The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is requesting public comments on renewing a survey for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) alumni. The survey will be updated to remove gender-related questions, better align salary ranges with current market standards, revise questions to reflect current learning outcomes, and break down cohort groups by major. The survey aims to help the Academy assess educational outcomes and maintain accreditation. Comments must be submitted by July 7, 2025, and information on how to submit comments is available in the document.
Simple Explanation
The Maritime Administration wants to ask old students from a special ship school some questions to see how they are doing and improve teaching, but they need to make sure people’s answers stay private and that it's not too expensive. They're asking people to give their thoughts on this by a certain date.