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Education Department faces calls to rescind outsourcing guidance

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The department wrote a Dear Colleague letter in February that said any entity involved with the administration of an institution’s federal student aid is considered a third-party servicer, which puts them under the department’s oversight authority and subjects the companies’ contracts with institutions to regular audits.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

You know, do we offer, do certificate programs or do we need to do multiple starts per year or purely online so that we can serve more of the working adult who can’t come to campus and do traditional education? [00:41:06] So it would be chaos across all of online higher education, not just with specific vendors. [00:59:59]

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Should I Disclose Learning Differences on the College Application

Great College Advice

Most students decide to pursue a college education in order to seek professional employment or move forward in career planning, However, many students change their minds and their majors in the first, second, or even third year of college. Does the college offer a program of study that matches your student’s career goals?

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Higher Ed Braces for Impact of Third-Party Service Regulation Expansion: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 149 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

The original rule was designed to monitor contracted companies that provide colleges and universities with services to manage various aspects of Federal Student Aid. Drumm McNaughton 06:52 Another point is that at the root of all this is Title IV, Federal Financial Aid. It provides grants and loans to students.