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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, she had worked at high levels of the federal government, as a former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget and the former U.S. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. secretary of health and human services under President Barack Obama.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, she had worked at high levels of the federal government, as a former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget and the former U.S. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. secretary of health and human services under President Barack Obama.

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Proponents see value in Biden's free community college plan

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The Biden administration’s $90 billion plan to provide free community college likely won’t make it through Congress, but supporters of the effort say the request shows it’s a priority for the administration and helps to continue the national conversation about the policy. percent decline in enrollment.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The closure comes even as IWU has experienced an uptick in enrollment, which currently stands at 858—up from roughly 800 in fall 2019, according to data from the Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. ” Outside observers have criticized IWU for placing blame on the governor’s office.

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Social Security Offsets and Defaulted Student Loans (CFPB)

Higher Education Inquirer

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Education paused collections on defaulted federal student loans. Between 2001 and 2019, the number of Social Security beneficiaries experiencing reduced benefits due to forced collection increased from approximately 6,200 to 192,300. million to $429.7 million to 2.22

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Is a merger a closure by another name? (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

We are recognized by the federal government as both a predominantly Black institution and as a Hispanic-serving institution. While administrations at both institutions have said they would like to see the mission preserved, there are three steps both administrations must take to make sure this actually happens.

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Risepoint: The Rise and Fall of Another OPM?

Higher Education Inquirer

Risepoint's Ownership: The Vistria Group and Its Ties to the Obama Administration A key piece of Risepoints corporate structure lies in its ownership by Vistria Group, a Chicago-based venture capital firm with close ties to political and corporate elites, including former President Barack Obama.