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Students, alums will benefit from new loan payment plans
The Biden-Harris Administration launched an income-based student loan repayment plan designed to make paying back student loans more doable last month.
Title IX changes give experts pause
In November 2018, the U.S. Department of Education, under U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, released proposed changes to Title IX procedures.
Speaker champions public education
The LaFetra College of Education hosted a talk, “What’s Our Role: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Public Education,” Monday in La Fetra Lecture Hall.
CA Senate approves assault bill
The California State Senate last week unanimously approved a bill to require the state’s colleges and universities to implement an “affirmative consent” standard for dealing with sexual assault cases.
White House fights sexual assault
Last week the White House released a video titled “1 is 2 Many,” an anti-rape public service announcement plainly explaining what rape really is and how men need to stop it. The video features President Barrack Obama and Vice President Biden, along with actors Daniel Craig, Benicio del Toro, Dulé Hill, Seth Meyers and Steve Carell.
$2.8 million grant to aid business school programs
The University of La Verne received its largest grant yet – $2.8 million over a period of five years, or roughly $487,000 a year, through a Federal Title V Grant program from the U.S. Department of Education.