Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Even though the landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education may have changed over the last three years, institutional and academic search firms say their commitment to identifying leaders, staff, and faculty who embody the essence of DEI work remains strong. and even around the world to fill key vacancies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

It seeks to prohibit any state or federal funding from being utilized to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the state’s higher education institutions. Under this law, public institutions of higher education cannot engage in DEI activities. In Texas, Senate Bill 17 took effect on Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We are proud to partner with the HBCU Week Foundation, an organization working to make college education more accessible to thousands of high school students across the country," said Omar McNeill, head of compliance at Barclays US Consumer Bank. "By

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The decision to sell was based on “more advanced learning technologies in the classroom, waning student participation, and ongoing costs associated with dated station infrastructure and FCC compliance,” according to a Dec. 16 email to students from NVU dean of students Jonathan Davis.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 23, 2024

Higher education leaders, institutions, and systems need data that are accurate, accessible, and disaggregated by race and ethnicity in ways that reflect the increasing diversity of today’s students. Full compliance across all data collections and publications is required by March 2029.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2024

College-in-prison programs flourished in the 1970’s and 1980’s after the 1965 Higher Education Act made people who were incarcerated eligible for Pell Grants. This trend reversed sharply with the passage of the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which banned people in prisons from Pell access.

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Student Privacy Compass

JULY 6, 2023

Higher education institutions participating in the US Department of Education’s federal student aid programs need to be aware of recent updates to requirements to the Safeguards Rule of the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), which will go into effect on June 9, 2023. How do Institutions ensure compliance?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In 2020, the California State Auditor’s office reported that the University of California was not in compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA, stating that the university system had “inadequate policies and oversight” and lacked tribal representation on campus and systemwide committees, leading to “inconsistent practices” for repatriation.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

Blogs 3 Tips to Streamline Community College Compliance Reporting How to save time and move your data strategy from disparate to deliberate Community College IR and IE offices spend weeks (if not months) each year on IPEDS and other compliance reports. How El Camino leveraged Edify to make multi-system data accessible 2.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

Higher Education must also prepare and develop students to reach their goals. Yet many institutions struggle to adopt a broader approach to student impact due to systemic barriers, such as departmental silos and limited access to actionable insights. This allows them to shape the student outcomes that matter most to them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

They add that UC Davis wants to educate medical students who have a genuine goal of serving the medically underserved. While this regional-conscience admissions policy was already in place before the SCOTUS ruling, Perry says that her admissions department still had to make some changes to ensure their admissions processes were in compliance.

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Timely MD

AUGUST 4, 2022

However, as people return to regular in-person medical and mental health care, 6 out of 10 people who used virtual care say they would prefer both digital and in-person access to health services in the future. But what does that mean for higher education? It’s also audited and tested for accessibility using VPAT 2.4

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College Planners of America

JUNE 11, 2025

Evidence of the impact of the rise of administrative costs are noted below: More administrators than professors: The growing number of non-teaching roles, such as assistant deans, diversity officers, marketing staff, or compliance officers, accounts for growth in administrators.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. All too often, however, the question of how to capture these data and use them to positively affect the institution remains.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The need for data-informed decision making in higher education continues to increase. As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. Creating a data-informed campus: part 2. Data analysts.

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IEFA

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Unlike the M visa, which is for vocational studies, the F-1 visa caters specifically to academic endeavors, making it the ideal choice for those pursuing higher education in the U.S. It not only allows international students to access high-quality education in the U.S. Knowing these steps ensures compliance with U.S.

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College Aid Services

JULY 26, 2024

Institutions who wish to update their FSC information must complete the Electronic Application for Approval to Participate in the Federal Student Financial Aid Programs (E-App) and follow… More » 2024-25 Federal School Code List Released: How to Access and Update The post 2024-25 Federal School Code List Released: How to Access and Update first (..)

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

In this blog post, we answer that question with examples of the transformative impact that a data management platform can have on higher education. EAB's data management platform, Edify , is built specifically for higher education. What benefits do staff, faculty, and students gain from better data management?

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In the wake of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) era, federal emergency funds for higher education has concluded, but its impact endures on campuses across the country, as demonstrated in a recent Washington Post article. John Maduko, M.D., The numbers speak for themselves.

