Major Updates

• Supreme Court Race-Based Admissions Updates + Webinar Recording

• • Biden Administration Issues Guidance and Resources in Response to Race-Based Admissions Decision
    The Biden Administration released resources to assist institutions understand the Supreme Court’s recent decision on race-based admissions. These resources will help colleges and universities as they work to lawfully pursue efforts to achieve a student body that is diverse across a range of factors, including race and ethnicity. You can read more in the Administration’s press release.

• • UPCEA Webinar Recording | Navigating the Shifting DEI Tides: Key Policy and Judicial Developments in Higher Education
    Hear from Ishan Bhabha on what the Supreme Court case on race-based admissions means for institutions, and DEI efforts beyond admissions. Ishan’s background includes representing the Ivy League on the Students for Fair Admissions cases before the Supreme Court since their inception. He shared his insights on the recent changes on race-based admissions and what the implications are for the future with the UPCEA community. View the webinar recording.

• Save Student Aid – Contact Your Representatives and Make Your Voice Heard
  The House of Representatives has proposed eliminating important student aid programs, and the Senate has proposed cutting funding of some programs by millions of dollars. These programs should be strengthened, not eliminated or cut, to help students who are struggling in the post-pandemic economy. The proposed cuts will make college more expensive and less accessible for low- and moderate-income students and could cause a number of students to forgo pursuing a degree. In an effort to show opposition to the proposed funding cuts to federal student aid programs, we are asking UPCEA members to use the Student Aid Alliance website’s contact Congress page.
  
  There, you can quickly and easily send messages to your Representatives and Senators. Make your voice heard alongside so many others by sending a message before lawmakers return to Capitol Hill in September. Please customize your message and make it more personal as those messages break through with congressional offices more clearly, and set yourself apart from those which are only using the suggested language. Contact your members of congress and tell them not to cut funding for these important programs.
  
  UPCEA is a proud member of the Student Aid Alliance.

Other News

• U.S. Discharges $72 Million in Loans for Ashford Students (Inside Higher Ed)

• Florida’s Accreditation Shuffle Begins, as One College Gets U.S. Approval (Inside Higher Ed)