Cardona proposes expanded financial data oversight and bringing back gainful-employment rule
The U.S. Department of Education is introducing new avenues to monitor higher education institutions' financial health.
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Benefits platform announces emergency aid program for HBCUs
Beam, a cloud-based developer of benefits applications, will help distribute $760,000 in emergency aid for HBCU and tribal college students.
Education Dept. awards General Dynamics $121 million to modernize student aid eligibility
The Education Department awarded General Dynamics Information Technology $121.8 million to overhaul its financial aid system.
Online students regret not gathering more information on cost, financial aid, survey finds
Online program graduates consistently say they should have done more research on cost and financial aid, according to new survey results.
Cisco gifts $150 million to boost HBCU cybersecurity compliance
Cisco donated $150 million to the Student Freedom Initiative to help institutions meet federal cybersecurity standards and retain their Title IV status.
Ed. Dept. issues new guidance on how universities can use relief funds
Online students are now factored into the third wave of emergency relief funding, according to new guidance from the Education Department.
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Arizona State hosted drive-in events to help students fill out FAFSAs
The usual on-campus assistance to apply for federal student aid wasn't possible, so the university hosted several drive-in events with the help of parking-lot Wi-Fi.
Stanford official resigns after failing to disclose 2016 data breach
The breach, which was discovered by a student, included private employee information and details from student financial aid applications.