On May 11, 2011 The Pell Institute and DeVry Inc. hosted an education policy forum in Washington, D.C. to explore Pell’s most recent report, Promising Practices Supporting Low-Income, First-Generation Students at DeVry University. The study highlights the broad range of DeVry University services for underrepresented students and recommendations for continued improvement. To view the report, please visit this page.
Because of you the letter writing campaign was a huge success. Participants submitted over 6,200 letters to the U.S. Department of Education!
This is no small accomplishment. We greatly appreciate your partnership and will keep you posted on new developments. The official public comment period is now closed.
The Department of Education is in the process of reviewing thousands of public comments and to date intends to issue final rules in November.
On June 24, 2010, one of DeVry’s senior leaders, Sharon Thomas Parrott, testified in front of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on behalf of students, faculty and staff of the DeVry family of schools including Carrington College, Carrington College California, Chamberlain College of Nursing and DeVry University.
The U.S. Senate Committee is holding a series of hearings to review federal spending on student grants and loans for students that attend private-sector colleges and universities.
On May 11, 2011 The Pell Institute and DeVry Inc. hosted an education policy forum in Washington, D.C. to explore Pell’s most recent report, Promising Practices Supporting Low-Income, First-Generation Students at DeVry University. The study highlights the broad range of DeVry University services for underrepresented students and recommendations for continued improvement. To view the report, please visit this page.
Because of you the letter writing campaign was a huge success. Participants submitted over 6,200 letters to the U.S. Department of Education!
This is no small accomplishment. We greatly appreciate your partnership and will keep you posted on new developments. The official public comment period is now closed.
The Department of Education is in the process of reviewing thousands of public comments and to date intends to issue final rules in November.