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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration released final regulations aimed at cracking down on unaffordable debt or insufficient earnings for postsecondary students. The Biden-Harris administration believes that when students invest in higher education, they should get a solid return on their investment and a greater shot at the American dream.”

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MARCH 26, 2024

A kick-off event will be led by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, Office of Public Engagement Director Stephen Benjamin, and other senior administration officials at the White House.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

With the 2024 presidential election on the horizon, the Biden-Harris administration is continuing its student loan debt relief efforts, this time approving nearly $5 billion. billion brings the total amount of forgiveness that the Biden-Harris administration has approved to $136.6 This most recent $4.9 billion, with more than 3.7

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APRIL 12, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the approval of $7.4 Dr. Miguel Cardona The administration reported that nearly 8 million borrowers have been helped by the SAVE plan. The Administration has now approved $62.8 Borrowers will receive emails informing them of their approvals, according to administration officials.

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MARCH 15, 2024

The Biden-Harris administration is proposing new steps to crack down on “hidden junk fees” to lower costs saddled on college students and families and make higher education more affordable. The proposed fixes, announced March 15, target fees imposed during the college or graduate school experience — some are imposed multiple times.

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MAY 16, 2024

Mike Lee California State University Sonoma President Dr. Mike Lee retired on Friday after he was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Biden-Harris administration has announced it will automatically discharge $1.2 Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal The administration has now approved loan forgiveness for nearly 3.9 The administration has also approved: $56.7 The administration has also approved: $56.7 The action comes as 7.5 billion for 1.3

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MARCH 21, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the approval of $5.8 These approvals are the result of fixes made by the Administration to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Dr. Miguel Cardona The announcement brings the total loan forgiveness approved by the Biden-Harris Administration to $143.6 billion for 3.96

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona Michael Reynolds — EPA/Bloomberg The Biden-Harris Administration has approved $5.2 An additional 125,000 Americans have been approved for approximately $9 billion in debt relief. billion in additional debt relief for 53,000 borrowers under Public Service Loan Forgiveness programs; nearly $2.8

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MARCH 6, 2023

USC declined to make administrators available for interviews with Diverse. The USC Chan Justice Collective is calling for Anvarizadeh’s reinstatement, a public apology, and the resignation of two administrators who they say were involved in her demotion. “I really think that she’s so powerful that they felt threatened,” she said. “Dr.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

One of the reasons that many of these efforts haven’t made as much difference as they could have is the administrative burdens that they place on students—the difficulty of the steps that students and their families must go through to apply for financial aid, or even to college at all. “By

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Over 2,300 student borrowers who were ripped off by their online for-profit college will have their loans forgiven, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. My administration won’t stand for colleges taking advantage of hardworking students and borrowers,” said President Joe Biden in a statement. billion dollars in relief to 1.1

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 24, 2024

Biden Administration Finalizes Overtime Rule jessica.blake@… Wed, 04/24/2024 - 03:00 AM The updated regulation will require colleges and universities across the country to either raise staff salaries to $58,656 or grant them overtime pay by Jan. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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JANUARY 23, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced 19 new grant awards totaling $25 million through the first-ever Perkins Innovation and Modernization, Career Connected High Schools (CCHS) Grant Program and issued by the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Administrators, especially those who work closely with racially minoritized students in various capacities, must play a crucial role in this transition and require adequate support to navigate these changes effectively. These administrators (e.g., Here are four ways that institutions can provide practical support: 1.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell begins her term July 1, succeeding Dr. Kevin Kruger, who has held the post since 2012.

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JUNE 24, 2024

Columbia University has placed three administrators on leave after they reportedly exchanged sarcastic and insensitive text messages during a campus panel on antisemitism, The New York Times reported. A university spokesperson did not identify the administrators, telling the Times an investigation is underway.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Some faculty at Spartanburg Community College (SCC) are criticizing what they allege is heavy-handed governance and changes without faculty input by the school administration since new leadership in 2020, The Post and Courier reported. There have even been calls for outside oversight agencies to investigate SCC.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Dr. Miguel Cardona After the Supreme Court rejected initial student debt cancellation efforts, the Biden-Harris administration began pursuing another debt relief plan that involves negotiated rulemaking with student loan stakeholders, one that involves three such rulemaking sessions this year. The third will take place Dec.

