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Policy
E.U. Regulations that are Enforceable Against U.S. Higher Education Institutions
Published by: WCET | 11/27/2017
What do you know about the E.U.’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? If you have not read up on this important regulation recently, never fear! Today, Cheryl Dowd, Director of the State Authorization Network, is here to provide background […]
Policy
The OIG Report on WGU, Part 2: React…But Don’t Overreact
Published by: WCET | 10/3/2017
It has been more than a week since the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its Final Audit Report declaring that “Western Governors University Was Not Eligible to Participate in the Title IV Programs.” Both of […]
Policy
Federal Student Complaint Requirements – Is Your Institution in Compliance Today?
Published by: WCET | 8/15/2017
Does your institution have a well designed, easily understood, and compliant complaint process? Today we welcome Cheryl Dowd, Director of the State Authorization Network, and Jennifer L. Parks, Director, Midwestern State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (M-SARA), to review the federal student […]
Policy
Converting Experience into Credit: Lessons in Serving Military-related (or Any) Students
Published by: WCET | 8/10/2017
When we asked Sara Appel to write a guest blog post for us, we did not know we would also be advocating for increased GI Bill benefits, but it fits in with the unexpected military theme. But, it’s more than […]
Policy
Let’s Not Let Them Down – Stories from Veterans on Housing Allowance
Published by: WCET | 7/24/2017
Following up on the Housing Allowance for Veteran Distance Ed “The technology has advanced, but not the laws” says one of the veterans, Aaron Slatton, whom we spoke with this week regarding the Basic Housing Allowance reduction imposed on veterans […]
Policy
Ask Congress to Address the Housing Allowance for Online Veterans in New GI Bill
Published by: WCET | 7/17/2017
Veterans taking all their college courses online are getting short-changed. As Congress moves to rework the GI Bill, let’s get them to fix this problem. We need your help. Read the background and see how to respond at the end. […]
Policy
Federal Regulations: Delays, Reviews, and a Call for Comments
Published by: WCET | 7/6/2017
Federal higher education regulations are under fire and the Department of Education wants your input. Let’s give it to them. Only the Teacher Prep regulations suffered the quick death of the Congressional Review Act. Several other postsecondary consumer protection regulations […]
Policy
State Authorization Resources! Updated and New!
Published by: WCET | 6/1/2017
This week, WCET Frontiers welcomes Cheryl Dowd, our Director of the State Authorization Network. Cheryl is here to announce a new set of helpful state authorization papers. These documents will serve as excellence resources for our colleagues working in state […]
Policy
The Federal State Authorization for Distance Education Regulation Still Stands
Published by: WCET | 4/12/2017
The federal state authorization for distance education regulation released in December 2016 will likely survive a little longer. Late last year, we reported that this federal regulation would likely be a victim of the Congressional Review Act (CRA). That rarely-used […]
Policy
Data Privacy for Institutes of Higher Education (IHE)
Published by: WCET | 4/5/2017
Data privacy and protection is becoming an increasingly important topic on a personal and professional level and in all fields -not just higher education. Lately stories about hackers gaining access to important data has filled my news feed. We need […]