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African-American

Amid COVID-19, Doubling Pell Grants is the Next Urgent Need for HBCUs, Says UNCF

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is soon going to pitch for doubling Pell Grants so Black and other minority students consider attending college an attractive option despite the widespread economic havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

May 1, 2020

COVID-19

Johns Hopkins Gets $200,000 in Federal Funds For COVID-19 Tracker

Johns Hopkins University has been given $200,000 in federal funds to support its global COVID-19 tracker that has become the preeminent resource worldwide for tracking the spread of the coronavirus. Democratic Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Democratic Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger and John P. Sarbanes said the federal funds will be disbursed through […]

April 30, 2020

COVID-19

Democratic Senators Criticize DeVos For Excluding DACA Students From COVID-19 Aid

More than two dozen Democratic Senators on Monday criticized Education Secretary Betsy Devos’ decision to exclude undocumented college students from the coronavirus aid provided under the CARES Act. “This decision unnecessarily harms students in need, and contradicts clear Congressional intent and the plain language of the CARES Act,” said the 28 Democratic Senators in a […]

April 28, 2020

COVID-19

Young Invincibles: Elite Institutions Should Accept Stimulus Funds

Late last week, the University of Pennsylvania joined its rich, elite peers, like Harvard, Princeton, Stanford and Yale universities, in refusing its share of funds from the coronavirus stimulus package. It was a laudable move on the part of these universities, many observers said, but one advocacy group, Young Invincibles, said on Monday these universities shouldn’t refuse the money.

April 27, 2020

COVID-19

State Colleges Association Disappointed DACA Students Are Excluded From Coronavirus Aid

American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) President Dr. Mildred García on Friday expressed deep disappointment that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) college students are excluded from the coronavirus emergency student financial aid grants. “DACA students, as well as Dreamers, enrolled in our colleges and universities are vital members of the academic community […]

April 24, 2020

COVID-19

DACA College Students Not Eligible For Coronavirus Aid Funds

U.S. Education Department guidelines released Tuesday disallow undocumented and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) college students from receiving emergency coronavirus federal aid, reported Newsweek. The federal coronavirus stimulus package under the CARES Act allocates some $6 billion in cash grants for college and university students whose educations have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. […]

April 22, 2020

Latinx

Ensure Emergency Grants to Students Aren’t Taxed: Higher Ed Groups

A host of higher education groups, including the American Council on Education, have written to congressional leaders asking them to ensure that the emergency student financial aid grants authorized by the coronavirus stimulus package, or the CARES Act, are not subject to taxation. Under the act, $6.28 billion was awarded to college and universities “to […]

April 21, 2020

COVID-19

Democratic Senators Say For-Profit Colleges Shouldn’t Get Further Stimulus Aid

Democratic Senators Dick Durbin and Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday called on Senate leaders to ensure that for profit-colleges do not receive any more coronavirus stimulus aid in further rounds of relief legislation, reported Politico. Last month, Congress allotted more than $1 billion to for-profit colleges as part of a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, reported […]

April 21, 2020

COVID-19

Coronavirus Stimulus Funds Disbursed to Howard and Gallaudet Universities

The Department of Education said Tuesday it has disbursed coronavirus stimulus funds under the CARES Act to two Washington D.C. universities, Howard University and Gallaudet University. Under the Act, $13 million has been made available to Howard University and $7 million to Gallaudet University, as stipulated by the Act passed last month. In a statement […]

April 21, 2020

COVID-19

$6.2 Billion From CARES Act Made Available to Colleges and Universities

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Tuesday made available $6.2 billion earmarked for institutional support to colleges and universities under the coronavirus stimulus package called the CARES Act. Passed last month, the Act allocated $14 billion in total for higher education. This latest block of funds is in addition to the $6.28 billion DeVos released […]

April 21, 2020

COVID-19

Large-Scale Debt Forgiveness May Benefit High Income Borrowers: Higher Ed Associations

The American Council on Education and 31 other higher education institutions on Monday wrote to Congress saying it should be careful pursuing any large-scale student debt forgiveness measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic because they may end up benefitting high income and other borrowers who don’t require such help. “… any debt relief program […]

April 20, 2020

News Roundup

After 10 Days, Only $6 Million of $6 Billion in Emergency Grants Has Reached Campuses

Close to 11 days after its disbursal was announced, only $6 million of the $6.28 billion in coronavirus emergency cash grants to college students has reached college campuses, reported Politico on Monday, citing the Education Department. The department is blaming colleges, saying they have been lax in submitting the required applications to access the funds. […]

April 20, 2020