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Dr. Ruth Simmons to Deliver 2023 NEH Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities

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Simmons will deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the highest honor from the federal government for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. Dr. Ruth J. Simmons The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) lecture – “Facing History to Find a Better Future” – will take place 7 p.m.

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Democratic Senators to Reintroduce Bill for Free Two-Year Technical and Community College

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For eligible students, The America’s College Promise Act of 2023 would waive two years-worth of community and technical college tuition and fees, and have the federal government be responsible for the majority of funding (80-100%) for the endeavor.

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Trade Commission Sues Grand Canyon University for Deceptive Advertising

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GCE , 2023 D. it is baffling that the federal government has chosen to target a Christian university that is addressing those issues in very positive ways," the university said in a statement. The commission voted 3-0 to authorize staff to file the complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American University

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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. Sylvia Burwell Burwell had an unusual background for a college president, never having been a professor, a dean, or a provost, and never having earned an advanced degree.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American

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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. Sylvia Burwell Burwell had an unusual background for a college president, never having been a professor, a dean, or a provost, and never having earned an advanced degree.

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Education Department Announces Final Regulations Regarding Predatory Recruiting Practices Against Veterans

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It’s our job at VA and across the federal government to deliver on that promise, making sure that veterans and their families not only have access to affordable education through the GI Bill – but also that they are protected from education fraud and abuse. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough.

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IHEP and Results for America Release HEA Fund Allocation Recommendations for Education Department

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Eleanor Eckerson Peters The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 – and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 – gave the U.S. The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) and Results for America (RFA) released recommendations for the Department of Education (ED) to set-aside 0.5%