Education Department: Common medical conditions have disability protections
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The documents explain colleges and K-12 schools' Section 504 responsibilities for students with asthma, diabetes, food allergies or GERD.
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Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The documents explain colleges and K-12 schools' Section 504 responsibilities for students with asthma, diabetes, food allergies or GERD.
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 3, 2025
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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Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 3, 2025
The agency's new document appeared to ease some of the strictest aspects of its February letter taking aim at colleges' diversity initiatives.
WCET Frontiers
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
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.
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 12, 2025
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.
The PIE News
AUGUST 2, 2024
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2024
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
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 4, 2025
To submit a public response, go to [link] AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. DATES: Comments due: We must receive written comments on the topics suggested by the Department and additional topics that may be considered on or before May 5, 2025. Department of Education located at 400 Maryland Ave.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 28, 2023
” The Education Department released the draft and other supplementary materials last week and will accept comments on the form through May 23 before finalizing the document. ” Several of the comments already posted on the form urge the department to add the question back. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security has stated that Gnaydn was arrested due to a previous conviction for driving under the influence. The document cites laws indicating deportation is applicable when an individual fails to maintain immigration status or when their presence "would have potentially adverse foreign policy consequences."
WCET Frontiers
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Department of Education created its own rumblings by releasing new guidance with rules about any contracted services and a series of questions about companies helping institutions with online learning. Earlier this year, the Department signaled it would hold negotiated rulemaking including “Third-Party Servicers”.
ACRLog
JANUARY 13, 2023
As a department head, the development of individual goals means it’s also time to think about departmental goals. I’m a firm believer that if departmental work is going to get done, it needs to be thoughtfully incorporated into individual goals and co-created by all members of the department.
Higher Education Inquirer
JANUARY 15, 2025
Department of Education (ED or the Department) is taking a big step forward in making education data accessible to stakeholders and researchers. EDs Open Data Plan focuses on the improvement of existing open data practices at the Department. But the Department cant do this alone.
idfive agency
APRIL 14, 2025
Just like websites, PDFs must be built with accessibility in mind, allowing all users and assistive technologies to access the documents content. Industry estimates suggest trillions of PDF documents are now posted to the web. Despite any documents origin or inadequacies, it can and should be fixed. We can rebuild them.
Higher Education Inquirer
JANUARY 22, 2025
Education Department Notices Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.:
The PIE News
MARCH 3, 2025
I had all the documents needed for my permit to be approved so I was just confused about what was going on, Balogun continued: The IRCC said that I didnt provide sufficient source of funds, which I did. . After his study permit was denied in October 2024, Balogun described feeling aggravated and worried.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 23, 2023
Ron DeSantis (R) is suing the Department of Education (ED), arguing that its higher ed accreditation process is being unfair to schools in his state, The Hill reported. The documents required schools to have “reasonable cause” and ED approval to switch accreditors. “As Florida Gov.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 4, 2025
What Does the Education Departments DEI Guidance Really Mean? Sara Weissman Tue, 03/04/2025 - 03:00 AM Over the weekend, the department dropped a new document expanding on the Office for Civil Rights anti-DEI directive. Legal scholars say it takes a more nuanced approach but express varying levels of hope about its outcomes.
ACRLog
DECEMBER 10, 2024
This time of year, at my university, and perhaps at yours as well, we are preparing to submit documentation for our annual performance reviews. As I get my activity reports ready for my first cycle in this process, I cant shake an idea surrounding the nature of academic evaluation. Culture of Personality So, whats with this dissidence?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
By Emma Pettit Illustration by The Chronicle; image from 636Buster, Wikimedia Commons It's not professors’ fault that the university can no longer afford to support its current lineup of academic programs, the office of the provost wrote in a document shared with department chairs.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Education Department is moving forward to carry out some parts of the FAFSA Simplification Act before unveiling a simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid next fall. NASFAA, in particular, has sent a host of questions to the department about the simplification process and the plan for the next two years. Image: The U.S.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 26, 2024
House Republicans want the Education Department to turn over a tranche of documents that they say will shed light on the agency’s botched rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 25, 2024
This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underrepresented students.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 15, 2022
“Departments as such should avoid statements on what we call here ‘external’ matters (state, national, or international policy matters),” the guidelines say. Those in the department with dissenting views should be able to express them in the same forum, the guidance also says. Departments vs. Individuals.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 11, 2024
Republican lawmakers are calling on the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education to hand over information and documents about alleged misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University, including accusations that administrators insufficiently addressed students’ sexual assault reports.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Source: University of London Let’s talk about some challenges schools face without a proper portal: Picture an admissions office drowning in paperwork, trying to match documents to applications, and manually entering data into multiple systems. These are the kinds of headaches a good student portal eliminates.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2024
FSU Special Collections & Archives Florida State University has acquired new documents it plans to add to the Emmett Till Archives. The documents are a 33-page, single-spaced research memorandum by journalist William Bradford Huie and his correspondence with lawyer John Whitten Jr., Shown are Emmett and Mamie Till, 1908.
