15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (241+ words) Regulations Clear OMB, Await Final Publication NAICU - National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Regulations Clear OMB, Await Final Publication Two final rules governing international students and the new higher education accountability metrics have cleared the final administrative steps at…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (218+ words) Some Civil Rights Enforcement to Move to Justice Department NAICU - National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Some Civil Rights Enforcement to Move to Justice Department A fact sheet released this week by the Trump Administration outlined the details of…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (208+ words) Funding for international education provided under Title VI of the Higher Education Act has been reworked into two international education programs under a new interagency agreement between the Departments of Education and State. In a joint grant competition announcement, the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (179+ words) Once again, we've had our eyes on this week's completion of the Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) negotiated rulemaking and the steps being taken on the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) regulations. The Department…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (268+ words) Mc Mahon Questioned on Graduate Loan Caps and Defining Professional Degree Programs NAICU - National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Mc Mahon Questioned on Graduate Loan Caps and Defining Professional Degree Programs Secretary of Education Linda Mc Mahon testified before…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (527+ words) The Department of Education released'its final rule'for the new Workforce Pell program. As expected, the Department did not change much from its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), but it did change a few provisions in notable ways (see table below)....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (186+ words) Soundbites'NAICU - National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Guidance on Grad PLUS Release. The Department of Education released guidance on its recently changed interpretation of whether Graduate PLUS loans would be included under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's new…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (149+ words) Mc Mahon highlighted the budget proposal to fully pay for the projected Pell Grant shortfall and maintain the current maximum grant of $7, 395, for which she received bipartisan praise. However, Democrats voiced concern about funding cuts to other programs to pay…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (196+ words) In a'hearing'this week, members of the House Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee clashed over whether institutions of higher education are doing enough to support free speech on campus. Although the focus of the hearing was on the role of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (180+ words) Wrapping up its first session of negotiations last week, the'Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM)'committee discussed the Department of Education's'proposed regulatory changes'to accreditation but did not come to any resolution. The committee will meet for a second and final session…...