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2010

• Decline in FY10 State Support for Higher Education Mitigated by Stimulus Funds  (February 1, 2010)

2009

• Red Flags Rule Deadline Extended to June 1 2010  (November 5, 2009)
• House Passes Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009   (September 23, 2009)
• ED Releases NPRM on General and Non Loan Issues  (August 21, 2009)
• FTC Again Extends Red Flags Deadline  (July 29, 2009)
• VA to Release Updated State Maximums for Post-9/11 GI Bill  (July 28, 2009)
• Bill to End FFEL, Reengineer Perkins Loans Approved by House Committee  (July 23, 2009)
• Campus Safety and Security Survey Results Released  (July 16, 2009)
• ED Announces Additional Negotiated Rulemaking Effort  (June 4, 2009)
• More Time Allowed for Identity Theft Compliance  (May 8, 2009)
• VA Seeks Estimate of Participation in Yellow Ribbon Program  (January 29, 2009)
• Recovery Act Rules and Reporting Requirements Emerge  (April 9, 2009)
• VA Seeks Estimate of Participation in Yellow Ribbon Program  (March 27, 2009)
• Rules for Private Loans Proposed  (March 26, 2009)
• New Report Documents Continuing Declines in State Higher Education Support  (February 26, 2009)
• Congress, Administration Agree on Economic Stimulus Bill  (February 13, 2009)
• Congress Gets to Work on Economic Recovery Legislation  (January 29, 2009)
• ED Seeks Nominations for Negotiated Rulemaking  (January 6, 2009)
• VA Seeks Estimate of Participation in Yellow Ribbon Program  (January 29, 2009)

2008

• ACE Announces Veterans Education Initiative  (November 20, 2008)
• EPA Finalizes Academic Lab Rule  (December 4, 2008)
• New FMLA Regulations Released  (November 17, 2008)
• Deadline Extended for Red Flag Rule  (October 23, 2008)
• Student Loan Default Rate Rises Slightly  (October 8, 2008)
• VA Working on Implementation of New GI Bill  (October 8, 2008)
• Reporting Reqirements Abound in HEOA  (September 24, 2008)
• FTC's Red Flag Rule Likely to Affect Colleges  (September 23, 2008)
• Loan Provisions Permeate Higher Education Opportunity Act  (September 10, 2008)
• Higher Education Act Addresses College Costs  (August 11, 2008)
• Spellings Commission Report  (August 5, 2008)
• Plans to Ensure Access to Federal Loans Set  (July 7, 2008)
• Revisions to Rules Governing Return of Funds Effective July 1  (July 7, 2008)
• ED Addresses Perkins Shortfalls  (May 28, 2008)
• Student Loans and the Credit Crunch  (May 22, 2008)
• ED Lays Out Process for Lender of Last Resort Program  (May 15, 2008)
• NACUBO/COHEAO Survey Shows Perkins Shortfalls, Drop in Loans  (May 15, 2008)
• Health Insurance Coverage of College Students Examined by GAO  (April 16, 2008)
• Conflict of Interest Guidance Issued  (March 20, 2008)
• DoJ Study Examines Campus Law Enforcement  (March 20, 2008)
• House Passes HEA Reauthorization Bill  (February 20, 2008)
• Administration Releases Final Budget Proposal  (February 8, 2008)
• Final Appropriations Bill Released  (January 7, 2008)
• GAO Examines Trends in Tuition and Enrollment  (January 8, 2008)

2007

• Congress Advances Update of HEA; More to Follow  (September 18, 2007)
• Changes to Disbursement and Cash Management Rules Proposed by ED  (August 9, 2007)
• Department of Education Proposes Changes to Loan Program Rules  (June 12, 2007)
• GAO Issues Revised Yellow Book  (February 6, 2007)
• House Committee Passes HEA Bill  (December 13, 2007)

2006

• State Higher Education Appropriations Reflect Recessions  (November 14, 2006)
• Pell Grant Funding Falls; Tuition and Fee Increases Less Than Last Year  (November 1, 2006)
• Carnegie Releases Revised Basic Classification  (March 2, 2006)
• Carnegie Classification Preview  (January 3, 2006)
• ED Initiates Rulemaking Process  (August 23, 2006)
• ED Issues Interim Final Regulations for Student Aid Programs  (August 18, 2006)
• New Perkins Promissory Note Released  (June 28, 2006)
• Department of Education Issues Third Letter on Title IV Changes  (May 2, 2006)
• Department of Education Offers Loan Program Guidance   (March 16, 2006)
• Department of Education Offers Fiscal Officer Training  (February 2, 2006)
• State Appropriations Up in 2006  (January 20, 2006)

2005

• Guidance Issued on Title IV Aid for Gulf Coast Students   (December 14, 2005)
• Aon Establishes $190 Million Settlement Fund  (July 27, 2005)
• Higher Education and Research Groups Recommend Visa Reforms  (May 20, 2005)
• Reminder: Report Foreign Gifts and Contracts to ED  (June 1, 2005)
• USPS Clarifies Application of New Rules to Nonprofit Organizations  (May 6, 2005)
• Guidance Issued on "Late" Late Disbursements of Title IV Aid   (April 21, 2005)
• Postal Service Tightens Requirements for Personalized Mail  (March 10, 2005)
• More Autonomy Possible for Virginia Public Colleges  (February 28, 2005)
• Report Shows More Public Colleges and Universities Looking at Going Independent  (February 24, 2005)
• Fewer Visa Delays for Foreign Students and Scholars  (February 23, 2005)
• State Investments in Higher Education Pay Off, Study Says  (February 10, 2005)

2004

• Final Rules on Student FICA Published  (December 22, 2004)
• State Support for Higher Education Increases in FY05  (December 15, 2004)
• Solomon Amendment Overturned by Federal Appeals Court  (December 2, 2004)
• SEC Chairman Suggests Self-Regulation to Nonprofits  (November 17, 2004)
• Ruling: Graduate Students Cannot Unionize  (July 28, 2004)
• Report Details State Higher Education Financing  (July 28, 2004)
• Final Rule on SEVIS Fee Collection   (July 1, 2004)
• Guidance Available on Return of Title IV Funds  (February 25, 2004)
• CBO Reports to Senate on Financing College Education  (January 29, 2004)

2003

• DOJ Finds SEVIS Operation Still Problematic; SEVIS Q & As  (March 27, 2003)