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Posted: 6/3/2021
A number of colleges and universities are discouraging discussions about vaccination status. At the University of Iowa, guidance says that faculty and staff members can’t ask students if they plan to get vaccinated or already are because doing so “may prompt disclosure of disability-related information,” according to a memo...
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Posted: 6/3/2021
In Louisiana, several bills to prevent the mishandling of sexual violence complaints on campus are nearing the finish line. Efforts by female members of the Louisiana Legislature have led the way, reported the Daily Advertiser, in response to investigations into Louisiana State University’s systemic failure to properly handle sexual assault claims. “We wanted to make it clear that this will no longer be business as usual,” said Regina Barrow, a Democrat who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Women and...
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Posted: 6/3/2021
Through their College Try offer, Madison Area Technical College, a two-year institution in Wisconsin, is giving students a free trial option to attend classes for a week to see if they truly want to enroll. If so, great! And, if it’s not a good fit, they can drop the classes without suffering any monetary damage...
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Posted: 5/12/2021
From June 7 to 11, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will hold a virtual public hearing to gather information for the purpose of improving enforcement of Title IX. OCR seeks comments from the public on steps the Department can take to ensure that schools are providing students with educational environments free from discrimination in the form of sexual harassment, which encompasses sexual assault and other forms of sexual violence...
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Posted: 5/12/2021
Conversations about disability accommodations on campus have increased due to the pandemic, which showed that certain requests like remote learning and recorded lectures really are possible. And now, as campuses are considering what “normal” will look like in the fall, this new type of accessibility among classes and social activities may have a permanent place, reported The Chronicle of Higher Education ...
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Posted: 5/12/2021
There’s a drop in FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) filings this year, with less than half of the Class of 2021 completing it by April 23rd. This is a 6.1% drop compared to last year at this time, reported the National College Attainment Network (NCAN), with low-income and high-minority schools showing the larger completion declines. So, college access groups are getting innovative, offering approaches such as drive-thru FAFSA filing assistance, hotlines, virtual guidance and incentives li...
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