Letter to Dept of ED on Gainful Employment
UPCEA, along with ACE and 20 other higher education groups sent comments to the Department of Education (ED) on the department’s proposal to rescind existing Gainful Employment regulations.
We oppose the Department’s proposal to rescind, instead of revise, the existing gainful employment regulations, and do not believe that simply replacing them with additional disclosures on the College Scorecard at some point in the future serves the interests of students, institutions, or the public. While data and transparency are useful tools and have the potential to improve the higher education marketplace, they are not a substitute for the sanctions provided by the gainful employment rule.
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UPCEA 2026-2027 Policy Committee
Corina Caraccioli, Loyola University New Orleans, Co-Chair
Abram Hedtke, St. Cloud State University, Co-Chair
Holly Anderson
Curtis Brant, Bowling Green State University
Amy Collier, Middlebury College
Johnna Denning-Smith, Marian University
Sean Doyle, Purdue Global
Michele Gribbins, University of Illinois Springfield
Ilona Marie Hajdu, Indiana University
Laura Hendley, Stevenson University
Gloria Niles, University of Hawaii System
Kelly Otter, Georgetown University
Michelle Singh, University of North Texas
Erika Swain, University of Colorado Boulder
Ryan Torma, University of Minnesota
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