Dept. of Education recommends competency-based aid in letter
Students enrolled in competency-based programs — as opposed to traditional time-based programs — at colleges such as Boston University might now be eligible for financial aid, according to a letter from the U.S. Department of Education issued Tuesday. Heather Jarvis, a student loan expert who spoke about student debt relief at the School of Law in [...]
Coakley supports bill banning for-profit schools from advertising with federal funds
Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley announced official support for proposed legislation prohibiting for-profit colleges and universities from using federal funding for advertising, marketing and recruiting, according to a Monday press release. However, the bill will have little effect on Boston University, as BU’s default rate is significantly lower than the national average and as BU [...]
GOP, Dems. propose budgets with differing effects for students
Among a number of other dissimilarities, federal budgets proposed by Democrats and Republicans in Congress offer varying effects for students involving federal financial aid and education funding. Democrats in the House of Representatives’ House Budget Committee announced an alternative budget plan Monday in response to the budget released March 12 by House Budget Committee Republicans, [...]
Section of Violence Against Women Act to focus on colleges
A part of the Violence Against Women Act — which passed through Congress Thursday — focusing on college campuses will require institutes of higher learning such as Boston University to adhere to new standards regarding sexual assault and sexual violence. Under the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, university officials will have to provide victims of sexual [...]
Sec. of State Kerry offers Egyptian aid amid sequestration
John Kerry announced Sunday the United States would be extending an additional $250 million in aid to Egypt, marking his first major action as U.S. Secretary of State amid major sequestration cuts for domestic programs. “The United States is committed to providing direct support to key engines of democratic change in Egypt, including Egypt’s entrepreneurs [...]
