Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the wake of a front assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is calling on colleges and universities not to give in to the pressure to abandon such initiatives. On Wednesday, AAUP renewed their call to colleges and universities to fund and protect research and teaching that addresses social inequity and the needs of historically underrepresented groups.

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Active Minds

OCTOBER 10, 2024

From the advisors (school counselors): Kaitlyn Robichaud and Courtney Selig This blog was written by Whitman-Hanson Regional High School’s Active Minds advisors about their experience supporting student-led efforts to advance mental health in their community. This is the second of two pieces sharing the story of these students’ advocacy. To read about this journey/story from the perspective of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School students, click here.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Dr. Ruha Benjamin, a transdisciplinary scholar at Princeton University, and Dr. Jericho Brown, a poetry professor at Emory University, are among the academicians who were awarded a “genius grant” by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation earlier this week. Dr. Jericho Brown The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want.

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Student Minds

OCTOBER 10, 2024

This World Mental Health Day, the Editorial Team have come together to discuss the theme 'No Mind Left Behind' and how it has related to their university experience. - Student Minds Blog Editorial Team ⭐ How can you bring mental health into your conversations? ⭐ Talking about mental health doesn't have to be awkward. Start by normalizing it in everyday conversations.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Last year, we reported that students of color were more likely than White students to face a gap between their total college costs and the financial assistance available to them from grants and family resources, also known as unmet need. Our new analysis of unmet need finds a compelling pattern — college affordability is stratified not just at the intersection of race and ethnicity, but also by immigration background, with immigrants of color, particularly Black immigrants, facing high unmet ne

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Ed.gov Homeroom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Recent natural disasters have significantly impacted communities and their education institutions. Since 2017, there have been over 500 presidentially declared major disasters across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Outlying Areas. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) closely follows the impacts of natural disasters on students, educators, staff, families, and others.

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Active Minds

OCTOBER 2, 2024

From the students (officers): Aliyah Chapman, Liz Kowlski, Rylee McTernan, Morin Yacoub, and Maren Bowmen After losing our friend Ava to suicide, we didn’t know what to do. We lost her at the end of the 2023 school year and it was a hard summer trying to make sense of everything. We thought about the “new normal” we would face as we navigated the next school year without her.

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Student Minds

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Flute Spindloe shares the pressures to drink at university and how alcohol isn’t needed to have a great university experience. - Flute Spindloe Before I started university, I was informed by people around me (many who hadn’t attended university for many decades) that alcohol was one of the most important aspects of university life and if I chose not to drink, I would be missing out on the ‘student experience’.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, the Department of Education has provided guidance on how to determine if a Title IV institution is located in a federally declared disaster zone and the regulatory relief that is available to them. Part of this relief includes deadline extensions to for schools to complete mandatory reports such as… More » Federal Relief and Extended Reporting Deadlines for Schools Impacted by Hurricane Helene The post Federal Relief and Extended Reporting Deadlines for Sch

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Ed.gov Homeroom

OCTOBER 9, 2024

One year ago, Congress restarted student loan payments, and already more borrowers are current on their federal student loans than were before the payment pause began. Borrowers now have only three months until they face consequences for late payments – making our work to support student borrowers and reform the broken student loan system more Continue Reading The post What’s Next as Borrowers Return to Repayment appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

It’s finally happened. After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Earlier this month I attended a parent meeting at his Philadelphia public school and listened as an experienced educator told us, “At some point during this process you will hate your child.

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Active Minds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

It’s never too early to start planning for your future. As you return to school looking forward to charting a new year, it’s important to consider how your actions today inform your path tomorrow. This new season is the perfect time to start thinking about your career and plans for the future. Many of you already have a solid plan, while others are still creating yours.

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Student Minds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Alyssia writes about how to find the right friends for you at university. - Alyssia I came to university ready to reinvent the high-school-me. Growing up socially anxious in an unwelcoming environment, I felt isolated during my 12 years at the same school. Over the years, I would adapt to become stubbornly individualistic. Although I did have friends, I wasn’t very attached to them.

