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HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

July 25, 2014

Hearings and votes on Capitol Hill with pertinence to higher education were in the news this morning. The Chronicle of Higher Education takes a look the implications for student aid in Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)’s just-announced antipoverty plan and also notes that the House passed a plan streamlining higher education tax credits. Inside Higher Ed reports from a Senate HELP Committee hearing on states’ roles in supporting higher education. These stories and more are below.

Key Republican in House Proposes Broad Student-Aid Reforms
The Chronicle of Higher Education (July 25, 2014)

Who's Responsible?
Inside Higher Ed (July 25, 2014)

Ohio State Fires Marching Band Director After Finding Tradition of Sexual Hazing
The New York Times (July 24, 2014)

OPINION: Giving UNC Campuses Renewable Energy Options
News & Observer (NC) (July 24, 2014)

Judge Gives Preliminary Approval for $60 Million Settlement in NCAA Video Game Case
USA Today (July 24, 2014)

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Law and the Courts

July 23, 2014

ACE Submits Comments on Changes to the Clery Act

ACE has submitted comments to the Department of Education on proposed regulations to implement changes to the Clery Act made by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act, which was signed into law last year.
Law and the Courts

July 22, 2014

ACE, Other Organizations File Comments With FCC Stressing Importance of Net Neutrality

ACE and 10 other organizations emphasized the importance of protecting and promoting an open Internet in comments filed July 18 with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as the agency considers so-called net neutrality rules.
Institutional Capacity

July 21, 2014

ACE Seeks President Judges for Institutional Transformation, Hesburgh Awards

ACE is seeking recommendations for retired presidents or chancellors to serve as judges for two awards which will be presented at the Council’s 2015 Annual Meeting.
Institutional Capacity

July 21, 2014

Still Time to Apply for ACE’s Advancing to the Presidency Workshop

A few spots remain for ACE’s Advancing to the Presidency workshop, slated for Oct. 20-21 in Itasca, IL, just west of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
Tax Policy

July 21, 2014

House Approves Permanent Extension of IRA Charitable Rollover

The House of Representatives last week voted 277-130 to approve the America Gives More Act of 2014 (H.R. 4719), a package of five charitable giving tax provisions, including a permanent extension of the IRA Charitable Rollover.

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School Safety
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (July 11, 2014)
Catholic U. Student Who Reported Rape Turns to Title IX
The Washington Post (June 30, 2014)
Lobbyists Warn Colleges That Participating in Sexual-Assault Survey Could Make Them Look Bad
National Journal (June 6, 2014)
OPINION: Troubling Student Loans
The New York Times (April 28, 2014)
OPINION: Racial Equality Loses at the Court
The New York Times (April 22, 2014)
Playing College Football Is a Job
The New York Times (March 28, 2014)
College Diversity Still Necessary: Our View
USA Today (Oct. 17, 2013)
OPINION: Voters Should Have the Right to Block University Policies by Referendum
The Washington Post (Oct. 16, 2013)
OPINION: Class-Based vs. Race-Based Admissions
The New York Times (Nov. 19, 2012)

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