SA Weekly: February 18

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Federal Watchdog Issues Scathing Report On Ed Department’s Handling of Student Loans “The department's own inspector general says student loan companies aren't following the rules, and that the government isn't doing enough to hold them accountable.”

Whether the University Did Enough “A federal appeals court found that Iowa State officials were not indifferent to a sexual assault survivor when they declined to move the student she accused of rape.”

Proposed Cuts Imperil 1,300 University Jobs “Alaska's governor proposes a 41 percent cut, the largest in a century, to the public university system. State's only medical education would be eliminated.”

A Different Challenge to Fraternities “A lawsuit alleging rampant sexual misconduct among Yale's Greek chapters has demanded they admit women.”

What Community Colleges Say Impedes Their Progress “A new survey finds they believe too much work and too little money keep them from graduating. But they also cite problems with online education and parking.”

Research & Policy

February 18 NASPA Policy Update by Diana Ali, Assistant Director of Policy, Research and Advocacy

Employing Student Success: A Comprehensive Examination of On-Campus Student Employment

Learn, Engage, and Represent: Preparing for the National Student Affairs Day of Action on March 12! by Teri Lyn Hinds, Director of Policy Research and Advocacy

Around NASPA

Round of Applause for Our Foremothers by Tristen Johnson, Women in Student Affairs

It’s All in the Name: Leadership and Civic Engagement by Kristina Gage, Lindsey Woelker and April Marshall, LEAD Initiative

Scholar’s Corner: When Life Happens on the Tenure Track by Taryn Ozuna, Latinx/a/o Knowledge Community