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Steve Keating

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

I’ve heard it said that some people see more in a walk around the block than others see in a trip around the world. I know some people who definitely fall into one of those two categories. I kind of think I fall into both of them, depending on what’s going on in my life at the time. I’m pretty convinced that the more observant we are, the better our relationships are.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

OCTOBER 8, 2024

By: James Kvaal, U.S. Under Secretary of Education Too often, the conversation on higher education focuses on a handful of colleges and universities that were founded centuries ago, have huge endowments and sparkling facilities, and admit very few students. While our country is lucky to have these institutions, we also need colleges and universities that Continue Reading The post Raising the Bar on College Excellence and Equity: Update on the Postsecondary Success Recognition Program appeared fi

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Update on October 1, 2024: The Department previously announced that we estimated the processing of corrections to paper forms to be complete by the end of September. The Department is diligently working with the vendor to complete the remaining paper correction functionality, but we have encountered issues in testing that the vendor needs to address… More » 2024-25 Paper FAFSA Updates: Processing Delayed By Software Glitch (Oct. 1 Update) The post 2024-25 Paper FAFSA Updates: Processing De

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Student Minds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As the new academic year fast approaches, we reached out to our Instagram community to share their top tips for starting the new year as a Fresher. - Student Minds Blog Editorial Team Heading off to university is an exciting, life-changing experience. It’s a time of independence, self-discovery, and of course, higher education. But with all the excitement comes a lot of preparation, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

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Single Stop

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Single Stop Announces Leadership Transition: Steven Williams Named Chief Executive Officer New York, NY- Single Stop, the leading technology platform dedicated to connecting individuals and families with public benefits and wraparound support, today announced a leadership transition. Steven Williams, Chief Operating Officer (COO), will succeed Martin Hanna as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as Hanna transitions to a Senior Vice President role for Single Stop’s parent company, The Fedcap Group.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

By: Patti Curtis, Senior STEM Advisor, Office of the Deputy Secretary On August 14, 2024, the Office of the Deputy Secretary, in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), held a YOU Belong in STEM webinar entitled Inclusive Higher Education Pathways that featured grant programs for minority serving institutions (MSIs) of higher education Continue Reading The post Inclusive Higher Education STEM Pathways appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Black males need support from childhood through graduate education to improve, fulfill, and correct inequitable access to careers in science and engineering. Broadening Black males’ participation in science and engineering extends our country’s ability to solve our — and the world’s — grand challenges. Implementing new strategies aimed at increasing Black males’ participation in these fields is key, and the new Black Males in Engineering (BME) project can help fulfill this goal.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Beta testing for the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is officially available to a limited group of participants as the Department of Education announced in late August. Below is an overview of the most important information regarding today’s release: Phase 1 of Beta Testing Begins The first phase of beta testing for… More » 2025-26 FAFSA Beta Testing Officially Launches The post 2025-26 FAFSA Beta Testing Officially Launches first appeared on College Aid Serv

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Student Minds

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Ayo writes about the common expectations new students might have about university and compares them with the realities they may encounter. - Ayo Embarking on your university journey is a time filled with excitement, dreams, and HUGE expectations. It marks a significant transition from sixth form/college or gap years to a new chapter brimming with academic challenges, social opportunities, and personal growth.

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Steve Keating

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Apologizing can often feel like a daunting task for many individuals. For some, the challenge is so great that they choose to avoid it entirely. Others may find it easier to casually say “I’m sorry,” but this frequent use of the phrase can dilute its meaning. Unfortunately, these common apologies often lack an essential element: genuine behavioral change.

