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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Restore Subsidized Graduate Student Loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Many essential professionsincluding mental health clinicians, school administrators, nurse practitioners, and physical therapistsrequire graduate degrees but do not guarantee high earning potential upon graduation. Interest rates on graduate loans have reached their highest levels since 2006, adding to the financial burden.

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The Case for IES: How Federal Education Data Informs Federal Policy

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It combines valuable student interview data with administrative data, including FAFSA data that’s only available from the federal government.  Here are three examples of how NPSAS data provide unique and important insights about federal policy and spurred changes to increase student access to financial aid.

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

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Founded in 2006, AABHE empowers Black educators, administrators, and scholars through leadership development, networking opportunities, and advocacy for inclusive policies.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

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Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. The work is much deeper than that, and we'll be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year.

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Why Inclusive Education Is So Difficult to Defend and Deliver

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But by the following week, she was on administrative leave. When instruction includes novel, emotionally or intellectually stimulating features, students show greater attention, motivation, and cognitive performance, particularly in STEM and technical subjects (see Guo & Fryer, 2025 ; Hidi & Renninger, 2006 ).

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The Persistent 'Bamboo Ceiling': AAPI Leaders Still Rare Among College Presidents

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That was the figure in 2011, for instance, and it was not significantly different in 2006 nor 25 years before the latter. During 12 years there ending in 2003, Suzuki constantly urged mid- and senior-level AAPI administrators of Asian descent to pursue the top jobs. The study is conducted every five years or so.

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Harvard Consolidates Identity-Based Student Centers Into Single Foundation

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The consolidation comes amid ongoing pressure from the Trump administration, which has demanded Harvard eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programming as a condition for restoring billions in federal research funding that was frozen in April.