Higher Education Policy Minute

Catch Up on the Latest Higher Education Policy Headlines in a Minute

Rebecca Natow

Aug 21, 2023
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Welcome to the EdD Program

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Rebecca Natow

Aug 24, 2022
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Links to Information and Reporting on Biden's New Student Loan Forgiveness/IDR Policies

President Biden will announce today that the administration will forgive $10,000 in student loans (and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients)...

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Rebecca Natow

Jun 22, 2022
1 min

Title IX and Judicial-Like Procedures on College Campuses

Inside Higher Education reports that Title IX regulations have created legalistic procedures on college campuses that have come to...

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Rebecca Natow

Jun 6, 2022
1 min

Tennessee's Effort to Improve Higher Education Enrollments

Student enrollment is on the minds of just about all higher education leaders these days. Inside Higher Education reports that in the...

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Rebecca Natow

Jun 1, 2022
1 min

Department of Education to Forgive Student Loans of Corinthian Colleges' Former Students

There has been a lot of talk about whether and how much student loan debt President Joe Biden might be willing to cancel via executive...

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Rebecca Natow

Jan 25, 2022
1 min

Supreme Court to Hear Case About Race-Conscious College Admissions

The U.S. Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will hear a case regarding race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University...

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Rebecca Natow

Nov 22, 2021
1 min

Higher Education Policy in the News -- 11-22-2021

Here are some interesting news stories about higher education policy: Inside Higher Education: "Stakeholders argue that there are more...

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Rebecca Natow

Oct 6, 2021
1 min

Major Changes Coming to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

The U.S. Department of Education announced this morining that it intends to make changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)...

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Rebecca Natow

Sep 20, 2021
1 min

NIH Revises Extensions Policy for Early Stage Investigators

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revised its policy against granting extensions to Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) who...

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Rebecca Natow

Sep 10, 2021
1 min

Higher Ed/COVID News -- September 10, 2021

There's a lot of news today about COVID and higher education. Here are some headlines: "How Biden's New Vaccination Policy Affects...

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Rebecca Natow

Aug 24, 2021
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One More Before the Semester Begins

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Rebecca Natow

Aug 17, 2021
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Coming Soon

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Rebecca Natow

Aug 10, 2021
0 min

Premieres September 1st

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Rebecca Natow

Aug 9, 2021
1 min

U.S. Department of Education Releases Negotiated Rulemaking Schedule and Topics

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education released a notice of the schedule and topics of this fall's negotiated rulemaking sessions....

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Rebecca Natow

Jul 27, 2021
1 min

Biden Administration Expresses Support and Commitment for International Education

Yesterday the federal Department of Education and State Department issued a statement of "commitment to international education." The...

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Rebecca Natow

Jul 20, 2021
1 min

Federal Court Rules Vaccine Mandate at Indiana University is Likely Lawful

Inside Higher Education reports that a federal judge in Indiana has denied student-plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction...

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Rebecca Natow

Jun 21, 2021
1 min

U.S. Department of Education to Hold Virtual Public Hearings This Week

This week, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will hold a series of virtual public hearings ahead of anticipated negotiated rulemaking...

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Rebecca Natow

May 28, 2021
1 min

Federal Stimulus Funding Has Helped to Prevent State Funding Cuts to Higher Education

Inside Higher Education reports that the three federal stimulus bills passed by Congress since Spring 2020 have helped to stave off state...

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Rebecca Natow

May 6, 2021
1 min

Status of Lawsuits Against Colleges Regarding the Online Pivot Due to COVID-19

In 2020, following the massive emergency pivot to online teaching affecting colleges and universities across the U.S. due to COVID-19, a...

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Rebecca Natow

Apr 28, 2021
1 min

Biden's American Families Plan Would Provide Hundreds of Billions in Funding for Higher Ed

President Joe Biden released his American Families Plan legislative proposal this morning. The proposal, coming just before the close of...

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