Higher Education Inquirer
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
On February 14, the US Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, called on universities to end efforts for social justice and equity. The Higher Education Inquirer will document those with power in higher education who fall in line and are complicit in these anti-democratic efforts.
Higher Education Inquirer
JANUARY 17, 2025
Department of Education (Department of Education) can collect the outstanding balance through forced collections, including the offset of tax refunds and Social Security benefits and the garnishment of wages. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Education paused collections on defaulted federal student loans.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 3, 2025
Du Bois Department of Afro American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as doctoral students, they saw similarities in their research but began experiencing challenges within existing organizations aimed at supporting their work.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 31, 2024
Southwestern Professor John Heilman, who has a long history of connecting his students with the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Legal Services Department, initiated the collaboration with Tess Feldman and others at the center. "Our curriculum emphasizes both the knowledge and compassion needed for impactful legal representation and advocacy."
The PIE News
JANUARY 31, 2024
The UK department of education is launching an investigation into bad practice associated with agents, a minister announced earlier this week. There is an investigation by the Department for Education.” “[The bad practice] is not acceptable,” Halfon said in the House of Commons.
Liaison International
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Understanding the Impact of Staffing Challenges in Higher Education Staffing shortages in GEM departments have far-reaching consequences that affect daily operations and long-term institutional goals. By implementing these solutions, leaders can better position their teams for long-term success and create a more sustainable work environment.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 9, 2024
25, 1956 — have donated their personal archives (professional documents and artifacts) to the F.D. Frye Archival Collection represents more than five decades of materials documenting the couple’s legacy in civil rights, social justice, and civic engagement. The Fryes — who met as undergraduates at A&T and married Aug.
University Business
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Leadership essentially said, We want you to go in there and evaluate the continual loss of revenue and document the need to close the unit, Koulianos said. Department of Defense through Tampa-based U.S. I evaluated it and recommended doing the opposite. Rather than a post-mortem, Koulianos assessment called for a bold transformation.
WCET Frontiers
AUGUST 2, 2024
On June 24, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its final rule revising the regulation implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Department of Justice has adopted the internationally recognized accessibility standard WCAG 2.1 Level AA , which provides equivalent or greater accessibility.
Faculty Focus
AUGUST 31, 2023
I spend quite a bit of time and effort into creating this document every semester. I enjoy showcasing my personality and interests throughout this course document. Is the document accessible? Let’s return to the question posed by all my colleagues: “Is the document accessible?” Is the document relatable?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Recommendations: · Pre-work: University should provide departments with an anonymous, structured evaluation forms (with decision criteria and clear rubrics, just as is used to facilitate fairness in student grading) to rate the candidate both quantitatively and qualitatively. Committee members often arrive unprepared.
ACRLog
AUGUST 4, 2023
These Bylaws are meant to assist with faculty governance at the department level. All academic departments on campus were engaged in similar work. To initiate the process, a call was made for faculty librarians to join the governance body responsible for drafting the Bylaws document. Without it, important meaning can be lost.
Higher Education Inquirer
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has documented the decline in community college enrollment for more than a decade. Source: US Department of Education, IPEDS ) And the Higher Education Inquirer has been reporting on the decline for much of that time. The answer, from what we gather, is not clear.
University Business
OCTOBER 16, 2024
In light of the Department of Justice filing suit against the Georgia Institute of Technology for allegedly failing to apply contractually required information security controls to Department of Defense data, higher education institutions should pay close attention to a proposed Department of Education rule.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 22, 2024
In the current moment, many of my colleagues are on the front-line combing through records and various document management systems looking for the answer to whether students completed their degree requirements — did they graduate? All institutions of higher learning have the source of truth in the form of an academic catalog or bulletin.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 8, 2023
This surge has been documented by both the ADL and Council on American Islamic Relations , who have reported significant increases in antisemitic and Islamophobic harassment, respectively, since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
HEPI
JANUARY 8, 2023
Rather, the aim is to add to the HEPI website another important and overlooked historical document that cannot be easily obtained elsewhere. Now, we are adding the 2003 document Why not a Pure Graduate Tax to the mix. Nor is it to push a particular point of view.
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