Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. Dr. Valerie Kinloch Free speech will be a hot button topic in 2024. Bonner says student mental health will be newsworthy in 2024. Who delivers it?

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Biden administration has announced the most significant updates to its SAVE plan forbearance guidance since a court order stalled the program in August 2024.

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MARCH 25, 2024

have improved slightly over the years, but parity with white Americans has yet to be reached, according to 2024 State of Black America report from the National Urban League (NUL). And Black Americans still face a higher unemployment rate (5.3%) than white counterparts (3.4%) as of January 2024. billion in student loan forgiveness.

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MAY 17, 2023

If approved by Idaho State Board of Education, the acquisition would be completed by early 2024. In 2022, the Biden administration announced it would cancel $6 billion in student loans to those who say certain colleges, including University of Phoenix, defrauded them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 20, 2023

Although the news cycle has been dominated by the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program and its fate at the U.S. With IDR plans, student loan recipients’ monthly payments are based on their incomes, instead of being set at a fixed amount.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

The report attributes this change primarily to increases in the value of Pell Grant awards under the Biden administration. The intermountain region is always super-low because there is this strong bias against taking on loans,” he said. “A billion left behind represents a strong increase from 2017, when $2.3 This year’s $3.58

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Undersecretary of education James Kvaal at the Education Writers Association Higher Education Seminar Much of the discussion focused on the Department of Education’s (ED) reactions to what moderator Adolfo Guzman-Lopez of LAist called the “two punches” of Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action and student debt relief.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JANUARY 7, 2025

Department of Educations efforts to reduce student loan burdens through the new SAVE repayment plan. As a result, borrowers options to manage their loans have changed repeatedly and often quite suddenly. This has been frustrating and confusing for people trying to manage their loans.

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Student Loan Planner

JULY 25, 2024

What are Vice President Kamala Harris’s student loan policies and views on student loan forgiveness? What could we expect of a Harris administration if she wins the 2024 Presidential election?

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

MARCH 20, 2025

Department of Educations efforts to reduce student loan burdens through the new SAVE repayment plan. In Part 2, we break down exactly what the recent court orders mean for student loan borrowers. On July 1, 2024, the rest of the regulations were scheduled to go into effect.

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Student Loan Planner

MARCH 8, 2024

Key Takeaways: Federal student loan borrowers had a break from monthly payments for three years due to the pandemic. But now that student loan repayment has resumed so has the financial stress. The Biden administration unveiled numerous initiatives to help ease the loan burden for borrowers during this transition.

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COE

MARCH 10, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes 9% Increase for TRIO in FY24 March 10, 2023 — by Maureen Hoyler This proposal asks Congress to provide a $107 million (or 9%) funding increase for TRIO, for a total proposed appropriation of $1.3 billion in FY24. billion in FY24. million, respectively.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

He also says he believes Biden will bring up the student loan forgiveness program, now before the U.S. Supreme Court, to indicate that his administration will not give up on relief for student borrowers. “It Finding out if that is still a priority of the administration would be interesting.” Dr. Kenneth K.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

billion in student loan debt relief for 60,000 borrowers who work in public service sectors. This brings the Biden Administration’s total approved loan forgiveness to over $175 million for 4.8 PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 17, 2024 Contact: Press… More » 60,000 Public Service Workers Receive $4.5

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Student Loan Planner

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Biden administration is in various stages of implementing a broad array of student loan relief for millions of borrowers. These efforts include expanding existing student loan forgiveness options and new regulations designed to make debt relief programs more accessible.

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COE

MARCH 11, 2024

President Biden Releases FY25 Budget Request to Congress March 11, 2024 — by Kimberly Jones President Biden at last week’s State of the Union address. Due to the budget limits outlined in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (the debt limit deal), the Administration requested minimal increases across the government.

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Student Loan Planner

APRIL 25, 2024

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is about to go on a lengthy hiatus. Starting May 1, 2024, the Biden administration will implement a three-month processing pause while the Education Department facilitates an important servicing transition.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Cherry as Keynote for its Annual Conference in New York City August 1, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Education has played a crucial role in my journey, and I am honored to support an organization that champions access and success for all students.” The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Matthew A.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

In August, President Biden announced the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Plan (the Plan), which will cancel 20% of the outstanding Federal student loan debt of $1.5 In previous posts, we covered eligibility for loan forgiveness, the process for applying for forgiveness, and its impact on taxes.

