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The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) (Pub. L. 89–329) was legislation signed into United States law on November 8, 1965, as part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society domestic agenda. Johnson chose Texas State University (then called " Southwest Texas State College "), his alma mater , as the signing site. [ 1 ]
The Education Amendments of 1972, also sometimes known as the Higher Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law No. 92‑318, 86 Stat. 235), were amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that were signed into law by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972. [1]
Extended the Higher Education Act to March 31, 2008. Pub. L. 110–109 (text) 2007 (No short title) Made minor amendments to the Higher Education Act. Pub. L. 110–153 (text) 2007 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007: Reauthorized the Head Start program. Guaranteed eligibility for homeless children.
Federal higher education policy is primarily governed by the Higher Education Act of 1965 and its subsequent amendments. Universities in the United States are typically run by state governments or privately owned, and federal involvement is limited.
Title IX; Long title: An Act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the General Education Provisions Act (creating a National Foundation for Postsecondary Education and a National Institute of Education), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress, and related Acts, and for other purposes.
Title IX of the 1972 Higher Education Act Amendments [31] protect all sexes from pre-admission inquiries with regard to pregnancy, parental status, family or marital status. It can be seen that this act also protects against such inquiry regarding inter-sexed, transsexual, transgender or androgynous individuals.
Higher Education Act (1965) Education Amendments (1972) Clery Act (1990) CARES Act, Coronavirus Relief packages, and American Rescue Plan (2020–2021) [34] [35] [36]
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) covers the administration of the United States federal student financial aid programs. [1]American colleges and universities are generally classified with regard to their inclusion under Title IV, such as under the U.S. Department of Education statistics.