A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans, the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night. Responding to a request by companies that lost out on contracts, a federal judge issued an More Info »
Update: May 4, 2021: The Higher Learning Commission, an accrediting agency, removed its governmental investigation designation this week from Walden University after the U.S. Department of Justice declined to take up a lawsuit against the college over misrepresentation claims. The label’s removal eliminates a major hurdle for the online for-profit college’s owner to complete its More Info »
This handy infographic is a quick reference guide to understanding all about the COVID-19 virus including symptoms, how it transmits, how to prevent getting the virus, and what to do should you get it. COVID-19 Epidemiology – Origin Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in many different species of animals, including More Info »
Summary: The attachments to this letter contain the 2019-2020 Award Year Federal Pell Grant Program Payment and Disbursement Schedules Dear Colleague: Attached to this letter are both PDF and Excel versions of the Payment and Disbursement Schedules for determining Federal Pell Grant awards for the 2019-2020 award year (July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020) More Info »
Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Walden University, an online for-profit college, over allegations it misrepresented aspects of a nursing program to students and an accreditor, according to an SEC filing. Adtalem Global Education, a for-profit college operator seeking to acquire Walden University, notified investors Thursday that the Justice Department is investigating More Info »
Research by the McKinsey Global Institute has explored the future of work in detail. This includes the kind of jobs that will be both lost and created, as technology such as AI takes hold. The study shows that while the need for manual skills will decline, the demand for technological, social and higher cognitive skills More Info »
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today that the office of Federal Student Aid is executing on President Donald J. Trump’s promise to provide student loan relief to tens of millions of borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency. All borrowers with federally held student loans will automatically have their interest rates set More Info »
May 29, 2020 State lawmakers wrestle with scope and timing of higher ed budget cuts – Education Dive Virtual classes as part of the norm – Community College Daily Independent Agency Criticizes DeVos’s Ruling on CARES Act Grants – Inside Higher Ed Governors on Steps for Reopening Campuses – Inside Higher Ed Coronavirus News Roundup More Info »
(April 9, 2020) – Grand Canyon University announced today that the entire $22.3 million it is receiving from the federal government as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (or CARES Act), will go directly to students in the form of emergency cash grants. Stipulations in the CARES Act require that half More Info »
Online Veterinary Technician Associate Degree program meets highest standard of achievement for vet tech education in the United States. After evaluation by the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (AVMA CVTEA), Ashworth College proudly announces the AVMA CVTEA accreditation of its Associate of Applied Science Veterinary Technician online degree program. More Info »