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Education Department faces calls to rescind outsourcing guidance

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The department wrote a Dear Colleague letter in February that said any entity involved with the administration of an institution’s federal student aid is considered a third-party servicer, which puts them under the department’s oversight authority and subjects the companies’ contracts with institutions to regular audits.

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These access and affordability programs geared toward high schoolers reap great results

University Business

The program is set to offer graduating seniors interested in pursuing jobs in high-demand industries 80% coverage of their tuition or up to $8,000 in grants. The expanded access and affordability for high school graduates granted at Maine Free College and the Idaho Launch program share similar motivations.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

But they’ve crafted this regulatory guidance in a way that it would have impacted the entire ed tech industry, whether you’re OPM or not. [00:53:47] The original intent of TPS regulations was to regulate entities that directly administer Title IV financial aid. So, maybe they end up doing that. [01:02:30]

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Petitioning for the Right to Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’m putting my time and energy into my education and volunteer efforts and living on campus on my scholarship and financial aid,” she says. Today, they’re working in various industries, like teaching, medical, dentistry, law — and these people often set up businesses and take jobs in underserved communities.

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Higher Ed Braces for Impact of Third-Party Service Regulation Expansion: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 149 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

The original rule was designed to monitor contracted companies that provide colleges and universities with services to manage various aspects of Federal Student Aid. Drumm McNaughton 06:52 Another point is that at the root of all this is Title IV, Federal Financial Aid. It provides grants and loans to students.

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Higher Ed Cybersecurity, MOVEit Hack, and 3rd-Party Risk: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 163 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Brian Kelly

The Change Leader, Inc.

The primary rule change is designating a CISO or a qualified individual responsible for protecting customer information or student financial aid data. Institutions must annually vet employees granted access to information and ensure more people haven’t been granted access. The third involves access review controls.

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Budget Freezes Are Coming for Higher Education

Robert Kelchen

While it does not appear that student financial aid will be affected in the short term, all federal grants and contracts are certainly up in the air even though some of them enjoy legal protections. The higher education field still bears scars from the pandemic, and one key one is the need for financial liquidity.