California and other states began blocking colleges from withholding students' transcripts for unpaid bills five years ago.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...