Legal action against federal student loan repayment programs continue to delay payments
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Biden administration’s new loan-repayment plan remains on hold this week after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to lift an injunction blocking the plan.
Read More about Legal action against federal student loan repayment programs continue to delay paymentsProposed legislation in several states seeks to weaken or eliminate faculty tenure
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Over the past two years, lawmakers in at least 10 states have pushed legislation that would weaken—or outright eliminate—tenure in public colleges and universities.
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ALLIGATOR — A UF law professor joined two other state university professors July 30 in filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a controversial 2023 state law that mandates stricter and more frequent tenure reevaluations.
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ABA — The American Bar Association House of Delegates opened its two-day session on Aug. 5 as part of the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting, adopting as policy ABA opposition against government actions that require the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
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CNN — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is stepping down months after protests over the Israel-Hamas war gripped the campus, Shafik announced in a letter sent Wednesday to the Columbia community.
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OHIO STATE NEWS — The Ohio State University has appointed legal scholar Lee J. Strang as the inaugural executive director of the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.
Read More about Ohio State University to open Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and SocietyOpinion: Why it’s important to support historically Black colleges and universities
DIVERSE — America’s HBCUs are monuments to the beginnings of higher education for Black Americans. However, these institutions, with their rich legacies and historic campuses, are crumbling before our very eyes. The repercussions of inadequate maintenance are extensive, impacting everything from the physical infrastructure to student health and well-being, threatening learning outcomes and financial stability.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Education Department won’t be able to enforce its new Title IX regulations, set to take effect nationwide Aug. 1, in Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska or South Dakota, a federal judge ruled Wednesday evening.
Read More about New Title IX rules blocked in 21 statesHow Biden’s resignation from the presidential race could affect higher education policy
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Biden will not seek re-election, he announced Sunday. The news capped weeks of debate about his ability to defeat former president Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and spelled the imminent end of a White House tenure that has been filled with ambitious plans to forgive student loans and make higher…
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today released proposed regulations that would increase college access for high school students, provide better public data on student outcomes, including to increase oversight over distance education programs, and ensure the student aid programs work in the best interests of students.
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