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Biden Calls for the Doubling of Pell Grants

In his State of the Union address, the president also called for additional support for HBCUs.

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American Educational Research Association Announces 2022 Fellows

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced that 18 scholars have been selected as 2022 AERA Fellows. The Fellows Program recognizes education researchers for distinguished work in the field.

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Some Domestic Violence Survivors Are Still Paying Abusers’ Student Loan Debt

Domestic violence survivors who participated in a now-defunct joint consolidation federal student loan program could still be on the hook for their abusers’ loans. A proposed bill in Congress could change that.

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Texas Lieutenant Governor Wants to Eliminate Tenure, Ban CRT In State Colleges

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has proposed banning teaching critical race theory (CRT) in publicly funded state colleges and universities. Patrick also said that he plans to introduce legislation to remove tenure for new hires.

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Dr. Joseph I. Castro Resigns as Cal State Chancellor

Dr. Joseph I. Castro resigned as Chancellor of California State University following accusations that he had mishandled sexual misconduct allegations.

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ED Approves $415 Million in Borrow Defense Claims, Including for Former DeVry Students

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) approved $415 million in borrower defense claims for about 16,000 borrowers. This includes roughly 1,800 former DeVry University students, who will receive about $71.7 million.

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Deborah F. Stanley to Receive 2022 ACE Donna Shavlik Award

The American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Deborah F. Stanley, interim chancellor of The State University of New York (SUNY) and former president of SUNY Oswego, will receive this year's ACE Donna Shavlik Award.

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NASFAA Survey Reveals Early FAFSA's Impact

The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) found in its recent survey that more than a third of the higher education institutions that responded said they sent financial aid offers to students before February 2022.

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MIT's President L. Rafael Reif to Step Down After More Than a Decade in the Role

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What The College Transparency Act May Mean for Higher Ed

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the long-awaited, bipartisan College Transparency Act as an amendment to the America COMPETES Act, a larger bill that the House passed and that now awaits Senate approval.

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Carnegie Foundation Partners With ACE for New Carnegie Classifications

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education are working together on the next version of the Carnegie Classifications for Institutions of Higher Education. Social and economic mobility will be included.

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College Scorecard Updates Include College Costs, Grad Rates, Post-College Earnings

This week, the U.S. Department of Education released updates to the College Scorecard to make this interactive web tool more helpful for students and families considering colleges.

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