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Rebalance education toward quality, away from DEI by reforming accreditors
Within a few short days, Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act — a bill which ...
James B. Milliken, University of Texas chancellor, named UC president
UC regents have named University of Texas Chancellor James B. Milliken as the next president of the University of California.
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Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
WASHINGTON – The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials ...
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Education Department to resume collecting student loans in default
(CNN) — The Department of Education announced on Monday that it will restart collecting federal student loans in default on May 5, ending a pandemic-era pause that began roughly five years ago. More ...
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Karnataka sacred thread row: Bidar principal, clerk sacked for barring candidate from KCET exam
The dismissal of the duo was directed by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) and the Karnataka higher education department following an interim report filed by Bidar Deputy Commissioner Shilpa ...
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Brunei warns against misuse of Community Development Department logo on social media
The department clarified that it has no affiliation with the TikTok account, which has unlawfully used Japem’s official logo as its profile picture. The department urged the public to exercise ...
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Admissions to higher educational institutions in Telangana set to see three major changes
As per an order issued by the Higher Education department, 85 per cent of the seats will be reserved for Telangana locals (Osmania University area). The remaining 15 per cent of seats will come under ...
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Education Department requests Harvard records over alleged inaccurate foreign financial disclosures
The Education Department announced Friday it was requesting ... Universities are required under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act to disclosure financial gifts valued at more than $250,000 ...
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More Than 150 Campuses Held Day of Action Against Trump’s Attacks on Higher Ed
Labor unions, Palestinian rights groups, and other advocacy groups on Thursday held rallies and events to mark the Day of Action for Higher Education ... whose home was raided last month by the ...
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IDR Or PSLF Student Loan Applications Could Take ‘Months, If Not Years’ To Process, AFT Warns
Yu notes that the backlog of 1 million applications predated the application freeze, which signals that the current backlog is likely much higher. Education Department officials have maintained in ...
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Leading Massachusetts: MassLive’s 8 higher education leaders
He isn’t stopping at making higher education more affordable — he wants to make it more equitable. Ortega pointed to a downward trend in the Department of Education’s Free Application for ...