Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

A college education gave Aracely Bahenat access to a career in health care that enabled her to provide a better life for her three sons and escape violent domestic abuse. Faculty and staff must work to center their schedules around the learner, not vice versa. Julie Peller is the executive director of Higher Learning Advocates.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 26, 2024

The Strategy: Implement an end-to-end planning, scheduling, and registration system to make it easy for students to receive guidance and find the classes they need to complete their degree. Additionally, advisors and the registrar’s team invested significant time manually preloading students’ schedules before new student orientation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

Milliken The program will offer 24/7 access to services such as on-demand mental health and emotional support; scheduled mental health counseling; psychiatry; health coaching; peer support; and digital self-care content. “We The Board of Regents has consistently and proactively addressed this need.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The number of academic credits a student takes per year has ties to their likelihood to graduate and complete their college journey, a new report from course scheduling company Ad Astra found. Siloes in the schedule build often lead to unintended barriers to student progression. It analyzed data about 1.3

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

The goal is to help faculty create curricular materials for humanities courses and provide veterans and Southeast Asian students more access to meaningful content. A schedule of events and presentations can be found here. The program will run Jun. 12-16 residentially and Jun. 19-23 virtually.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Jacksonville State University (JSU) recently faced a big decision: embrace its Student Information System’s (SIS) native registration functionality or invest in course scheduling software designed to create a student-centered academic planning and registration experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. His story illustrated the need for comprehensive advising with an essential focus on access. I also worked as a study consultant, where I was able to empower some of my peers by teaching them effective study strategies and time management scheduling.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

To ensure these parents succeed, we should highlight year-round the practices and policies that support their needs, including access to childcare, family-friendly campuses, and flexible course schedules. Strengthening opportunities for student parents to access high-value schools and degrees is a leading factor in their success.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

The Challenge: New student orientation course scheduling process overwhelmed students, prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions, and made it harder to manage classroom space and observe bottlenecks in class scheduling effectively.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

The Challenge: New student orientation course scheduling process overwhelmed students, prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions, and made it harder to manage classroom space and observe bottlenecks in class scheduling effectively.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Dr. Ethan Sanford The study’s findings, published in the “ Journal of Pediatric Surgery ,” may indicate inequities in access to surgical care, but causes for the gap are not identified nor listed. Every child in America deserves access to the right surgical care at the right time, regardless of skin color.".

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Symplicity

AUGUST 16, 2023

They must find a way to meet specific job qualifications, navigate whether to disclose their disability, overcoming initial biases of someone’s capabilities, along with barriers to access from transportation, work equipment, flexible work schedules, interviewing, and much more.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

Harvard University As an Ivy League institution, Harvard meets 100% of demonstrated financial need without loans, making it more accessible than many assume. University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley) Berkeley’s financial aid program is robust, offering the Middle-Class Access Plan to help middle-income Californian families.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

Still others, influenced by dangerous myths, are reluctant to attend an open-access institution like a community college. The institutions are open-access, affordable, and conveniently located. Classes are scheduled at times that are convenient for students, and students can attend part-time or full-time. Dr. George R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

A merger would give medical students experience in a university hospital, private hospital, and safety net hospital, with access to more clinical clerkships, electives, and patient experiences without current administrative barriers, said Dr. Brian Strom, chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. A merger would take five years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2023

In fact, access to an executive coach is frequently a benefit included in the contract of many newly-hired executives. As one who lived by a schedule for more than four decades, I know firsthand the importance of schedules. Availability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Dr. Harry Williams The changes in the FAFSA process adds an additional layer of complexity to an already intricate system, creating more hurdles for Black students to access and secure the financial aid that is crucial for their educational journey. Another crucial issue pertains to delays in processing student FASFA applications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 24, 2023

Athletes are faced with several barriers to eating well, including limited schedules and insufficient nutritional knowledge, Purdom said. These findings may also speak to the lack of food access, said study co-author Lauren San Diego , a graduate student at N.C. So I think this speaks to a larger problem of food access in general."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The FAFSA Simplification Act, scheduled to go into effect this year, will cut the number of questions on the notoriously difficult application for federal aid—which is also used in calculations for state and institutional awards—from 108 to 36 for most students. Dr. Gregory S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2023

Union demands include $38,542 base salaries; harassment protections; an emergency fund for international workers; a community-based, non-violent, unarmed response program separate from the Division of Public Safety; child care subsidies; and more accessible gender-affirming care.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

With technology, students who self-disclose through a private form to their accessibility or disability services offices, do not have to continuously share what accommodations they need. With Symplicity Accommodate, institutions can ensure that their campuses, whether in person or online, have equal access.