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APRIL 26, 2024

In an earlier post , we shared information about the new student debt relief plan that President Biden announced on April 8, 2024. Anyone may submit comments on the proposed student debt relief plans by May 17, 2024. The Department of Education later published proposed regulations for most of the new plan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2025

Smith announced during the 2019 commencement ceremony for Morehouse that he would pay off the student loans for the graduating class. Morehouse also drew media attention – not all of it positive – when President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address in 2024. He holds a Ph.D.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces New Partnership with the Institute of International Education Center for Access and Equity February 26, 2024 — by Terrance L. When organizations like the Council for Opportunity in Education join us, it affirms that IIE is going in the right direction.”

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

APRIL 12, 2024

This week there have been two big student debt relief announcements from the Biden Administration. Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more people are having their federal student loan debt canceled. Please consider sharing your story with NCLC to help us make the student loan system better for borrowers.

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COE

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The First-Generation College Celebration is celebrated each year on November 8 as it marks the anniversary of signing of the 1965 Higher Education Act , which has helped millions of first-generation students persist to degree completion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

Supreme Court dashed the hopes of 40 million student borrowers Friday, striking down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The tone of the opinion and the reasoning suggest that the conservative supermajority would oppose an administration effort to do the same thing relying on a different law,” he said. “I

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Department of Education (ED) announced additional steps to facilitate submitting the 2024–25 FAFSA form. Last week, ED announced $50 million in funding for personnel and resources, including technical assistance and support, deployed to support institutions, students and their families with Better FAFSA®. On Monday, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a new framework to better hold student loan servicers accountable and protect borrowers from servicer errors. FSA COO Richard Cordray “The Biden-Harris Administration has made clear that we will not allow borrowers to pay the price for unacceptable servicing failures,” said U.S.

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COE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Impact of a Government Shutdown on TRIO Programs December 20, 2024 by Kimberly Jones Please know that our COE team is always here to assist you. Forward Funded : TRIO and GEAR UP funds for Program Year 2024-25 were included in the final FY2024 legislation passed by Congress in March 2024. Hamm Click to view the page: U.S.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JANUARY 12, 2024

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that some borrowers will soon begin receiving debt cancellation after as few as 10 years in repayment, instead of the 20 to 25 years of payments previously required for most borrowers. Applying online should take about 10 minutes or less.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2024

Mike Pierce Two-hundred and twenty-seven advocacy, labor, and civil rights groups have signed onto a letter urging the Biden-Harris Administration to provide student loan debt relief. Nebraska that similarly blocked the administration’s efforts to provide student debt relief. “It The letter — asking the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program last month, he vowed that his administration would not give up the fight, swiftly announcing plans to offer debt relief under an alternative authority , the Higher Education Act of 1965. After the U.S. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2024

Election 2024 continues to surprise. Greer said that Harris will likely continue Biden’s radical attempts to relegate, reform, and abolish student loan debt, something that has actively changed the lives of millions of student borrowers. After President Joseph R.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that nearly 153,000 borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan are getting their loans canceled thanks to early implementation of the shortened time to forgiveness component of the new repayment plan. When can I qualify for loan cancellation under the SAVE Plan?

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COE

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Unfortunately, neither body will complete its work before October 1 , which marks the beginning of the new Fiscal Year, FY 2024. In other words, Program Year 2023-2024 is funded by the FY2023 bill passed last year. If not, the federal government will ‘shut down’ all non-essential services.

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COE

OCTOBER 31, 2023

GET FREE ADVOCACY TOOLS As current government spending expires on Saturday, November 18 , Speaker Johnson hopes to pass another continuing resolution through early 2024. COE is challenging the TRIO community to engage with their Representatives and Senators as soon as possible.

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COE

MARCH 23, 2024

Congress Averts Shutdown, Levels Funding for TRIO and GEAR UP Programs in FY24 March 23, 2024 — by Owen Toomey Because the Fiscal Responsibility Act, also known as the debt limit deal, capped federal spending at FY23 levels, the Federal TRIO Programs received level funding at $1.191 billion. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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COE

APRIL 12, 2023

Early Fall : The new FAFSA estimator will allow students to determine their eligibility for federal student aid and understand their options for paying for college. The FAFSA estimator will provide a more thorough and accurate estimate of a student’s federal student aid than the Pell look-up tables. 

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