Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

Thats what a bevy of scholars told attendees who gathered at the annual conference of the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education. Chancler spoke of how various programs and initiatives at her university have been rebranded in the wake of efforts to push DEI out of higher education. Now its just The Center.

Mathematics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

All of her personal and professional experiences created a presidential presence that stood out from an exceptional field of over 75 applicants," said Janet Lopez, chair of the FLC Board of Trustees. In 2022, Diverse named Shotton to its annual list of women making a difference in higher education. "I

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

Latino students are making pragmatic financial choices to pay for their education, and institutions are increasingly responding with tailored support, according to a comprehensive new report released today by Excelencia in Education.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

Department of Education announced this week that its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans beginning Monday, May 5, 2025, ending a pause that has been in effect since March 2020. The book is scheduled to be released in September 2025. million borrowers owing more than $1.6

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Dr. Annette Reed According to university officials, the Sacramento State Native American College, is set to welcome its inaugural cohort for the Fall 2025 semester “and will offer a unique, culturally rooted educational experience.” It is an honor to lead this transformative initiative.”

Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

said Gasman, who added that e ach year the program actively recruits new applicants to participate in a cohort model where they take part in workshops and networking events designed to assist MSI faculty in their careers. Applications for ELEVATE 2025 will open on November 15, 2024.

Faculty

Active Minds

JANUARY 29, 2025

Active Minds is honored to share our 2025 Emerging Scholars and their incredible research. Diego plans to share the knowledge about existing literature concerning these topics and issues affecting undocumented students in higher education and the experiences of students at MSU Denver.

Mental health

College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Department of Education (Department) announced today that it entered the final beta testing period of the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®), Beta 4, which will build on the successful results from the first three beta periods. Since Oct. The Department… More » U.S.

FAFSA

College Aid Services

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Federal Student Aid will host a live internet webinar on November 8th to provide administrators with an update on processing for the 2024–25 FAFSA , beta testing for the 2025–26 FAFSA, and when the upcoming application will be available.

FAFSA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Wade Boykins passing in January 2025, I have been rather distraught, wanting to ensure that his legacy is in the forefront of educators minds Dr. Donna Y. Since learning of Dr. A. Ford and hearts as they seek to provide Black students with rigorous and relevant instructional styles and strategies.

Instruction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2025

While there were over 85 outstanding applicants, Dr. Love was in a category of her own. 2022-2025, received funding of $541,879 from the National Science Foundation over three years. I chaired the committee, but as a practical matter, it was a very easy assignment, Goldberg wrote in his letter nominating Love as an Emerging Scholar.

Collaboration

Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Active Minds is honored to share our 2025 Emerging Scholars and their incredible research. Diego plans to share the knowledge about existing literature concerning these topics and issues affecting undocumented students in higher education and the experiences of students at MSU Denver.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

AccessLex Institute has released its 2025 Legal Education Data Deck, providing comprehensive insights into the current state of legal education in the United States. Hispanic/Latine applicants and American Indian/Alaska Native applicants also faced significant barriers, with admission rates of 57% and 52% respectively.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Eight community college students from across the globe have been named 2025 DREAM Scholars by Achieving the Dream (ATD), marking a diverse cohort that Dr. Karen A. The selected scholars, who emerged from a competitive application process, will convene in Philadelphia this month for ATD's annual DREAM conference.

Community college

College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Updated November 21st The Department of Education continues to beta test the 2025-26 FAFSA with a select group of institutions and students as the December 1 release date approaches. Here is the latest regarding the upcoming application, as detailed on the Updates page: 2025-26 FAFSA Beta Updates Nov.

FAFSA

College Aid Services

APRIL 4, 2025

The Department of Education has confirmed the 2025-26 federal funding allocations for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs. 3 Update) The post Final Funding Authorizations for 202526 Campus-Based Programs (Apr. 3 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services.

Advising

College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The Department of Education has officially launched the 2025-26 FAFSA application nearly two weeks ahead of the original December 1st deadline. of Education Launches 2025-26 FAFSA Ahead of Scheduled Release Date The post Dept. of Education Launches 2025-26 FAFSA Ahead of Scheduled Release Date The post Dept.

Scheduling

College Aid Services

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Financial aid offices can access the 2025-26 FAFSA Paper form through the FAFSA Partner Portal, as the Department of Education begins processing applications; functionality for student corrections will arrive in early 2025.

