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Education Department: Common medical conditions have disability protections

Higher Ed Dive

The documents explain colleges and K-12 schools' Section 504 responsibilities for students with asthma, diabetes, food allergies or GERD.

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Education Department Revises Restrictions on Race Initiatives

Insight Into Diversity

Department of Education has modified its previous directives on race in hiring, scholarships, student programs, and other educational policies. The department has also revised its approach to evaluating race-neutral policies, such as eliminating standardized test requirements to increase diversity.

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Education Department Q&A clarifies DEI restrictions

Higher Ed Dive

The agency's new document appeared to ease some of the strictest aspects of its February letter taking aim at colleges' diversity initiatives.

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Meeting the Looming Web Accessibility Regulations: The Time to Start Was Yesterday

WCET Frontiers

Department of Justice (DOJ) accessibility guidelines. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. The new requirements apply to all public entities, such as state and local governments, in all of their functions, including motor vehicle departments, libraries, police departments, and K-12 schools.

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US Department of Education's Failure to Address Food Insecurity Among College Students (Government Accountability Office)

Higher Education Inquirer

A recent law gave the Department of Education authority to share students' Free Application for Federal Student Aid data with federal and state SNAP agencies to identify and help students who may be eligible for benefits. GAO reviewed relevant federal laws and agency documents. We recommended ways to address these issues.

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US State Department seeks to cut student visa bureaucracy

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Steward spoke to a packed room at the 2024 EducationUSA Forum, a gathering of some 500 higher education professionals hosted by the State Department to promote international education between the US and countries around the world. It will continue to accept mail documents through Sept.

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Report Documents Accountability, Culture in Northwestern Athletics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Independent Review of Northwestern University Athletics Department Report and Recommendations ” found that Northwestern and its athletics department is committed toto the well-being of their student-athletes. “As