Member Advisory
Thursday, October 31, 2013

This week: Oct. 28 - HACU News Release on Meeting between HSI Presidents and U.S. Secretary of Education in Chicago (PDF). To read news brief click here. 

U.S. Department of Education Announces New Public Engagement Efforts to Improve College Value and Affordability

In order to gather public input about the Obama Administration’s proposals to address rising college costs and make college more affordable for American families, the U.S. Department of Education has announced new details about its plan to engage stakeholders over the coming months.

In a Federal Register notice published yesterday, the Department announced that it will host four public forums across the country. These forums will coincide with the Department’s upcoming Request for Information (RFI) to ask experts to weigh in on methods for creating a college ratings system that would better inform students and encourage institutions to improve.

The open forums are designed to offer the opportunity for members of the public to provide feedback and input on the Department’s proposals, as well as to hear the views of others. The four forums will take place:

·On November 6^th at California State University, Dominguez Hills

·On November 13^th at George Mason University

·On November 15^th at the University of Northern Iowa

·On November 21^st at Louisiana State University

Details about each public forum will be posted online here:
www.ed.gov/college-affordability/

The forum is free and open to the public. Please register by sending an e-mail at least three days prior to the event to collegefeedback@ed.gov with the subject “Open Forum Registration.”

You can read the press release here.