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Timely MD

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Looking back, I can’t help but wonder how different my experience might have been if I had access to telehealth services that could have connected me with a mental health professional right from my dorm. Introducing a virtual care solution enables them to connect with a provider at their convenience, no matter their schedule or location.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 4, 2024

The Challenge: Facing declining retention and cumbersome scheduling, JAX State needed to address barriers to enrollment. The Outcomes: By simplifying the scheduling and registration experience, JAX State is achieving better student outcomes and improving interactions between students and staff.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

On the day that she was scheduled to begin the presidency, she resigned from the post because of her failing health. “Our She never got the chance to preside over Northwestern.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

For students, variable class offerings in both modality and timing, along with online resources they can access on their own schedule, is vital to helping them succeed in the classroom and earn their degree. Textbook costs can run on average over $1,000 per year.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 23, 2024

Learn how Civitas Learning’s Academic Planning and Scheduling Solution removes common barriers to completion. 1 Identify Barriers to Accessing Courses on Students’ Degree Plan Many institutions struggle to offer students an intuitive method for mapping their pathway to graduation. . #1 percentage point lift on persistence.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2023

These students often have busy schedules during the week with classes and other activities and their campuses may be located a significant distance away from a given school that needs their services. The primary challenge with the coupling of computationally talented college students with K-12 schools is a logistical one.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 11, 2024

Ensign needed a new academic planning solution that was easy to use and accessible for its students. Implementing a comprehensive academic planning and student scheduling solution was well-received, with 75% of students adopting it during the initial launch.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Users who have graduated or completed their training can continue to access online telehealth appointments but will pay $79 out of pocket per session. Access to these two platforms is connected to your JHED ID. SilverCloud only provides institutional subscriptions; there is no way to access the platform after your JHED ID expires.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Benefits to students and trainees, which will go live in Fall 2024, will include: Integrated scheduling including online appointment booking Improved record keeping Clinic use at locations that best meet learner needs Preparations to implement the new EHR system have been underway for several months. Please see below for schedule adjustments.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, start by having students write an initial draft of their potential college admission essay on the first day of high school and schedule updates with experiences throughout the school years, up until the student submits a completed essay with their college applicaitons. Concerned alumni groups. It must also be a call to action.

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Timely MD

APRIL 11, 2024

Few people have the time to wait or travel to such appointments, let alone at Albion, where 40% of students are also student-athletes busy with competitions, practices, and travel schedules in addition to their academic coursework. I’ve heard that wait times could be two to three months. If that’s all you have as an option, you wait.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 5, 2024

Access to these two platforms is connected to your JHED ID. JHED IDs remain active until 180 days after your graduation date, so you will be able to access these resources until that time. SilverCloud only provides institutional subscriptions; there is no way to access the platform after your JHED ID expires. Be proactive.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Access to these two platforms is connected to your JHED ID. JHED IDs remain active until 180 days after your graduation date, so you will be able to access these resources until that time. SilverCloud only provides institutional subscriptions; there is no way to access the platform after your JHED ID expires. Be proactive.

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Timely MD

APRIL 4, 2023

Lack of virtual resources: Although virtual therapy has become more widely available in recent years, access to these resources can be limited for college athletes who may not have access to technology or may not be familiar with how to use these types of resources.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

Having one place to track information accessible to those who need it outside of individual teams ensures a seamless handoff, enhancing the impact and focus of student interactions. These coaches bridge success and retention efforts, aiding students in accessing campus resources and conducting exit interviews.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. Partnering with high schools that serve predominantly Latino students reinforces accessibility. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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