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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

Customized Onboarding Frictionless Services Accessible Campus Community Flexible Academic Pathways Holistic Well-Being Support Proactive Career Preparation. Only 29% of respondents said their college collects and stores information on prospective students’ interests and preferences in one place that is easily accessible to staff.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

Dr. Renick recently joined our panel discussion on the future of academic advising , hosted by the UIA and The Chronicle of Higher Education , during which he spoke about how academic advising has changed from a casual add-on to a necessary support for a very different generation of students. The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Having access to accurate, easy-to-interpret data is more important than ever as community colleges need to have a clearer understanding of what practices are working in regard to enrollment, fiscal decisions, course scheduling, and equity, so you can double down on what’s yielding results.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

Higher Education must also prepare and develop students to reach their goals. Yet many institutions struggle to adopt a broader approach to student impact due to systemic barriers, such as departmental silos and limited access to actionable insights. This allows them to shape the student outcomes that matter most to them.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Blogs Reduce long-term cost growth to rightsize your university Higher ed's budget woes are becoming harder to ignore. At the same time, 28 states continued to fund higher education at lower levels than before the pandemic, and the average tuition discount rate at private colleges reached an all-time high of 56.2%

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College Aid Services

APRIL 5, 2024

Institutions now have access to the newest version of the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook, which include changes to the volumes related to managing federal aid funding and student eligibility.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Read on to learn about Germanna’s approach to making education more accessible to all types of learners—and how it’s helped them boost enrollment. By unifying the student experience and providing equal access to resources, Germanna achieved positive outcomes for both students and the institution. appeared first on EAB.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

This is especially common in higher education, where many consumers’ jobs involve questioning assumptions. They don't have access In a Fall 2022 survey sent to new Edify partners, only 15% of respondents indicated that they had direct access to the data they need to do their job. What specific data are you looking for?

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EAB

AUGUST 23, 2023

Review these 7 aspects of your basic needs strategy before the semester begins Community colleges play a vital role in higher education, offering affordable and accessible pathways to academic and professional success. Blogs Are you meeting students’ basic needs? Fortunately, things are changing.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

percent, 1 which has prompted institutions to reflect on practices that impact student success and on barriers students face in their pursuit of higher education. In addition, more students may be open to nontraditional pathways to access postsecondary knowledge. Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The lawsuit, filed jointly with the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE), Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, and Baltimore's Mayor and City Council, contends that the Executive Orders exceed presidential authority and contain problematically vague directives.

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EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Art Coleman, one of the nation’s foremost legal experts on affirmative action in higher education, joins EAB’s Tom Cakuls to unpack the recent Supreme Court ruling. Today I have the great privilege of bringing you a conversation with Art Coleman, one of the nation's foremost legal experts on affirmative action in higher education.

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College Aid Services

JULY 31, 2024

Federal Student Aid revealed yesterday that batch institutional corrections will be delayed until the 2025-26 because schools would not have access until after the fall semester begins and to prioritize a success rollout of next year’s FAFSA application.

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College Aid Services

JULY 31, 2024

The Department of Education announced it will maintain its temporary policies for applications without a SSN to access the 2024-25 FAFSA form until it can resolve the underlying issues with secondary identity verifications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Gavin Newsom Undocumented students in California’s higher education system may soon be able to get a job in California’s public universities and colleges. California would become the first state in the nation to employ undocumented college students without legal work permits, pending a signature from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

So, we need to be aware of that, not just to stay in compliance, but to really serve the borrowers who attended our institutions.” During the beginning of September, interest will begin to recur and in October actual loan payments will be required to be paid. Because we have responsibility over our cohort default rates as well.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

Speaking at a National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators ( NASFAA ) conference in February, Melanie Storey, Director of the ED’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), said that, in order to assure compliance with the Act, the ED will not be able to launch the FAFSA as usual on October 1 of this year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

These new steps include reducing verification requirements, suspending routine school compliance reviews and providing flexibility on renewing participation in the federal student aid programs. Our top priority is to ensure that students can access the maximum financial aid possible to help them pursue their higher education goals.”

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