In 2020, California led the nation in outlawing transcript-withholding, a debt collection practice that sometimes kept ...

California and other states began blocking colleges from withholding students’ transcripts for unpaid bills five years ago. But some universities appear to have failed to properly communicate the law ...

Stanford University’s registrar, Thomas C. Black, isn’t surprised that fewer employers are asking for college transcripts these days. The old-school version, with its list of abbreviated course titles ...

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 ...

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 ...

When California outlawed transcript withholding in 2020, the state positioned itself at the forefront of a quiet but ...

Transcripts are the main document used to show the academic record of students of the University of Wyoming. This includes showing that a degree has been awarded, what courses have been taken, and the ...

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 ...

The University of Wisconsin announced they will update student transcripts to include a new value of “Good Academic Standing” to indicate positive academic standing. In an email sent to undergraduate ...

New York state has banned a tradition known as “transcript ransoming” — effectively banning colleges from withholding transcripts as a student debt collection tool. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed ...