More California colleges remove admissions test requirement
LOS ANGELES TIMES — Nearly 130 colleges and universities in California do not require students applying for the fall 2022 semester to release their ACT or SAT scores, according to updated data from the National Center for Fair & Open Testing. The center, also known as FairTest, is a nonprofit organization that lobbies for colleges to treat…
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW — The pandemic undoubtedly inflicted real pain on higher education during the past year, but it also brought about clarity for what’s next. Much has already been written about how Covid-19 forced schools to accelerate their blending of in-person and online learning. While this abrupt shift created significant challenges, this hybrid model…
Read More about A look at the hybrid college campusState leaders unmoved by college pleas to improve COVID-19 safety measures
POLITICO — Kirstyn Katherine Ahuero, a 20-year-old Texas A&M student from Fort Worth, died on Sept. 8 from complications related to Covid-19. A few days later, about 50 A&M students gathered on campus to read her obituary out loud: she studied biomedical science, volunteered for the National Suicide Hotline, aspired to be a psychiatric nurse and left…
Read More about State leaders unmoved by college pleas to improve COVID-19 safety measuresColleges adjust faculty hiring strategies amid pandemic
DIVERSE EDUCATION — Although budget cuts in the wake of COVID-19 have led to hiring freezes at some institutions, faculty diversity initiatives continue. In the pandemic world of academia, many institutions are struggling to keep enrollment up and costs down, but there is still a distinct awareness that moves must be made to bring faculty diversity closer…
Read More about Colleges adjust faculty hiring strategies amid pandemicNew study shows that half of all college students take online courses
INSIDE HIGHER ED — An analysis of newly available federal data shows that a far larger proportion of college students take at least one fully online course than was previously understood. The analysis, first conducted by the ed-tech consultant and blogger Phil Hill, shows that based on 12-month reporting — which the Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary…
Read More about New study shows that half of all college students take online coursesMinnesota explores alternatives to the bar exam
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — The state board that licenses attorneys to practice in Minnesota has begun a comprehensive study that could offer new pathways into the profession as early as 2026. Minnesota is one of 38 states that require new lawyers to pass the Universal Bar Examination, a grueling test that came under increased…
Read More about Minnesota explores alternatives to the bar examUS Department of Education announces Public Service Loan Forgiveness program overhaul
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program is an important—but largely unmet—promise to provide debt relief to support the teachers, nurses, firefighters, and others serving their communities through hard work that is essential to our country’s success. By cancelling loans after 10 years of public service, PSLF removes the burden of…
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NPR — Zahra Nealy was in the shower, listening to the radio, when she heard NPR reportingon Friday that the U.S. Department of Education would use its authority to help borrowers and relax the rules of the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. “That’s me! You’re talking about me,” Nealy, who works for a Southern California…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A federal loan forgiveness program known for its ineffectiveness will undergo major reforms over the next year, the Department of Education announced Wednesday. The overhaul is intended to fulfill a “largely unmet” promise to wipe away the student debt of teachers, military service members and others working in the public sector. Most of…
Read More about Outline of changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness programWhat Public Service Loan Forgiveness changes mean for lawyers
REUTERS — Public interest lawyers and legal educators are hoping an overhaul of the government’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program announced this week will help many more attorneys discharge their outstanding loan debts. “These changes should have happened 14 years ago—they are way overdue—and they are wonderful,” said Georgetown University law professor Philip Schrag. “They will certainly…
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