The Chronicle of Higher Education

Most Colleges Withhold Students’ Transcripts Over Debt. That’s Starting to Change.

Blanket policies to withhold academic transcripts from students with outstanding loan debt to colleges are “abusive under the Consumer Financial Protection Act,” the Consumer Financial Protection ...
The Hechinger Report

5 years after California banned holding college students’ transcripts hostage for unpaid debt, some colleges neglect the law

Students need transcripts to prove they’ve earned their credentials when they apply for a job or for transfer to different college, but colleges have often withheld them over unpaid debt. California ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Student Assembly Proposes Polling Students on Transcript Median Grade Visibility, Increases Outdoor Odyssey Funding

In its Thursday meeting, the Student Assembly passed resolutions protecting Haven — the Cornell LGBTQ+ student union — from exposing members’ identities and proposed Election Day be recognized as a ...
WHDH

Bill draws bright lines on student transcript access

Backers of legislation to ban colleges and universities from withholding college transcripts over unpaid balances could not find enough support in the House last session, but they hope that the ...