Apr 21, 2022
Congress comes back to DC next week to a full agenda and an attention span increasingly absorbed by the midterm elections. What’s in store for higher education? Listen to Jon Fansmith and Terry Hartle discuss federal funding, the upcoming Title IX rule—which could break new ground on transgender students—the student loan repayment pause, and possible legislation to aid student mental health.
Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show:
President’s Budget for FY 2023 Seeks
to Double Pell Grants, but in a Multi-Year Process
ACE
New Title IX Rules Set To Assert
Rights of Transgender Students
The Washington Post (sub. req.) | March 30, 2022
Department of Education Announces
Actions to Fix Longstanding Failures in the Student Loan
Programs
Department of Education | April 19, 2022
Biden's Student Loan Dilemma
The New York Times (The Daily podcast) | April 18,
2022
Letter Urging Congress to Support
Student Mental Health (PDF)
ACE, AJC, Hillel, Collaborate on
Summit to Combat Campus Antisemitism
ACE