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Hammer Hopes to Educate the Public, Inspire Educational Reform in “Injustice for All”

Written from an interview by Jenny Faubert with Mary Lyn Hammer, President and CEO, Champion College Services and Education Advocate
CER interviewed Mary Lyn Hammer, education advocate, president and CEO of Champion College Services, regarding her special report titled “Injustice for All.” “Injustice for All” offers well-documented evidence of the U.S. Department of Education’s consistent pattern of data manipulation and misreporting.

Veteran Alumni Report Positive Experiences at Proprietary Institutions According to New Survey

Schools Want/Need Clarification on Gainful Employment

APSCU submits questions to the Department of Education, receives ambiguous responses
By The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, Reprinted with Permission
The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) drafted the following questions and submitted them to the Department of Education on behalf of career education institutions. Following the questions are the responses by the Department of Education.

CECU Sends List of Priorities and Policy Recommendations to President-Elect Biden

Contingency Planning for School Closure: Key Issues

By Katherine Brodie, Special Counsel and Edward Cramp, Partner, Duane Morris LLP’s Higher Education Practice Group
School closures have been increasingly common in the private postsecondary education sector and are expected to continue due to the harsh economic and regulatory headwinds impacting schools of all sizes.

CECU Sends List of Priorities and Policy Recommendations to President-Elect Biden

Planning for the Unthinkable: Private Sector Institutions are Uniquely Vulnerable to Active Shooter Incidents on Campus

By Peter S. Leyton, Esq., and Stephen T. Chema II, Esq., Ritzert & Leyton, PC
In 2015, there were 330 verified mass shooting incidents in the United States.1 In a study examining the problem of active shooter incidents, the FBI defined “active shooter incidents” as incidents involving “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area.”

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Affordability and Student Loans – Session One

Identifying Ways to Improve Inter-Departmental Cooperation

This webinar offers advice for staff (in particular, managers, directors, and department heads) to identify ways to improve inter-departmental cooperation. This will assist institutions in developing policies and procedures which are compliant but also take into account the practical requirements needed to provide optimal assistance to students and foster more effective teamwork and responsiveness amongst More Info »

Webinar: 90/10 Rule Compliance