Proposed Rules
- WOTUS Notice: The Final Response to SCOTUS; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Recommendations Comments Due: 4/23/2025 #Campus
- Intent To Receive Public Feedback for the Development of Proposed Regulations and Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Comments Due: 3/5/2025 #Student Financial Aid
Notices
- Request for Public Input on Experiences With FEMA Disaster Responses Comments Due: 5/15/2025 #Campus
- Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purpose of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education #Accreditation
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs Comments Due: 6/9/2025 #Student Financial Aid
Items of Interest
- Is the FAFSA Poised for Another Fiasco? The federal student aid form had just begun to stabilize after a disastrous launch last winter. Then the Trump administration gutted the agency that manages it.
- Amid Financial Headwinds, Could Course Sharing Offer Colleges Relief?A new white paper says colleges could increase retention and create new income streams by partnering with other institutions to offer students the courses they need to stay on track for graduation.
- Higher ed is at a crossroads — will AI and digital learning lead the way? Rising tuition rates, an evolving job market and an increasing emphasis on real-world experience over traditional credentials have led many students to question whether a college degree is truly worth the investment.
- Palpable Fear’ Hangs Over International Students The Trump administration is arresting foreign students in their dorms and threatening deportation. Students are rattled and uncertain about their future in America.
- House passes bill to lower foreign reporting threshold to $50K The legislation, known as the Deterrent Act, would also require colleges to report all foreign gifts and contracts with China and other “countries of concern.”
- Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education A group of higher education accreditors are the gatekeepers that decide which colleges and universities American students can spend the more than $100 billion in Federal student loans and Pell Grants dispersed each year. The accreditors’ job is to determine which institutions provide a quality education—and therefore merit accreditation. Unfortunately, accreditors have not only failed in this responsibility to students, families, and American taxpayers, but they have also abused their enormous authority.
- UC Berkeley Faces Foreign Gifts Investigation It’s the first such review launched since President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at increasing transparency over the “foreign influence at American universities.”
- House education committee advances sweeping higher ed bill Republicans say the plan would save $330 billion and spur institutions to lower costs, but Democrats argue it would create barriers to college.
- Trump’s 100-Day War on Higher Ed In his first few months in office, the president attacked higher education with dizzying frequency, confronting colleges and unraveling decades of federal policy. We look at 10 ways the administration has upended higher education so far.
Policy Updates
- The Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy was revised on 4/18/2025 to ensure compliance with Federal laws and regulations.
- The Personnel File Policy was revised on 4/12/2025 to provide clarifying language.
- The Student Life Spending Guidelines & Concur Requirements Policy was revised on 4/1/2025 to update the requirements for Proof of Payment.