Biden Administration plans to formalize DACA and shield it from legal challenges
CBS NEWS — The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized a rule to transform the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA) immigration policy for more than 600,000 so-called “Dreamers” into a federal regulation, a move aimed at protecting the program from legal challenges that imperil its existence.
Read More about Biden Administration plans to formalize DACA and shield it from legal challengesWhite House announces plans to cancel student debt
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Biden announced today that he will cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for Americans earning less than $125,000 per year (or $250,000 for couples filing taxes jointly) with additional relief for borrowers from low-income backgrounds who received Pell Grants.
Read More about White House announces plans to cancel student debtWhite House outlines changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
ABA JOURNAL — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration will cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt and up to $20,000 in student debt for Pell Grant recipients.
Read More about White House outlines changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness ProgramAmerican University staff strike for higher wages
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Monday was the start of Welcome Week at American University. Students and parents arriving at the Washington, D.C., campus were greeted not only by smiling university ambassadors but also a picket line of more than 100 members of the university’s staff union, gathered for the first day of a weeklong strike. The strike,…
Read More about American University staff strike for higher wagesHow college graduates benefit from federal student loan forgiveness
VOX — President Joe Biden announced his administration’s long-awaited student loan forgiveness plan Wednesday, saying it will forgive $10,000 in student loans for borrowers who earned less than $125,000 during the pandemic. People who received Pell Grants, grants to low-income students, while they were enrolled in college will be eligible to have $20,000 in debt…
Read More about How college graduates benefit from federal student loan forgivenessCourt rules that room scans performed by remote text proctoring services are unconstitutional
NPR — The remote-proctored exam that colleges began using widely during the pandemic saw a first big legal test of its own — one that concluded in a ruling applauded by digital privacy advocates. A federal judge this week sided with a student at Cleveland State University in Ohio, who alleged that a room scan taken before…
Read More about Court rules that room scans performed by remote text proctoring services are unconstitutionalOpinion: How to overcome impostor syndrome in higher education
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The dictionary defines impostor syndrome as “the persistent inability to believe that one’s success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one’s own effort or skills.” In other words, impostor syndrome is the feeling that you know you are a fraud and eventually other people will figure…
Read More about Opinion: How to overcome impostor syndrome in higher educationGraduate school loans are eligible for forgiveness under new debt relief program
FIRST COAST NEWS — About half of all teachers have student loan debt, according to the National Education Association. A teacher who retired in May reached out to First Coast News for help. Even in retirement, Riva Newton is paying back student loans, but her loans may be eligible for forgiveness.
Read More about Graduate school loans are eligible for forgiveness under new debt relief programLooking at the long-term effects of student loan debt
ABA JOURNAL — Some older Americans who took out relatively modest student loans are finding themselves saddled with ballooning loan balances that can result in garnishment of tax refunds, wages and Social Security payments.
Read More about Looking at the long-term effects of student loan debtStudy finds that gender-diverse research teams produce more impactful scholarship
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Mixed-gender research teams remain significantly underrepresented in science. At the same time, male-female teams are more likely to produce novel and highly cited research than are same-gender teams.
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