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New U.S. Education Department Rules Will Affect University Mergers, Acquisitions

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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) finalized new regulations last year that will take effect on July 1, 2024, directly impacting mergers and acquisitions involving higher education institutions. Specifically, the...more

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Significant New Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability and Certification Requirements Loom Ahead for Title IV...

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

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 10, December 2023

In this final edition of the year, we cover the following issues of import for educational institutions: - CFPB scrutiny of college-sponsored financial products; - Changes ahead for Title IV program participants and...more

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Department of Education Issues Guidance on the Revised 90/10 Rule

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Our Education Team studies how a change to the 90/10 Rule will affect how for-profit institutions will count federal funding in the 90/10 calculation. The Moran–Carper Amendment to the American Rescue Plan significantly...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 3, March 2023

Department of Education’s New Guidance on Personal Liability Requirements Leaves Uncertainty for Institutions - On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) released guidance related to the instances in which...more

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Cybersecurity Rules and Colleges – Approaching Deadline

With only four months left before most changes to the federal Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (“Safeguards Rule”) – a component of the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (“GLBA”) that provides for the protection of...more

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Blog: Managing COVID-19 Disruption: ED Updates Guidance for Changes and Interruptions of Study

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The US Department of Education (ED) has issued an update to its March 5 guidance for interruptions of study related to COVID-19. The updated information is included as an attachment to the March 5 guidance, containing 10...more

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U.S. Department of Education provides COVID-19 guidance for colleges and universities

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On 5 March 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published an electronic announcement to provide guidance on compliance with federal student financial aid (Title IV) requirements in connection with students for whom...more

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DOE Signals Renewed Commitment to Enforcement of Foreign Gift Reporting Requirements

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The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently announced that it is launching an investigation into the foreign gifts reporting practices of two higher education institutions. ...more

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Settled for now: ED publishes final state authorization rules

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On 1 November the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a final rule that addresses topics related to two prongs of the regulatory triad: accreditation and state authorization. In this alert, we address certain aspects...more

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Blog: New ED Audit Guide Means Compliance Audits Will Be More Expansive, More Expensive

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The new Audit Guide for Title IV compliance audits includes numerous, expanded requirements for accounting firms to use in conducting required annual audits. The Audit Guide applies to Title IV compliance audits for fiscal...more

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OIG: U.S. Department of Education Must Do More to Police the Financial Condition of Colleges and Universities

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Last week, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that it had analyzed data released by the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) and concluded that 177 private colleges and universities failed ED’s financial responsibility...more

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Court declines to enjoin Dept. of Education termination of recognition status of college accrediting organization challenging CFPB...

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In December 2016, the Secretary of Education issued a decision adopting the decision of the Department of Education’s Senior Department Official terminating and withdrawing the Department’s recognition of the Accrediting...more

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Universities Are Prime Targets for False Claims Act Liability

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Colleges and universities receive billions of dollars in federal funds, whether through research grants or student financial aid, or even by billing Medicare or Medicaid for services rendered at academic medical centers. As a...more

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Alert: Recent Developments on State Authorization at Department of Education and in California

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The US Department of Education ("ED" or "the Department") has decided against an earlier plan to send letters to every institution believed to be out-of-compliance (or rather, located in a state that is considered...more

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