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Student Loan Errors Prompt $7.2M Penalty Katherine Knott Tue, 10/31/2023 - 03:00 AM The Education Department is punishing one of its largest contractors after a billing error led thousands to miss their student loan payments this month. Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/YPer05T via IFTTT

Overhaul of Financial Aid Formula Will Boost Pell Grant Eligibility jessica.blake@… Thu, 10/26/2023 - 03:00 AM A new report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association estimates nearly 220,000 more students will qualify under the pending new federal aid formula. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/cZ2ak18 via IFTTT

U.S. Bans Most Withholding of Transcripts Katherine Knott Wed, 10/25/2023 - 03:00 AM The Education Department strengthens its oversight of institutions with a sweeping set of rules finalized this week. Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/30CGoaJ via IFTTT

Colleges Confounded by Flood of Borrower-Defense Claims Katherine Knott Tue, 10/24/2023 - 03:00 AM The Education Department is working to clear a backlog in applications for debt relief through its borrower-defense program. Colleges aren’t sure how to respond to notifications of the claims. Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/FlkXxL1 via IFTTT

AI Pioneer: ChatGPT Will Soon Become Scholars’ ‘Debate Partner’ Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 10/20/2023 - 03:00 AM A leading Hong Kong university scientist says the days are gone when AI was seen as the villain in education. Byline(s) Pola Lem for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/1uFadWo via IFTTT

Presidents Break With Supreme Court on Affirmative Action colleen.flaherty Tue, 10/17/2023 - 03:00 AM Most college and university presidents disagree with the decision on race-conscious admissions and think it will reduce diversity in higher education—just not at their institutions, a new survey finds. Byline(s) Colleen Flaherty from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/Tn2h8WG via IFTTT

Is Substack a Brave New World for Academic Publishing? Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 10/13/2023 - 03:00 AM The platform offers scholars a way of building a profile and livelihood away from universities, but what makes a successful Substacker, and is there really room for everyone? Byline(s) Tom Williams for Times Higher Education from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/zr8Skmt via IFTTT

Education Department Offers More Insights Into New Debt Relief Plan Katherine Knott Thu, 10/12/2023 - 03:00 AM The Education Department’s student loan debt relief negotiating committee spent its second day weighing in on which borrowers should see their loan balances reduced. Meanwhile, Republicans on Capitol Hill called the process a “partisan policy-making charade.” Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/M3yVjzi via IFTTT

Ed Department: Mass Loan Cancellation Is Off the Table Katherine Knott Wed, 10/11/2023 - 03:00 AM The first meeting of the Education Department’s student debt relief negotiating committee offered glimpses at what kind of loan forgiveness the Biden administration might propose. Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/z6HaZ3x via IFTTT

Liberty Repeatedly Flouted Clery Act, Report Finds Josh Moody Wed, 10/04/2023 - 03:00 AM Preliminary findings from a Department of Education investigation of the evangelical university indicate years of missteps on issues of sexual misconduct. Byline(s) Josh Moody from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/QM6vjaA via IFTTT

Biden Administration Puts Grad Schools in the Hot Seat Katherine Knott Tue, 10/03/2023 - 03:00 AM The Education Department’s new transparency measures will tell prospective students if a graduate program will leave them with debt they can’t afford to pay back. But the agency nixed its original plan to include nonprofit undergraduate programs. Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/Jw07ZuL via IFTTT

Biden Administration Prepares for Student Debt Relief Negotiations Katherine Knott Mon, 10/02/2023 - 03:00 AM A committee of 14 people representing student loan borrowers, higher education institutions and other stakeholder groups will kick off discussions about student loan forgiveness Oct. 10. Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/blsTjox via IFTTT