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Liberty University will battle Governor Ralph Northam and Peter Blake, the director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, or SCHEV, in court over new changes to the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant that omit some online students from receiving aid.
The Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant, or VTAG, is a grant offered to Virginia residents who choose to attend a participating private college or university in Virginia.
The new policy distinguishes between two categories SCHEV has labeled “place-based learning” and “online learning.” From Fall 2020 onward, VTAG is only granting financial aid to “place-based,” or residential students. The online students that were already enrolled are still covered by VTAG until they graduate but incoming online students have been omitted.
Maturity, commitment of students guide Roanoke through historic fall semester
Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Health Sandy McGhee walked slowly over to Catawba Hall, clad in full personal protective equipment (PPE) and carrying medicine. It was the first Friday afternoon of the fall semester, and there was already a spike in COVID-19 positive tests. Students who tested positive were ushered to Catawba Hall.
The plans for the semester had been in place since the summer, and McGhee’s department was prepared. Those plans had been all on paper, though. When McGhee spoke to the nervous, wide-eyed students, it all became real.
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Liberty is accusing Northam and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia of discriminating against some of its online students by shutting them out of a popular state grant.