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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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and several other Democrats – would amend the 1965 Higher Education Act “to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants,” and grants for HBCUs, Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), and minority-serving institutions (MSIs), according to the bill. “I Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.),

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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% of funds from certain Higher Education Act (HEA) programs within ED and put it towards supporting equity-focused work.

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Trade Commission Sues Grand Canyon University for Deceptive Advertising

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

GCE , 2023 D. Department of Education that it would appeal an “unprecedented and unjust $37.7 Given the major problems that exist in higher education. 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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Unapologetic Leadership for Black Learner Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and higher education institutions have fed the public a steady diet of bad enrollment news. Public health concerns increased responsibilities to care for and educate school-aged children and disrupted jobs and industries.

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Education Department Announces Final Regulations Regarding Predatory Recruiting Practices Against Veterans

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“Veterans and their families deserve the very best education America has to offer,” said U.S. These new rules crack down on some of the most deceptive practices we see in higher education, such as predatory marketing tactics that target U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough.

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Higher Ed Officials Express Uncertainty Amid Further FAFSA Delays

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The overhaul – which comes with form simplifications, different student aid measures and calculations, and expanded Pell Grant eligibility – is expected to be beneficial and to increase federal financial aid eligibility, according to a 2023 report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO).