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Baylor Confirms Exemption from Title IX Claims

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education to move to an expanded definition of sexual harassment, which could infringe on Baylor’s rights under the U.S. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in a letter to the school’s president, Dr. Linda Livingstone.

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Despite regulation efforts and student complaints, this popular edtech platform marches on

University Business

Students and the federal government have waged lawsuits and called for stronger oversight of the edtech company. ” A year later, the Department of Education announced that it expanded its definition of third-party services to include OPMs , such as 2U. Yet, 2U has managed to fight back on all fronts.

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What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape

EAB

February Department of Education (ED) Dear Colleague Letter massively increases ED oversight (for now) In the last year, the federal government has taken several key actions that sowed confusion among Professional, Continuing, and Online (PCO) leaders, made worse by the February 2023 ED Dear Colleague Letter.

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Florida vs Department of Education: Implications and Background: Redefining State Control in Higher Education

The Change Leader, Inc.

This conflicts with the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), a provision in the general legislation that says the federal government is prohibited from exercising any direction, supervision, or control over the administration of curriculum programs or the personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system.

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A better way to address revenue sharing and online marketing (letter)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The definition of “significant” should ensure we don’t end up adding to the regulatory burden on small nonprofits; we suggest $250,000 in revenue from any one university or $2 million from all of them. Half of those who drop out do so for financial reasons.

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For HSIs, “Servingness” is a Journey, Not an Endpoint

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The federal government, on the other hand, uses a straightforward numerical definition to classify as Hispanic Serving Institutions any two- or four-year nonprofit degree-granting college or university where enrollment is at least 25% Latine. But enrollment is just the first step in the journey toward servingness.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

One of the significant challenges of talking about rural colleges is that there is no one agreed definition of what rural is. The federal government alone uses dozens of definitions. Every state uses different definitions. We wanted to get into rural serving. We have this framework.