Issue Briefs

 

Credit: Shenandoah University

As part of its mission, NAICU focuses on legislation and policy in three broad topic areas: 

• Regulation
• Student Aid
• Tax Policy 

Below is an index of the Issue Briefs written by NAICU staff. Each brief contains an overview of the issue covered, a legislative history, additional background, relevant media coverage and/or coverage in NAICU’s Washington Update e-newsletter, and additional resources to help readers better understand aspects of a particular issue.  Also included is the staff contact for each issue.

Accreditation Affirmative Action Anti-Trust Borrower Defense Campus Safety Charitable Giving College Completion College Cost College Scorecard Credit Hour Definition Deregulation Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Endowments Federal Work-Study Financial Responsibility Standards Free Public College Gainful Employment Graduate Student Aid Issues HEA Reauthorization Immigration Institutional Aid (Title III and Title V) International Education

Major-by-Major Eligibility Need Analysis Net Price Calculators Overtime Rule (Labor Department) Pell Grants Perkins Loans Political Campaign Activity Program Integrity Risk-Sharing Sexual Assault on Campus State Authorization State Authorization - Distance Education State Student Grant Aid Student Aid Funding Student Debt Student Loans Student Privacy Supplementary Education Opportunity Grants Tax Benefits for Student & Families Tax Code Section 127: Employer-Provided Education Assistance ​Teacher Preparation Veterans & Military Student Benefits