Federal Updates

Revised AmeriCorps Regulations Issued
The Corporation for National and Community Service issued final rules concerning AmeriCorps grant regulations on July 9, 2002.

TG Updates

An Opportunity to Lead: TG Seeks Candidates for LSA
It's time once again for the financial aid community in Texas to submit candidates to serve on TG's Lender and School Advisory (LSA) committees. LSA committee members provide direction and input to help TG and its industry partners continue to meet the needs of the students and families of Texas.

Issue-Focused Publication Makes a Splash
Find out how to learn about "Splashy Strategies."

Trends and Issues

Federal Government Launches Bilingual Educational website
The White House recently announced the availability of a new bilingual website geared toward Hispanic families. TG offers our own awareness site in both Spanish and English.

TG Solutions and Tools

TG Offers Free Default Aversion Assistance Tool to Schools
To facilitate information sharing, TG invites schools to subscribe to a free default aversion tool that notifies schools or their agents when lenders or servicers file a default aversion assistance request (DAAR) for a current or former student.

Legislative Update

The July 17 Legislative Report includes an alert about action in the House of Representatives on HR 4866, Fed Up legislation, an update from the Congressional Budget Office on the FY 2002 budget deficit, information on the projected cost for the new Office of Homeland Security, and a recent development relating to the supplemental appropriations bill.

Quick Links

• AIE in Spanish
• AmeriCorps Final Rules

This, That, and the Other...

It is common knowledge that the Higher Education Act (HEA) was signed into law in 1965. But what many people may not know is that President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) actually signed the HEA on the campus of Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos.

Why did LBJ choose this site for this historic event? Because Southwest Texas State University was LBJ's alma mater. He graduated from the school in 1930, when it was known as the Southwest Texas State Teachers College. The desk upon which LBJ signed the HEA is still displayed at the school's Alumni House, which also happens to be the house where LBJ lived while he was a student.

For more information, visit the Southwest Texas State University home page at www.dos.swt.edu/
swtexan/swtrivia.html and www.dos.swt.edu/
swtexan/alumni.html.

Take a look at Adventures In Education, TG's Public Awareness website.