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How Mergers and Acquisitions Are Reshaping Higher Education

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Private nonprofit colleges and universities are consolidating at a growing rate, driven by shifting demographics, rising costs and increased competition from nontraditional education paths. ...more

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Executive Order on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Has Implications for All Nonprofits

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Nonprofits concerned about a politically motivated audit or other enforcement action under the current presidential administration should pay close attention to President Trump’s Executive Order regarding the Public Service...more

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Executive Order Highlights Risks to Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Status

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President Trump’s executive order (EO) “Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness,” issued March 7, 2025, sets limits on student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PLSF) program. But the language used...more

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New Gainful Employment Rules Impact For-Profit and Nonprofit Colleges and Universities

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The U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued new Gainful Employment (GE) regulations in September 2023 for the first time since 2014. These program-specific regulations impose important compliance obligations on...more

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American Rescue Plan and Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III: What institutions of higher education need to know

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President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law on March 11, 2021. The Act includes around $1.9 trillion dollars in funding for coronavirus recovery, $39.6 billion of which is appropriated to institutions...more

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U.S. Department of Education and state of California attempt to reach accord to restore Title IV eligibility to California...

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As widely reported in the news and as discussed in our recent webinar, on 22 July 2019 the U.S. Department of Education (ED) notified institutions that, as a result of the U.S. District Court ruling in NEA v. DeVos, ED's 2016...more

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Strategies for Dealing with the Title IV Ineligibility of CA-Resident Students Under the Retroactive Distance Education Rule

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On Monday, July 22, 2019, the Federal Student Aid Office of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that the Distance Education Rules that were originally scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2018, and were then...more

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Blog: Department Announces California Residents at Out-of-State Public and Nonprofit Institutions Ineligible for Federal Student...

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The Department of Education issued guidance yesterday that ED’s regulations prohibit California residents enrolled in distance education programs at out-of-state public and nonprofit institutions from receiving federal...more

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Nonprofit Colleges, Universities Must Promptly Report ‘Triggering’ Events

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Nonprofit higher education institutions now must report to the U.S. Department of Education the occurrence of certain "triggering" events that bear on the institution's financial strength within 10 days of the occurrence of...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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Alert: California Approves Pathway for Non-Profit Institutions to Maintain Exemption from State Oversight

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Governor Jerry Brown has now signed into law Senate Bill 81, which included language amending the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (the "Act") to permit "independent institutions of higher education"...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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