obama administration Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/obama-administration/ A Blog by ACE Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:26:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png obama administration Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/obama-administration/ 32 32 Legacy https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/10/27/legacy/ Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:48:38 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=5796 By Terry W. Hartle As the new president takes office, it’s reasonable to assess the Obama administration’s higher education record and to ask what its legacy will be and how long it will last. Among the most obvious blemishes on the 44th president’s record is this: His administration will be the first that did not manage to reauthorize the Higher Education ...

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]]> The Accountability Movement, College Choice and the Importance of Place https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/06/01/the-accountability-movement-college-choice-and-the-importance-of-place/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:36:53 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=5038 By Jonathan M. Turk & Nicholas Hillman Since taking office in 2009, expanding college access has been a major goal of the Obama administration. While there has been a multifaceted approach to increasing the number of Americans with a postsecondary credential, a key focus has been on informing the college choice process. Specifically, the administration has sought to ensure better information ...

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]]> Proposed FLSA Regulations: Get Ready, They’re Coming https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/05/02/proposed-flsa-regulations-get-ready-theyre-coming/ Mon, 02 May 2016 17:08:28 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=4906 The Department of Labor is in the process of finalizing changes to the regulations governing exemptions to the Fair Labor Standard Act’s overtime pay requirements, which were first issued in July 2015. While the substance of the rule is not yet public—the final review can take up to 90 days—the National Association of College and University Attorneys, in cooperation with ACE, ...

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]]> FAFSA Simplification: Harder Than It Seems https://www.higheredtoday.org/2015/07/20/fafsa-simplification-harder-than-it-seems/ Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:19:14 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=3415 Making it easy for students and families to apply for federal student aid is a little like the Holy Grail—universally sought for its extraordinary value, but never found. And if recent discussions in Washington are any indication, the search likely will intensify as Congress works to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. At issue is the FAFSA, the form that students and ...

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]]> Mapping New Pathways for Native Youth https://www.higheredtoday.org/2015/05/26/mapping-new-pathways-for-native-youth/ Tue, 26 May 2015 18:51:32 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=3193 As the White House gears up to host the first-ever White House Tribal Youth Gathering this July, Christine Nelson looks at efforts to expand higher education opportunities for American Indian and Alaskan Native students. When President Obama signed an executive order in 2011 directing federal agencies to help improve educational opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students, hopes were ...

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]]> VIDEO: Regulation Task Force Co-Chairs Zeppos and Kirwan Testify at Senate Hearing https://www.higheredtoday.org/2015/02/24/regulation-task-force-co-chairs-zeppos-and-kirwan-testify-at-senate-hearing/ Tue, 24 Feb 2015 22:04:46 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=2678 A few clips from today’s Senate HELP Committee hearing on the report from the Task Force on Federal Regulation of Higher Education. Testifying were the task force’s co-chairs, Chancellors William E. Kirwan of the University System of Maryland and Nicholas S. Zeppos of Vanderbilt University (TN). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZYW1cPYjwo

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]]> VIDEO: President Obama Announces Free Community College Plan https://www.higheredtoday.org/2015/01/09/video-president-obama-announces-free-community-college-plan/ Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:38:07 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=2506 For a summary of the proposal and media reaction, see: FRIDAY BUZZ: President Obama Proposes Two Years of Free Community College

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]]> Dear Colleague… https://www.higheredtoday.org/2014/08/18/dear-colleague/ Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:39:19 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=1969 Former ACE General Counsel Ada Meloy looks at what the Department of Education means by telling colleges to make a “good faith effort” to comply with changes to the Clery Act before final rules are released. As we’ve all seen from the many high-profile stories over the past year or so, dealing effectively with sexual assault on campus is a complex, ...

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