Legislative Letters 8-31-20
As semesters began across the United States, schools were concerned about the risk of the Coronavirus increasing on campuses. It quickly became apparent that this was a warranted worry. Many…
Legislative Letters 8-9-20
With the new Title IX regulations going into effect this week, multiple suits have been filed in the last month to prevent or delay them from taking effect. Also, almost…
Legislative Letters 4-4-20
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government has been making decision to combat the effects of the virus and more. As of April 4th, there have been over almost 301,000…
Legislative Letters 3-23-20
As the novel coronavirus has become a growing concern for the nation, colleges and universities are adapting with online courses and campus closures. Education Secretary DeVos continues to fight for…
Legislative Letters 2-24-20
Higher education policy news has not been slowing down, even with other new making headlines. Education Secretary Betsy Devos announced new regulations regarding sexual misconduct will be released soon. President…
Legislative Letters 2-10-20
There seems to be some progress being made on loan forgiveness with an agreement between the Department of Education and the CFPB, as well as debt erasure for disabled veterans.…
Legislative Letters 1-27-20
Even with the impeachment of President Trump in the Senate, both legislative chambers have introduced several higher education bills. Several Senators have expressed opposition to the NLRB’s ruling that would…
Legislative Letters 1-13-20
Legislative bodies are still awakening from their brief hibernation, but last week several higher-education bills were introduced in the Senate. The House is opposing Betsy DeVos’s loan forgiveness rule as…
Legislative Letters 9-2-19
The Trump administration is solidifying its ties with private student loan companies: The new CFPB student loan ombudsman comes from a heavily-criticized student loan organization, and a former education official…
Legislative Letters 8-5-19
The President has signed the spending cap deal, leaving Congress until October 1st to get all twelve appropriations bills (or continuing resolutions) on his desk or the government will shut…