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DEIJ Annual Report for 2022-2023

Goucher DEI

Hugh Dennis, director of risk management and contracts joins the Committee for this coming academic year. Academic Affairs also offered “Broad, Humane Perspective” mini-grants to faculty and staff for DEIJ theme-related programming.

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What a Tech Company’s Big Shift Portends for the Future of the Master’s Degree

Higher Ed Connects: News

After it spent more than $850-million over the past two years to buy companies that offer professional education and run coding boot camps in conjunction with colleges, 2U investors could hardly have been shocked over the company’s moves to diversify from a reliance on contracts with universities for master’s degrees. I suspect, not very.

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Take It From Me…These Loans Won’t Stay Paused Forever

College Forward

This is a drastic option that should not be taken lightly, but the military does have programs that offer financial assistance for enlistees. If that commitment is something up your speed, check with a local recruiter to find out what potential assistance you can receive in exchange for a few years of service. Search for Scholarships.

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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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Should I Disclose Learning Differences on the College Application

Great College Advice

Students with learning disabilities or ADHD, however, may be entitled to reasonable academic services and aids based on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, and ADA. They often require students to sign a contract and charge additional fees ranging from $2,000 to $8,000 a year. Some services, however, are mandatory.

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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. It provides grants and loans to students. In his latest podcast episode, Dr. How higher ed has been reacting to the letter. What will likely happen as a result.

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Higher Ed Cybersecurity, MOVEit Hack, and 3rd-Party Risk: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 163 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Brian Kelly

The Change Leader, Inc.

The primary rule change is designating a CISO or a qualified individual responsible for protecting customer information or student financial aid data. Institutions must annually vet employees granted access to information and ensure more people haven’t been granted access. The third involves access review controls.