FAFSA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 25, 2025

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 ). It’s a deeply human endeavor: expressive, subjective, unpredictable, and relational.

Inclusion

College Planners of America

MAY 19, 2025

Education Department (ED) to help students afford the costs of higher education. Application Process The process of applying for Federal Direct Loans begins with the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and submitting it to the ED. For the 2025-26 school year, it is June 30, 2026.

Student loans

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Department of Education released important details about the application process for institutions wishing to participate in the Work Colleges Program under the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program for the 2025-26 award year.

Instruction

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Department of Education released important details about the application process for institutions wishing to participate in the Work Colleges Program under the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program for the 2025-26 award year.

Instruction

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Institutions have until March 3, 2025, to close out their Campus-Based program awards for the previous academic year using information from the Fiscal Operations Report for 202324 and Application to Participate for 202526 (FISAP).

Grant

College Aid Services

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Department of Education has released the 2025-26 Federal Pell Grant maximum award of $7,395, with the minimum set at $740 in the Dear Colleague Letter below.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

high school GPA and complete their FAFSA and college application by May 1, 2025, for enrollment in Fall 2025. The initiative builds on Elms College's Catholic social justice mission and aims to expand educational opportunities in Western Massachusetts. To qualify, incoming freshmen must maintain a minimum 3.5

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2025

Key areas of interest for the MUDD lab are developing and applying machine learning and statistics to data in education and social policy and bridging scientific disciplines to combine analytical tools to tackle problems that cross traditional boundaries. For 2025, he has been fortunate to create two new courses.

Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2025

According to the senators' letter, these actions have impacted thousands of visa holders across the country who appear to have been following all applicable laws and agency guidance. The issue affects students on F-1 visas for academic study, M-1 visas for vocational education, and J-1 exchange visitor visas.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 14, 2025

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has announced its 2025 cohort of Undergraduate Transfer Scholars, selecting 90 community college students from across the nation to receive scholarships of up to $55,000 per year for up to three years to complete their bachelor's degrees at four-year institutions.

Community college

College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The first version of the EDExpress for Windows for the 2025-26 academic year is now available and includes functionality for Global, Application Processing, and Packaging. Now Available The post EDExpress for Windows 2025–2026, Release 1.0 Now Available The post EDExpress for Windows 2025–2026, Release 1.0

Application

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

The setback represents a significant hurdle for proponents of enhanced support for Black students in California higher education, coming just months after the state made history by becoming the first in the nation to establish a Black-Serving Institution designation through Senate Bill 1348, signed into law by Governor Newsom in September 2024.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2025

as childrenfrom policies that could affect their safety and ability to pursue higher education. 17, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision allowing U.S. How can we prepare our campus and support potentially impacted populations without creating panic or adding to stress and anxiety?

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As the year winds down, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and administration are left to wonder what comes next in higher education. These attacks on DEI have impacted higher education quite disastrously, Harper told Diverse. Applications to and enrollment in HBCU institutions have continued to increase.

Mental health

College Aid Services

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Service releases for EDExpress for Windows 2024–25 and Windows 2025-26 are now available for download. Both software updates resolve an error in the Application Processing module, where a student’s highest or active ISIR transaction number failed to update properly. and 2025-26, Release 1.0 and 2025-26, Release 1.0

Grant

The College Pod

JANUARY 13, 2025

On one side, they can cut through the barriers to higher education, providing the means to achieve your academic and professional goals. They can help cover extra costs, but they often have higher interest rates and fewer protections than federal loans. Think of student loans as a double-edged sword.

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2025

Key areas of interest for the MUDD lab are developing and applying machine learning and statistics to data in education and social policy and bridging scientific disciplines to combine analytical tools to tackle problems that cross traditional boundaries. For 2025, he has been fortunate to create two new courses.

Teaching

College Aid Services

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The 2025-26 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools is now available as an online document and an integrated search function for applicants navigating the fafsa.gov website.

Accessibility

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As we discussed previously, post-screening functionality for NSLDS will not be available until early Spring 2025, meaning that generate ISIRs for applicants with updated information. 11 Update) The post NSLDS Introduces New Excel Tool to Provide Eligibility Updates Amid Post-Screening Delays (Feb.

NSLDS