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Section: Leadership & Policy
Leadership & Policy
More Federal Funds Go to Community Colleges, Rural, and Minority Serving Institutions
The U.S. Department of Education announced that 244 colleges and universities have been awarded the final $198 million in federal grants through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.
July 13, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Women’s Colleges Respond to Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Diverse contacted 29 women’s colleges or historical women’s colleges to get their responses to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion.
July 12, 2022
News Roundup
Hunt Appointed UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Dr. Darnell Hunt is expected to become UCLA’s next executive vice chancellor and provost.
July 12, 2022
Leadership & Policy
California State Budget Allocates $5 Million Toward Ph.D. Pathway Program
The State of California has approved $5 million for the Cal-Bridge Program, a pathway for underrepresented students to pursue advanced Ph.D.s and join the state’s science and technology workforce.
July 7, 2022
Leadership & Policy
ED Propose Improvements to Student Debt Relief Programs
The Department of Education has proposed new regulations that aim to expand major federal student loan discharge programs.
July 6, 2022
News Roundup
Education Officials in Multiple States Partner with IHEP to Work on Improving Student Outcomes
Education officials from state agencies in Arkansas, Indiana, and Kentucky have come together with the Institute for Higher Education Policy, The Coleridge Initiative, and Insight Policy Research to form a group focused on improving student outcomes.
June 29, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Before the Waiver Window Closes
The window created by the Limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Waiver will close in four months, and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) wants to make sure academics get a chance to receive the waiver’s benefits.
June 28, 2022
Leadership & Policy
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Elected SREB Chair
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has been elected chair of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB).
June 28, 2022
Leadership & Policy
U.S. Proposes New Title IX Rules on Sexual Assault, Discrimination
On Thursday, the Biden administration released a proposed Title IX rule that shifts how colleges should respond to sexual assault cases and expands protections for LGBTQI+ students.
June 23, 2022
News Roundup
AASCU Calls on Congress to Double Pell Grant on 50th Anniversary of Program
In commemoration of 50 years since the creation of the Pell Grant program – the American Association of State Colleges and Universities is calling on Congress to doubling Pell Grants’ maximum value to $13,000 per academic term.
June 23, 2022
Leadership & Policy
AAUP and AFT Partner, Creating Sizable Higher Ed Faculty Alliance
The American Association of University Professors will be partnering with the American Federation of Teachers, bringing together two unions with more than 300,000 higher ed faculty, the largest such alliance in the country.
June 21, 2022
Leadership & Policy
The January 6 Hearings - Performative or Useful?
Scholars weigh in on the impact of the January 6 hearings.
June 17, 2022
Leadership & Policy
New Report Offers Tangible Ways to Address Inequities
Complete College America offers actionable steps to improve institutional and educational equity.
June 16, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona Calls on Congress to Offer Citizenship Path to Dreamers
As the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy reaches a decade, U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona is calling on Congress to offer a path to citizenship to Dreamers.
June 15, 2022
Leadership & Policy
SREB Reports Reveal Two-Year College Enrollment Drops in South
New SREB reports show sustained declines in two-year college enrollment in the region.
June 15, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Education Department Gives $1.5 Million to Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Following Mass Shooting
The U.S. Department of Education has given a $1.5 million School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) grant to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD), following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022.
June 13, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Signs Legislation Meant to Improve Access and Support in Higher Ed
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law several pieces of legislation meant to improve access and support in higher education, HB 4201, SB 3991, and HB 5464.
June 9, 2022
Leadership & Policy
What’s Next for Federal Oversight of Online Program Managers?
In May, a federal watchdog agency, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), released a report calling on the Department of Education (ED) to bolster its oversight of online program managers (OPMs) that contract with colleges.
June 6, 2022
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