If you’ve ever taken a college course, you have an academic record. If you need to verify your academic credentials, such as when you’re applying to a new school or for employment, you may be asked ...

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 ...

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 ...

Transcript withholding can make it difficult for students to apply for jobs even if they’ve graduated, since they can’t prove to prospective employers that they have a degree. By Meredith Kolodner ...

Imagine if you had your car repossessed for not paying the satellite radio bill. Students often have their transcripts withheld over everything from small, overdue debts like library fines and parking ...

A proposed ban to limit when colleges and universities can withhold a student’s transcript could help thousands of students, if not more than a million, access their credits and resume their college ...

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 ...