Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

The merger, which begins its first phase in 2027, will ultimately transform Rosemont College into "Villanova University, Rosemont Campus" by 2028. During the multi-year transition period, Rosemont will continue operating independently, allowing current students the opportunity to graduate with Rosemont College degrees. "We

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 7, 2025

The Power of Financial Aid A lot of students dont realize how much financial aid can reduce the cost of college. For example, a student who receives a combination of grants and scholarships could end up paying only a fraction of the total tuition. Now Enrolling: College Financial Aid Advising for the Class of 2026-2027!

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College Planners of America

JUNE 24, 2025

1 of 2025 (the Big Beautiful Bill ), which, in Title III, proposes major changes to Federal student aid programs. In this post, we focus on Subtitle A, Student Eligibility , Subtitle B, Loan Limits , and Subtitle D, Pell Grants. billion for academic year 2026-27, and $3.743 billion for academic year 2027-28.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2025

Thomas says the recession drove down enrollment from about 2,700 students then to about 1,700 when he arrived. As for student enrollment, in 2023 it stood at over 2,738, federal data show. But more money in the bank and more students on campus is just part of the story. Dr. Ivory A.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 31, 2025

Get Familiar with the FAFSA The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is your golden ticket to need-based financial aid. Now Enrolling: College Financial Aid Advising for the Class of 2026-2027! Im excited to announce that sign-ups are now open for the next class of college-bound students and returning students!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 14, 2025

One of the biggest questions students and families face is how to pay for higher education. As a junior, there are steps you can take now to set yourself up for financial aid success: Research Scholarships : Many scholarships are available to students in their junior year or earlier. The earlier you start preparing, the better.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JULY 15, 2025

The biggest changes for borrowers include new limits on how much they can borrow in federal student loans, big changes to both current and future borrowers’ repayment options, and changes that will make it harder for borrowers who were harmed by their schools to get debt relief. What Does This Bill Do?

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COE

JULY 31, 2025

billion for the 2026-2027 program year. In the meantime, if your Senator is a Member of the Appropriations Committee , please be sure to contact their offices as soon as possible to express your thanks for their work in fighting to protect and defend TRIO students and programs. This bipartisan measure sustains TRIO funding at $1.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2025

More than 200 Harvard University students have signed an open letter calling on their institution to resist what they characterize as unreasonable federal demands, as the Trump administration claims progress toward reaching an agreement with the prestigious university. We know Trump's strategy: give him an inch and he'll take a mile."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2025

No serious student of Dr. King's assassination can fail to ignore that trial and what came out of it,” said Kwoba. Both Garrow and Martin said that the more revelatory release of files could come in 2027, when purported surveillance records of MLK will be unsealed as per a court order.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

Radford University Class of 2027 Radford University in Virginia has received a $1.2 million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. Currently, all Virginia public four- and two-year institutions have received an award of varying sizes,” said Andes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

DePauw University DePauw’s Bold and Gold 2027 strategic plan seeks to bolster the university around four principles: the liberal arts and sciences; the student experience; institutional equity; and responsible financial and operational management. higher ed institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 19, 2024

Our record reflects that, and just in the last three years, we have held tuition flat twice with the support of the state,” said UMS Chancellor Dannel Malloy, for whom the board also authorized a contract extension through June 30, 2027. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2024

Consequently, it should be no surprise if your institution experiences declining student success metrics and fails to meet various institutional goals. Here are two tips for your institution to consider in developing a new forward-thinking strategic plan: Assess the environmental challenges impacting your student body.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

The school aims to start competing at the club level in the American College Hockey Association (ACHA), but eventually wants to field men’s and women’s teams in ACHA Division 1 or Division 2 level in 2026-2027, according to TSU Athletic Director Dr. Mikki Allen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Internationalization means far more than study abroad programs and foreign exchange students. I nternationalization is designed to encourage collaborations between institutions across borders to solve global challenges and to prepare students for a globally connected world —opportunities that were missed during the pandemic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

In the meantime, let us honor not just the graduates of the season, but to the matriculates—those committing to Fall’s Class of 2027. On Friday, Harvard announced 84 percent of those offered admissions said they would matriculate, or actually enroll this fall, about 1630 students. Latinx students are down from 11.9 That’s a 3.41

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The school is now eligible for Title V HSI funds that can support student recruitment, education, sense of belonging, and completion. Demographic changes have led to an increasing number of Latinx students attending higher education. We are around 83% students of color. The 2021 Latinx population in the U.S. totaled 62.5

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

As the high school class of 2023 graduates, around two million of its members are poised to join the college class of 2027. Those students’ high school careers were thrown into disarray by the COVID pandemic. What does that mean for the class of 2027 ? The investment is worth it— if students graduate.

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Student Research Foundation

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Students have so many different options when it comes to choosing a college. The Misericordia University campus is relatively small, making it easy for new students to find their way around. With such a wide range of degree programs, Misericordia University can be a great choice for students entering a variety of career paths.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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Scholarship America

AUGUST 8, 2023

Our organizational goal is to distribute a majority of our scholarship funds to students from historically marginalized communities with high financial need by 2027, and CBOs will be essential partners as we work toward that goal. Students attend 80 colleges nationwide with a six-year graduation rate of 90%.

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Scholarship America

JULY 17, 2023

Scholarship America reached a proud milestone in 2022: since our founding, we have connected students to $5 billion in scholarships and financial support. million college students. They probably didn’t imagine ¾ of college students holding jobs while in school. But as we look to our future, one thing is clear.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Challenge: Confronted with plateaued student outcomes, change was needed to assess the complete student picture and have the right tools to support them holistically. Its 5,468 enrolled students come from a diverse population surrounding Broome County and extends throughout New York.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This year, we have two NAMI Campus Ambassadors, Stephanie Rodriguez-Andrade, KSAS Public Health Studies and Psychology (2025), and Nishika Solanki, KSAS Neuroscience (2027), alongside various student groups who will be organizing activities all through the week of October 7 – 11, on the Homewood and the East Baltimore campuses.

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Student Research Foundation

APRIL 22, 2024

Not all students are confident test-takers. For some students, no matter how hard they study, the stress of the exam still negatively affects their concentration. In fact, around 60% of high school students have ‘test anxiety,’ which is defined as stress before or during taking a test that impacts their focus and performance.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

EAB’s Wenie Lado is joined by Dr. Brian Peterson from the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches, advises students, and serves as the Director of Penn’s Makuu Black Cultural Center. And so how do they find the right students to bring to their campus and who are a good fit? Transcript [music] 0:00:12.4 music] 0:00:46.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

It is expected to prepare more than 160 master’s students annually to practice as licensed professional counselors and certified physician assistants by 2027.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

Harvard’s class of 2027 will be told if it’s thumbs up or down on March 30. So now you know the joke, and it will be used for sure by the plaintiffs, Students for Fair Admissions, the group using Asian Americans as white proxies to end affirmative action. The anxiety level is rising.

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