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Hello, CSWE members! 

FYI, the public comment period for the Department of Education's proposed definition of "professional degrees" ends on Monday, March 2 at 11:59 PM ET. If you haven't had a chance to add your voice, now is the time. 

You can read CSWE's public comment here.

You can get instructions and the link to leave your comment here.

If you want to review other comments, you can see them on Regulations.gov.

We'll provide updates on anything we hear regarding the finalization of that definition.

Thanks so much for bearing with all of the emails, alerts, and social media posts related to this issue. We think it's an important issue, we want you to be informed, and we want you to make your voice heard. 

Thanks again, and be well.

Matt

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