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Symplicity

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Each and every day, our client managers and implementation managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier. With a client support team that comes from across the student success spectrum, clients continuously speak to the dedication of our client support team, and at Symplicity we want to give them the attention they deserve.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Two new reports from The California Alliance for Student Parent Success (The Alliance) detail the challenges that student parents face at California institutions. The reports analyze the available data and call for more research to be gathered so that this population can be served more effectively. Approximately 300,000 undergraduate student parents are currently enrolled at institutions of higher education in the state of California.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Registration for the 2024 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals has officially opened! Participants can register through the Training Conference Home page on FSA Partner Connect and clicking ‘Registration.’ FSA recommends that users register online with Google Chrome because the website does not support Internet Explorer or Firefox at this time;… More » Registration Opens for the 2024 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference The

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Student Minds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Abigail writes about building a sense of belonging when starting university. - Abigail Mathew Ah, the beloved two words every young adult looks forward to upon leaving secondary education looks forward to. Fresher’s week. You must be familiar with the term – it is a word which is celebrated in the eyes of every prospective university student. However, I was one of the oddballs who was quite apprehensive about it.

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Steve Keating

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

It has been said that a person who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else. Make no mistake about this absolute fact… making excuses is habit-forming. Making excuses is demoralizing, for the excuse maker and the people who have to listen to them. Excuse-making limits a person’s potential. It’s just not good to make excuses. Ever! Before we look at how to stop making excuses, let’s make sure we are all on the same page about exactly what an excuse sounds like.

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Thrive Alliance Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Resilience is a skill that everyone needs to overcome obstacles and manage life’s challenges. Yet this essential quality seems to be on the decline in young people. Building resilience in children will help them do better in school and give them a better chance to be happier and more successful throughout their lives. Let’s start by considering why resilience skills have declined, and the advantages resilient kids have as they grow and mature.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The underrepresentation of Black and Latinx physicians has profound implications for our communities and the medical profession itself, as it perpetuates health disparities and limits the perspectives that shape patient care. The journey from aspiration to achievement for many aspiring doctors is fraught with obstacles, leading to a punctured pipeline that often fails to nurture talent from diverse backgrounds.To mend this pipeline, we must first confront the barriers faced by these communities

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Our September Team Spotlight is Stephanie McCarter, who joined College Aid Services in 2023. Stephanie’s enter the field as the Assistant Director of Compliance & Quality Control career at the University of South Carolina in 2013, where she showcased her commitment to high standards in a student-facing role. She collaborated extensively with other professionals through… More » Team Spotlight: Stephanie McCarter The post Team Spotlight: Stephanie McCarter first appeared on College

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Over 6 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. Before the pandemic, these borrowers faced forced seizures of their wages and antipoverty benefits, including through wage garnishment, Social Security benefits offset, and seizure of their federal tax refunds–including the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. Additionally, default damaged their credit scores, rendered them ineligible for student aid to return to school and finish their degrees, and ultimately limi

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Student Research Foundation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

College students are busy, and time is precious! Between classes, homework, jobs, and social events, it can be hard to stay focused on what needs to get done and what takes priority in the bustle of the moment. One misstep in your day, like forgetting to pick up groceries on the way back from class or an unexpected deadline, can derail your whole schedule.

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Counselors' Corner

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. I’ve likely told you this story before, but, evidently, it bears repeating. A 10th-grade boy comes bounding out of the classroom when the bell rings and heads straight to the counseling office. “I know exactly what I want to do with my life. I want to go to college, and become a disc jockey.” You ready? The counselor responds thusly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Higher education has long been a key driver of economic prosperity and social mobility in the United States. American universities have provided countless students with the opportunity to pursue their dreams, develop their talents, and improve their economic standing. However, for some of the very groups who need it most—especially Black students—these opportunities are becoming more limited.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The federal government will implement new guidelines for the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act (JCLSA), a law signed in 2022 that gives borrowers the ability to separate joint debts into individual Direct Consolidation loans if they have Direct Loans or Federal Family Education Loans. The initial regulations will go into effect starting on September 30,… More » Dept. of Education Outlines Rollout of New Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Process The post Dept. of Education Outlines

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