Overview -
On March 11, 2025, the Department of Education (ED or the Department) effectively fired a substantial portion of its employees, marking a significant step in what Secretary Linda McMahon has called the...more
On October 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published in the Federal Register a Final Rule that significantly revises the financial responsibility, administrative capability and certification requirements...more
On May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) to substantially change or expand a host of regulatory requirements concerning...more
On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published Electronic Announcement GENERAL-23-11 (EA) notifying institutions that participate in the Title IV federal student aid programs (Title IV) that it is...more
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued Dear Colleague Letter GEN-22-07 (the DCL), identifying arrangements that do not comply with its Title IV federal student aid program (Title IV program)...more
On July 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) to amend its regulations concerning changes in institutional ownership...more
On July 1, 2021, several new U.S. Department of Education (Department) final regulations resulting from its 2019-20 “Distance Education and Innovation” negotiated rulemaking went into legal effect, although certain of these...more
On March 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released formal guidance for institutions regarding their compliance with the Title IV federal student aid program requirements in the context of the coronavirus...more
As discussed in a previous alert dated June 18, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) over the last year increased its scrutiny of postsecondary institutions’ contracts with, and gifts from, foreign...more
1/20/2020
/ Colleges ,
Compliance ,
Federal Student Aid ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Governments ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign-Owned Corporations ,
Gifts ,
Higher Education Act ,
OMB ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Service Contracts ,
Supply Contracts ,
Title IV ,
Universities
On September 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education (ED or the Department) published in the Federal Register final regulations on Institutional Accountability, which revise its current regulations on borrower defenses to...more
9/26/2019
/ Accounting Standards ,
Borrower Defense Rule ,
Borrowers ,
Class Action ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Student Loans ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Accounting Standards Board ,
Financial Harm ,
GAAP ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title IV ,
Triggering Event