Yale Law panel discusses challenges to Roe v. Wade
YALE DAILY NEWS — On Monday, the Yale Law School hosted a hybrid panel discussion on the upcoming Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that will determine the future of abortion rights in America. The speakers explained that the Dobbs case presents a challenge to the Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade case,…
Read More about Yale Law panel discusses challenges to Roe v. WadeYale Law Veterans’ Legal Services Clinic wins preliminary approval for settlement with the Navy
YALE DAILY NEWS — A Connecticut federal district judge approved a preliminary settlement assuring the reevaluation of discharge statuses for United States Navy and Marine corps veterans. Last week, the Yale Law School Veterans’ Legal Services Clinic obtained a major victory in the ongoing nationwide class action suit “Manker v. Del Toro,” which seeks to secure…
Read More about Yale Law Veterans’ Legal Services Clinic wins preliminary approval for settlement with the NavyCollege enrollment experiences largest two-year drop in decades
NPR WAMU — Enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities is on track to fall by another nearly 500,000 undergraduate students this fall, continuing the historic drops that began with the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data out Tuesday. The decline of 3.2% in undergraduate enrollment this fall follows a similar drop of 3.4% the…
Read More about College enrollment experiences largest two-year drop in decadesCommunity colleges face decrease in enrollment during the pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Administrators at Lane Community College in Eugene, Ore., steeled themselves for an enrollment decrease this fall after the college lost 1,254 students — 14 percent of the student body — in fall 2020 compared to the previous year. They predicted a smaller decline of about 2 percent this quarter, but the drop was much…
Read More about Community colleges face decrease in enrollment during the pandemicEnrollment in college graduate programs grew in 2020
INSIDE HIGHER ED — U.S. graduate schools saw increases in enrollment in fall 2020 despite a big drop in international students, although there were significant differences across fields of study, according to the latest annual survey of graduate enrollment and degrees from the Council of Graduate Schools. The CGS survey found that graduate applications increased by 7.3 percent…
Read More about Enrollment in college graduate programs grew in 2020Tuition-free community college removed from Biden Administration social spending package
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Biden told Democratic lawmakers last week that tuition-free community college would likely be scrapped from his social spending package, disappointing higher education advocates and dealing a blow to the administration’s college-affordability agenda. To appease moderate Democrats who weren’t willing to support $3.5 trillion in spending for Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, the White…
Read More about Tuition-free community college removed from Biden Administration social spending packageCollege graduates and lenders struggle to understand recent Public Service Loan Forgiveness program changes
YAHOO!NEWS — Three weeks after the Education Department announced a temporary expansion of a popular debt-relief program for public servants, the contractors charged with guiding borrowers are still awaiting guidance themselves. People familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said federal student loan servicers –…
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NPR WAMU — The head of the U.S. Department of Education’s federal student lending office, Richard Cordray, testified before a House panel Wednesday, about changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. A quick update now on new changes to the troubled public service loan forgiveness program and what borrowers should know. Richard Cordray heads the Office…
Read More about Federal student loan official testifies on changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness programUCLA graduate students and faculty look at recent changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
DAILY BRUIN — UCLA graduate students and professors said changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program are exciting but more improvements can still be made. The U.S. Department of Education announced Oct. 6 that all federal loan payments will be counted toward loan forgiveness under the PSLF Program until Oct. 31, 2022. The department will also make…
Read More about UCLA graduate students and faculty look at recent changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness programCollege study abroad programs return with complex requirements amid pandemic
NPR WAMU — U.S. colleges are restarting study abroad programs after a year of cancellations brought by the pandemic. But the virus and travel restrictions have added new hurdles to an already complex process. Across the country, college study abroad programs are starting to ramp up again. That’s after most were put on hold last year because…
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