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Washington Update: Neg Reg, Clery Act, and Chevron Decision: Changing Higher Ed podcast 223 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Tom Netting

The Change Leader, Inc.

FAFSA rollout crisis: 20% enrollment drops reported, implications for 2025-2026 admissions cycle. Practical advice on managing the delayed rollout of the new FAFSA form and its implications for enrollment and financial aid processes.

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Birmingham-Southern Board Votes to Remain Open

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Birmingham-Southern has also launched an effort to raise $200 million by May 2026. In 2010 it was discovered that errors in administering financial aid cost the college millions of dollars, which then prompted layoffs. The private Alabama college has made appeals to state and local authorities in recent months, requesting a $37.5

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College Meltdown 3.0 Could Start Earlier (And Be Worse) Than Planned

Higher Education Inquirer

HEI also recognized this problem in 2017, something the Trump Administration failed to notice and made worse with its rosy Census projections. Problems with the federal government's financial aid system may mean that a significant decline in enrollment at non-elite schools occurs this fall instead of 2025. What enrollment cliff?

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Accreditor ACCSC Again Grants Maximum Renewal To Troubled For-Profit Colleges (David Halperin)

Higher Education Inquirer

Abuses at IEC schools In February, the Department of Education terminated financial aid eligibility to another IEC-owned chain called Florida Career College, and the school closed. taxpayers who support the hundreds of millions in federal financial aid that have flowed to ACCSC schools. The Biden administration, and U.S.

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Public Bailout Unlikely for Birmingham-Southern

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The college aims to raise $200 million by May 2026. The current financial crisis stems from issues dating back more than a decade, including facility investments that weakened the endowment and added debt, as well as errors in administering financial aid that cost the college millions of dollars and prompted significant layoffs.

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Washington Update: Higher Ed Policy, Regulations, and Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 182 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Tom Netting

The Change Leader, Inc.

The discussion highlights the Biden-Harris administration’s active role in Negotiated Rulemaking since late 2020, bringing about a comprehensive set of regulations affecting higher education. The Higher Education Act (HEA) was signed into law in 1965 and is supposed to be renewed every five years.