Jun 28, 2024
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling on college affirmative action programs:
Jun 28, 2024
Melissa Choi has been named the next director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory, effective July 1. Currently assistant director of the laboratory, Choi succeeds Eric Evans, who will step down on June 30 after 18 years as director. Sharing the news in a letter to MIT faculty...
Jun 25, 2024
“We strongly disagree with the Kansas and Missouri District Court rulings, which block components of the SAVE Plan that help student loan borrowers have affordable monthly payments and stay out of default. The Department of Justice will continue to vigorously defend...
Jun 24, 2024
Thank you, Sejal, for the kind introduction, and congratulations on receiving the Seal of Biliteracy! And welcome, everyone to this Summit – hosted by YOUR Department of Education! First, let me give a huge thanks to our incredible team – Montserrat Garibay, and the...
Jun 22, 2024
The impact of artificial intelligence will never be equitable if there’s only one company that builds and controls the models (not to mention the data that go into them). Unfortunately, today’s AI models are made up of billions of parameters that must be trained and...
Jun 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced more than $44.5 million for 22 grants under the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) program to improve rates of postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion among rural students...
Jun 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that Lafayette College (College) has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure its compliance with Title VI of the of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) when responding to...
Jun 21, 2024
On May 31, the U.S. Department of Defense’s chief technology officer, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu, presented Eric Evans with the Department of Defense (DoD) Medal for Distinguished Public Service. This award is the highest...
Jun 20, 2024
Good afternoon, graduates! Professor Brown-Dean, thank you for those beautiful remarks. I also want to thank Deputy Commissioner Carlos, Warden Reis and everyone at Cheshire and the Connecticut Department of Correction for having me back again so soon—it’s a pleasure...
Jun 20, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released three new resources today with information for students, parents and families, and schools addressing the civil rights of students with sickle cell disease, epilepsy, and cancer. OCR issued...
