Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Although prior to 2016, most higher ed closures were of for-profit institutions, Cazenovia is part of a shift in which small, non-profit colleges that rely on tuition revenue have been imperiled. Nothing worked out, and it became clear last Tuesday that Cazenovia could not find a solution to its debt problem.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. She oversaw 15 departments and was responsible for the academic success of John Jay’s 13,000 undergraduates. In its first three years, about 600 more students earned degrees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Assistant professor and program coordinator Eleisha Moreno, who has worked with EAP since 2016, says this recognition from Excelencia in Education is validating. In 2016, EAP reduced the number of courses in its course sequence, increased tutoring services and added embedded tutoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions.

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#RealCollege Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Faculty and Students Together (FAST) The FAST Fund is a faculty-led, non-profit organization that provides MATC students experiencing economic challenges with quick financial assistance. In its first year of operation (2016–2017) the FAST Fund pilot assisted 26 students. An additional $2,500 was raised locally.

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College Planners of America

JUNE 24, 2025

This decline in perceived value is reflected in the decreasing proportion of high school graduates opting for immediate college enrollment, which dropped from 70% in 2016 to 62% in 2022. According to the Pew Research Center, only 25% of Americans now believe that a bachelor’s degree is crucial for securing a good job.

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College Planners of America

AUGUST 27, 2024

The most recent failure in the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will leave many college students without critical financial aid as the fall semester approaches. Some college students might not have financial aid dollars in their hands in time to start classes in the next few weeks.

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College Planners of America

AUGUST 27, 2024

The most recent failure in the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will leave many college students without critical financial aid as the fall semester approaches. Some college students might not have financial aid dollars in their hands in time to start classes in the next few weeks.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. We've recently distilled some of our learning into three UIA playbooks that we invite you to download for free. Proactive Advising.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

9% increase in six-year completion rates from the fall 2015 cohort to fall 2016. The critical need for first-year momentum There is encouraging data showing community college six-year completion rates have steadily risen, even as the four-year college sector has seen flattening completion rates. Community colleges have seen a.9%

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Believe in Students

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

But, the pandemic did not create these challenges – our founder, Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, published a book on the topic in 2016 – and now, as federal pandemic aid fades into the distance, these challenges remain salient for millions of college students each year.

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EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Art previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, where, in the 1990s, he led the department's development of its Title VI policy on race-conscious financial aid. The Court didn't address financial aid and scholarships. It didn't address employment issues.

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

FAFSA Submission Rates College families used the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA ) to obtain $112 billion in Federal financial aid for college in 2021-22. Some states and many colleges also rely on information from the FAFSA to determine need-based aid and merit scholarships.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Scholarship awards and financial aid can help ease the financial burden of attending college. The Cooperativa Latino Credit Union (LCCU) has awarded $455,000 in scholarship awards since 2016. For students who identify as Hispanic or Latino, there are many scholarships worth exploring. You’ll need a minimum GPA of 3.0

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

Dr. Reyes previously served as West Virginia University’s Milan Puskar Dean of the John Chambers College of Business and Economics from 2016-2021, and vice president for StartUp West Virginia from 2018-2021. Co-Host: Doug Lederman , Editor and Co-Founder, Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman is editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed.

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Scholarship America

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

million) in 2016 as bachelor’s degrees (1.92 In addition, as students move farther from the traditional paradigm, financial support can be harder and harder to find. Most financial aid advice is geared toward 18-year-old dependents, not working moms or mid-career professionals trying to upskill.

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The Advisor That Cares

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Answers/scores can launch informative videos, initiate a referral to support services (Careers, Accessibility Resource Center, advising appointments, financial aid/scholarships status updates and direct inquires), targeted outreach, and follow up from stakeholders to explain options and impacts and/or advising/coaching campaign links.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

She was also Interim Vice Chancellor at the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia from January 2021 to June 2021, and Vice Chancellor at the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia from December 2016 to November 2018, during which she started a Deans’ Academy to help support mid- level managers.

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College Planners of America

MAY 9, 2024

From 2016 to 2019, 86 colleges shut down or merged with other schools. There is a Financial Responsibility Composite Score for all colleges that accept Federal financial aid, which is virtually all of them. Why Is College Enrollment Falling? Then 53 colleges closed during the 2019-2020 school year alone.

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College Planners of America

MAY 9, 2024

From 2016 to 2019, 86 colleges shut down or merged with other schools. There is a Financial Responsibility Composite Score for all colleges that accept Federal financial aid, which is virtually all of them. Why Is College Enrollment Falling? Then 53 colleges closed during the 2019-2020 school year alone.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

From 2016 to 2022, the total Fall headcount decreased by 25%, and retention and graduation rates told a similar story. For instance, the platform flagged 184 students on academic warning and financial aid, initiating targeted outreach campaigns and encouraging them to connect with a student success coach or advisor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Acclimate collegiate Black males to the campus career center for employment, internship, and skill development opportunities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

I’m putting my time and energy into my education and volunteer efforts and living on campus on my scholarship and financial aid,” she says. Dr. Jennifer Nájera Another step forward came in 2013 with the passing of the California Dream Act, which made undocumented students eligible to apply for state financial aid.

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 10, 2023

The average balance increased from $29,000 in fourth quarter 2016 to more than $36,000 in fourth quarter 2021. IDR plans have proven popular with borrowers, with the percent using them rising from 26% in 2016 to 34% in 2021. Co-opting of Federal Student Aid Funding by Colleges.

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College Planners of America

JULY 18, 2023

He stated that, “In case after case, including recently, just as a few years ago in 2016, the Court has affirmed and reaffirmed this view: that colleges could use race not as a determinative factor for admission, but as one of the factors among many in deciding who to admit from a qualified — already qualified — pool of applicants.”

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 24, 2023

In 2016 he was chosen by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the Top Technology Innovators in higher education; and in 2018, he was listed by EdTechDigest as one of the Top Influencers in the education technology field. He was inducted into the United States Distance Learning Association’s Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Believe in Students

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Believe in Students was founded in 2016, at the dawn of the first Trump administration. They don’t know where the food pantry is (if there is one) or how to request a recalculation of their financial aid. Many college students could not afford groceries or childcare or a small car repair so they could commute to campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The proposed regulations would also bring increased transparency to the true costs and financial outcomes of nearly all undergraduate and graduate degree programs. They fixed the issue and put it in place again, but by the time they released the first data it was November of 2016.

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