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The Role of Title IX in Preventing Sexual Violence

College for Creative Study

Written by Jess Ettell Irvine, Title IX Coordinator April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and it is a time to educate about the prevalence of sexual violence that occurs approximately every 68 seconds in the United States and bring attention to preventing future violence. Serving as a Title IX Coordinator can be a challenging job.

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DEIJ Annual Report for 2022-2023

Goucher DEI

Within the State of Maryland, the admissions team is also actively working to ensure that all eligible students receive the Guaranteed Access Grant and Maryland Scholars financial aid packages. This year, a record number of entering first year students received this Guaranteed Access Grant.

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Watch the fine print: Colleges should take steps now to prepare for federal regulation changes

University Business

However, colleges and institutions may be overwhelmed and overran by the minutiae of regulatory changes ramping up in financial aid and Title IX offices this academic year. ” Federal Student Aid is hosting 11 webinars throughout June and July to discuss the changes.

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ACE Reviews a Year of High Policy Hopes and Small Accomplishments

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Perhaps the most significant public policy moment for colleges and universities this year was the failure of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better (BBB) legislation, after the administration and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin could not at arrive at a deal. million borrowers.

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Education Department outlines 'ambitious' regulatory agenda

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“This is especially ambitious in light of everything that the department’s already done and everything that they still need to finish,” said Clare McCann, a higher education fellow at Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy, who previously worked in the Education Department during the current administration.

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Politics and Policy Making in the Postsecondary Sector

Confessions of a Community College Dean

College presidents and other high-level administrators have been active in negotiated rule making in the past, so this is a matter higher education leaders should particularly watch in 2023. The Supreme Court will also hear arguments about the legal validity of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness policy.

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New Congress Augurs Investigations, Little Legislation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Foxx is a former college administrator and had previously introduced several pieces of higher ed legislation, including a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act in 2017. Instead, Hartle thought, the focus would be on conducting hard-nosed investigative hearings in an attempt to embarrass the Biden administration.

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