politicians and others” on the university’s connection with the funding could “undermine participation” in the…
Read More about Federal officials urge colleges with large endowments to forgo CARES Act fundingHigher education organizations call for expansion of student loan debt relief
FORBES — In a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, ACE requested that Congress extend the benefits of the CARES Act through at least June 30, 2021, or until unemployment falls below eight percent for three consecutive months.
Read More about Higher education organizations call for expansion of student loan debt reliefExperts discuss strategies for distributing CARES Act aid to students
EDUCATION DIVE — The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act gives colleges wide discretion for how they distribute the money among students, with the only statutory requirement being that the funding address disruptions created by the coronavirus.
Read More about Experts discuss strategies for distributing CARES Act aid to studentsSurvey: College fundraisers concerned about decline in support amid pandemic
EDUCATION DIVE — But the recent survey, which included answers from more than 400 fundraising officials at 48 institutions, shows that the individuals charged with bringing in money for their schools have a largely pessimistic view of the coming years.
Read More about Survey: College fundraisers concerned about decline in support amid pandemicA look at the state of higher education during the pandemic
THE HECHINGER REPORT — The Hechinger Report’s higher education editor Jon Marcus talked with Stephen Smith about what he’s hearing from teachers and students as they adapt to distance learning. Marcus also discusses what to look out for in the lead up to the new school year this fall and whether or not colleges that were…
Read More about A look at the state of higher education during the pandemicColleges experiment with flexible academic calendars
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Beloit College moves from traditional semesters to two-course modules to allow for flexibility next fall in case of continued closures.
Read More about Colleges experiment with flexible academic calendarsHow colleges can support international students during the pandemic
EDUCATION DIVE — Higher education administrators, program leaders and college ambassadors, along with professional associations, must serve the unique needs of international students through new and creative action.
Read More about How colleges can support international students during the pandemicOpinion: Black student loan debt exacerbated by pandemic
THE HECHINGER REPORT — Black students are more likely to borrow, borrow more, struggle with repayment and default on their student loans than their peers. Default occurs after a borrower is 270 days late, and it is the most disastrous financial outcome of student debt.
Read More about Opinion: Black student loan debt exacerbated by pandemicUniversity of Maine System offers in-state tuition rate to students displaced by COVID-19
MAINE’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES — The University of Maine System is launching an in-state tuition college dream completion program providing resident tuition status to any successful U.S. college student or law student displaced by a COVID-19-related permanent closure of a U.S. institution of higher education. The Maine Welcome is a first-of-its-kind national offer of resident tuition eligibility…
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