Federal policy Archives

Federal policy Archive

PERSPECTIVES: New Title IX Rules Went Into Effect August 1, But ….

"LGBTQ advocacy groups have pushed back against GOP-led efforts to block the final rule from taking effect."

by Future U/ August 5, 2024/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed Will Be a Political Target If Trump-Vance Win in November

Brendan Cantwell, Michigan State: (the intent will be) "to convert the rhetoric from the political right into policy.”

by Future U/ July 19, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: SCOTUS Ruling on Chevron Doctrine Could Impact Higher Education

"Courts will exercise independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority,"

by Future U/ June 30, 2024/ Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Broad-Based Federal-Level Student Debt Relief? Situation is Iffy

Prof Jiménez, UC Irvine: “Feds erased more debt (in '23) than has ever been erased," (but) "there's more to do.”

by Future U/ December 18, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Student Loan Forgiveness, Round Two

"Tuesday’s hearing gave another avenue for higher ed leaders, organizations and the public to weigh in."

by Future U/ July 22, 2023/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: SCOTUS Decision “Leaves in Place a Regressive and Unworkable Standard”

Words of MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant in response to the SCOTUS decision not to take up a case that MSU …

by Future U/ December 10, 2022/ Higher Ed, MSU, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVE: NY Times Editorial Board’s Cogent Argument about Student Debt

"An across-the-board cancellation would be tremendously regressive,"

by Future U/ May 16, 2022/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Twenty States Sue U.S. Dept. of Ed, Seek to Overturn Interpretation that Gay and Transgender People are Protected Under Fed Law Banning Sex-Based Discrimination in Schools

"Led by TN, the states argue that the department's interpretation of Title IX runs afoul of federal law, regulatory processes, …

by Future U/ September 5, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Feds to Review Trump-Era Campus Sexual Assault Rules

FROM THE LA TIMES: “The Education Department on Tuesday moved forward with plans to revise federal rules around campus sexual …

by Future U/ April 7, 2021/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Fed Policy Limits Options for International Students

“International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely …

by Future U/ July 8, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

PERSPECTIVES: New Federal Title IX Regulations. Just How Concerned Should We Be?

‘Very’ writes Harvard professor Jeannie Suk Gersen in The New Yorker. Read why here.

by Future U/ May 27, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Administration Axes Obama-Era Rule That Protected Students Against Predatory Higher Ed

On Friday, “the Trump administration revoked a rule that terminated federal funding for-profit college programs that consistently left graduates with …

by Future U/ June 30, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Trump Administration Proposes Changes To Student Loans Protocol

The changes include capping student loans and cutting repayment options. Read more from CNBC.

by Future U/ March 17, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: DeVos And Title IX: What’s The Skinny?

The Washington Post has this take. Read more here.

by Future U/ December 25, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: What We Can Learn From a 61,000-150 Vote

What’s the issue? Title IX. The current administration wants to change the Title IX protocol. About 61k commenters supported the …

by Future U/ September 29, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/