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JULY 9, 2024

Columbia University has permanently removed three administrators who exchanged antisemitic text messages during a May panel discussion about Jewish life on campus, according to announcements from President Minouche Shafik and Provost Angela Olinto.

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JUNE 26, 2024

Real average salaries for full-time faculty members remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

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University Business

MARCH 12, 2024

Education and how professors, administrators and their institutions can deliver content are bristling with innovation thanks to cutting-edge technology. Unfortunately for higher education, college administrators still seem ill-prepared for the disruption such technologies are bound to generate.

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JULY 3, 2023

Supreme Court’s ruling against President Biden’s student debt relief program, his administration is still putting forth other efforts to support borrowers. Despite the U.S. 1, 2023 to Sep. 30, 2024 – so that borrowers who miss monthly payments during this period are not considered delinquent.

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JULY 26, 2023

The Biden administration will cancel $130 million in debt for borrowers who enrolled at CollegeAmerica, Reuters reported. President Biden and Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona This cancellation will apply to 7,400 students who enrolled – 2006 through Jul.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Students who took out loans to attend the for-profit University of Phoenix under the belief that the school offered them unique job opportunities at top organizations will have their debt forgiven, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. Doing so may be challenging.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Ron DeSantis ’s administration, the National Review reported. 28 memo , Chris Spencer, director of the office of policy and budget in the DeSantis administration, asked the Department of Education and the state university system to disclose staff, programs, and campus activities related to such topics. Ron DeSantis In a Dec.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Two Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) professors are suing the school, claiming that it and its top administrators retaliated against them for making critical comments about the school to the press, Cleveland.com reported. The lawsuit was filed Monday by attorney Subodh Chandra in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Biden Administration Wants Accreditors to Set Benchmarks For Student Outcomes Katherine Knott Fri, 03/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Advocates have argued for years that accreditors aren’t doing enough to ensure that students get the education they're paying for. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Administrator's Suicide Leaves Campus Reeling with 'Despair' and 'Disappointment' Sara Weissman Fri, 01/12/2024 - 04:23 PM The fallout at Lincoln University of Missouri prompted calls for the president's firing and raised questions about the treatment of Black women in academe. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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MAY 21, 2024

Student Protesters Reach Deal With Bard Administrators, End Building Occupation Marjorie Valbrun Tue, 05/21/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Marjorie Valbrun

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Ron DeSantis’s administration of misinformation. DeSantis’s administration had criticized and rejected the initial pilot program. “We are proud of this course. But we have made mistakes in the rollout that are being exploited.” The organization accused Florida Gov.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Biden Administration Looks to Clamp Down on Inclusive Access Katherine Knott Mon, 01/29/2024 - 03:00 AM For nearly a decade, universities have been able to automatically charge students for books and supplies, creating a system the Education Department says lacks transparency. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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MARCH 3, 2023

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has placed Jackson State University (JSU) President Thomas Hudson on administrative leave with pay, effective immediately.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The administration will argue that it has the authority to cancel student debt under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities For Students (HEROES) Act of 2003, which allows for the cancellation of loans for people who have suffered economic hardship due to national emergencies—namely, the COVID-19 pandemic. Supreme Court later this month.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The secretaries of education and agriculture sent a joint letter to the governors of 16 states Monday, urging them to make up for decades of underfunding of their land-grant HBCUs.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Biden Administration Prepares for Student Debt Relief Negotiations Katherine Knott Mon, 10/02/2023 - 03:00 AM A committee of 14 people representing student loan borrowers, higher education institutions and other stakeholder groups will kick off discussions about student loan forgiveness Oct. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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PUC

DECEMBER 27, 2023

PUC’s Executive Director of Financial Administration, Sam Heier, started working at PUC in March (2023) but graduated from the college in 1999. Growing up in a small town near Stuttgart, Germany, Sam moved straight to PUC in 1996 and was an ESL student struggling to catch on to the language. Working at the college market […]

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