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Common App Sets Goal to Increase Reach to Low-Income Students, Publishes Findings of Pilot Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And if the organization keeps at that pace and changes nothing about how it does things, that equity gap between students of different income levels won’t be closing, said Stephanie Sample, Common App’s vice president of communications.

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Planting Summer Camp Seeds for Prospective Financial Aid Applicants

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Offer Short Financial Aid Mini-Workshops Consider offering a series of short (2030 minute) financial aid mini-sessions one evening a week during camp. Keep it casual, friendly, and free of jargonthis is about planting seeds, not pushing paperwork.

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Design strategy for continuing and professional education at the University of Texas at Dallas

EAB

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) agenda of Building a Talent Strong Texas desires that 60% of Texans ages 25 - 64 will receive a degree, certificate, or other postsecondary credent ial of value by 2030. THECB’s age range is an opportunity for UTD — to meet this mandate through continuing and professional education.

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AI and Work (Some Predictions)

Cal Newport

For example, business users, it was thought, would soon outsource much of the tedious communication that makes up their day — meeting summaries, email, reports — into AI tools. A fair amount of this is happening, especially when it comes to lengthy utilitarian communication where the quality doesn’t matter much.

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The top concerns for higher ed Facilities leaders in 2023

EAB

While 2050 remains the most common target for all three scopes of carbon emissions, a growing number of universities have selected dates between 2030 and 2045 for their initial targets, especially for scopes one and two of emissions. However, leaders may not have the means to achieve these ambitious green goals.

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5 Tips for Recruiting and Enrolling Latine/x Students in Your Community College

EAB

learn more about building a student communication strategy. degrees by the year 2030. A lot of students never enroll due to poor prospect management, especially first-generation students who may lack guidance on navigating the process. Tip #5: Use technology to connect with students on their terms. Ready to find out more?

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Redoubling our commitment to climate action and sustainability

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Together, we will marshal the breadth and depth of our strengths and talents across Johns Hopkins to realize this imperative, including through: Enhancing multidisciplinary climate and sustainability research and teaching across our schools, with a commitment to training the next generation of sustainability leaders and using our campuses as living (..)