The Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid (“FSA”) recently published a new enforcement bulletin, prohibiting postsecondary institutions from using certain nondisclosure agreements (“NDAs”) to prevent employees from speaking with...
On April 4, 2022, the General Services Administration (GSA) will discontinue using the Data Universal Number System (DUNS) to identify entities doing business with the federal government. This change affects institutions participating in Title IV...
The Department of Education recently announced the establishment of the Office of Enforcement within Federal Student Aid. Led by Kristen Donoghue, former enforcement director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of Enforcement...
On October 7, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had sent Notices of Penalty Offenses to 70 postsecondary institutions. The Commission voted unanimously (5-0) to authorize the issuance of the Notices to schools, with FTC Chair Kahn
The International Education Council recently held its 2020 Virtual Conference. Attorneys Peter Leyton and Steve Chema provided attendees an overview and update on U.S. federal student aid eligibility. Their presentation can be found here:
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After notice and comment, the Department of Education recently released its final rule governing how schools are required to handle allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault with respect to education “programs or activities” that receive...
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act recently signed into law allocated substantial emergency funds to institutions of higher education. On April 9, in a letter to college and university presidents, Secretary DeVos...
On April 2, 2020, the Department of Education (“Department”) published long awaited proposed rules for distance education. The Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“NPRM”) follows on last year’s rulemaking process. The NPRM’s issuance is more than...
The Department of Education's Office of Inspector General recently issued a limited exemption from the site-visit requirement in Chapter 3, Section B.9 of the 2016 Audit Guide.
The letter guidance is available here.
The 2016 Audit Guide, available...
Yesterday, the Department of Education announced that it had released the Official Cohort Default Rates (“CDR”) for Fiscal Year 2016. The FY2016 rates track students whose loans entered repayment between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016 as...
