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Biden's American Families Plan Would Provide Hundreds of Billions in Funding for Higher Ed
President Joe Biden released his American Families Plan legislative proposal this morning. The proposal, coming just before the close of...
Rebecca Natow
Apr 28, 20211 min read
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Student Privacy and the College Transparency Act in the News
Inside Higher Education reports on the debate about student privacy surrounding the College Transparency Act. This Act would allow the...
Rebecca Natow
Apr 26, 20211 min read
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President's Budget Proposal Contains More Funding for Higher Ed
President Joe Biden released his annual budget proposal on Friday. The budget proposal contains numerous provisions for higher education,...
Rebecca Natow
Apr 12, 20211 min read
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Biden's Infrastructure Plan Contains Billions in Funding for Higher Education
President Joe Biden released his infrastructure policy proposal yesterday. The plan contains billions of dollars in funding for higher...
Rebecca Natow
Apr 1, 20211 min read
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ED to Strengthen Borrower Defense, Forgive More Debt
The U.S. Department of Education announced yesterday that "it will streamline debt relief determinations for borrowers with claims...
Rebecca Natow
Mar 19, 20211 min read
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Biden Administration May Reverse Transgender Student-Athlete Policies
Inside Higher Education reports that President Joe Biden's Department of Education is unlikely to continue a practice started by the...
Rebecca Natow
Mar 18, 20211 min read
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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Advocates For Tuition-Free Community College
Inside Higher Education reports that First Lady Dr. Jill Biden said in an interview with Kelly Clarkson that she is advocating for...
Rebecca Natow
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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Biden Says He Will Not Use Executive Action to Cancel $50,000 in Student Loan Debt
At a town hall hosted by CNN earlier this week, President Joe Biden said he does not plan to use executive action to forgive $50,000 per...
Rebecca Natow
Feb 18, 20211 min read
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Federal Higher Education Policy Headlines
There's a lot of federal higher education policy in the news today: -- Inside Higher Education reports that the Government Accountability...
Rebecca Natow
Feb 3, 20211 min read
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Higher Ed to Congress: We Need More Money
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education associations in Washington, DC have been asking Congress for stimulus funding....
Rebecca Natow
Jan 26, 20211 min read
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Biden's Day One Executive Orders and Higher Education
Yesterday was Day One of the Biden administration, and as promised, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders undoing many...
Rebecca Natow
Jan 21, 20212 min read
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Federal Stimulus Funding for Higher Education -- USED Funding and President-Elect Biden's Plan
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Education released more than $21 billion in funding for higher education associated with last month's...
Rebecca Natow
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Resigns, Effective Today
News broke last night that Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has submitted her resignation, effective today. This was first reported...
Rebecca Natow
Jan 8, 20211 min read
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New Analysis -- What Leadership in 117th Congress Will Mean for Higher Education
My latest blog post for the Rockefeller Institute of Government is available here. In the post, I discuss the implications of...
Rebecca Natow
Jan 4, 20211 min read
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Trump Signs Stimulus Bill; Higher Ed Says It's Not Enough
After threatening to veto it, President Trump yesterday signed the $900 billion coronavirus federal stimulus package. Among other...
Rebecca Natow
Dec 28, 20201 min read
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Higher Education Stakeholders' Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis - Due 2/15/2021
CALL FOR PROPOSALS Higher Education Stakeholders’ Early Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis A Special Issue of American Behavioral Scientist...
Rebecca Natow
Dec 16, 20202 min read
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Biden's Pick for Director of CDC Supports Frequent Campus COVID Testing
Inside Higher Education reports that President-Elect Joe Biden's choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has advocated for...
Rebecca Natow
Dec 8, 20201 min read
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Federal Higher Education Policy in the News
There are two major federal higher education policy issues in today's news. First, the Department of Education announced Friday night...
Rebecca Natow
Dec 7, 20201 min read
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Incoming Council of Economic Advisors Chair is Aware of Student Loan Impact on Borrowers
Inside Higher Education is reporting that President-Elect Joe Biden's choice to lead the White House Council of Economic Advisors,...
Rebecca Natow
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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Speculation about New HELP Committee Chair
With Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN)'s imminent retirement, there is speculation about who may take over as the Republican leader of the...
Rebecca Natow
Nov 30, 20201 min read
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