Colleges review law enforcement and criminal justice programs amid national focus on race
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In the wake of national protests against police violence and anti-Black racism, several colleges are reviewing or planning to alter their law enforcement or criminal justice curricula.
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NBC NEWS — Dozens of colleges and universities nationwide started 2020 already under financial stress. They’d spent the past decade grappling with declining enrollments and weakening support from state governments.
Read More about Report: Financial crisis looming for many US colleges and universitiesTrump administration considers executive order for student loan relief
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Trump said in a tweet Thursday that he is looking into using his executive powers to continue providing help for those with student loans during the pandemic. It’s unclear if he has the authority or if it was simply a move to try to break the logjam in congressional negotiations…
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — Yvonne Mendez was only six months away from graduating with a registered nursing degree from Anamarc College in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, when her plans for the future fell apart.
Read More about Report: College accreditation and financial oversight falls short at many institutionsFinancial aid administrators recommend improvements to federal student aid process
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid should be further simplified by automatically including more data from IRS filings, including exploring whether wage information from W-2s could be used, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators said Wednesday.
Read More about Financial aid administrators recommend improvements to federal student aid processCollege faculty believe online teaching will improve this fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As colleges head toward the remote fall they dreaded, they must deliver a more compelling learning experience than last spring’s. Most think it will be better, but it may not give students what they crave.
Read More about College faculty believe online teaching will improve this fallFederal guidance bars new international students from entering US if taking online-only classes
INSIDE HIGHER ED — New U.S. immigration guidance clarifies that new international students — unlike continuing international students — cannot come to American colleges to take a “100 percent” online course load this fall.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — In what critics say is defiance of Supreme Court ruling, Trump administration says it will reject new DACA applications and shorten the renewal period to one year.
Read More about Trump administration will not process new DACA applicationsFederal judge rejects Department of Education citizenship status restriction on CARES Act funding
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A federal judge for the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction Friday ordering that the Department of Education could not deny funding authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to a Bunker Hill Community College student based on her immigration status.
Read More about Federal judge rejects Department of Education citizenship status restriction on CARES Act fundingHigher education groups advocate for continuation of student loan payment relief
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Several associations representing the nation’s colleges and universities on Wednesday urged congressional leaders to continue excusing student loan borrowers from having to make payments until at least after next Tax Day in April.
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