Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2024

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. Stella Perez is CEO of Next Level Consulting, a contract firm focused on higher ed accreditation, state/federal compliance, and competency-based education. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Attributes like altruism, service and leadership, good communication, being culturally competent, humility and integrity, overcoming adversity is so important as a physician,” says Acosta. “If If you gained these characteristics, it’s going to make you a better physician, and a better test taker. The June 29 U.S.

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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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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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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

These trends underscore the growing commitment of independent schools to support families and enhance accessibility to quality education. While financial aid is essential for keeping private schools diverse and accessible, the administrative workload that comes with processing all these applications can quickly become overwhelming.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

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. With access to predictive insights across multiple outcomes, institutions can customize the framework to focus on what aligns with their mission and goals.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 9, 2025

Schools that serve international families benefit greatly from using a financial aid solution designed with accessibility and flexibility in mind. These uploads are encrypted and protected, ensuring privacy and compliance. The SSS platform was designed with accessibility and clarity in mind.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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. The campus had a strong compliance-oriented institutional research function, but other functions such as strategic planning and accreditation did not have a formal home.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

In the first blog post in this series , I discussed the necessity of a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. For these professionals to maximize their returns, however, they must have access to adequate data resources and systems that will allow them to perform these analyses.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

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. With access to predictive insights across multiple outcomes, institutions can customize Multi Outcome Insights to focus on what aligns with their mission and goals.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities serve as a prime example, having used HEERF to expand access to much-needed 24/7 mental health services through TimelyCare for students at all 12 of its community colleges. Institutions now grapple with the challenge of how to sustain these critical services post-HEERF.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

They need tech help, they need Wi-Fi access at home. The advisors aren’t necessarily the experts in all these areas, but they are the touch point by which the student can access these sources.". They’re the touch point for students to gain access to the resources and supports they need. But in other cases, it’s much more.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

The leadership perspective As a user experience researcher with Edify , I’ve had the opportunity to survey many of our partners and speak directly with higher ed leaders about how their teams use data. There are many valid reasons why consumers might not have access to the data and analytics they'd like.

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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. Leadership realized that something fundamental needed to change. What is a "one front door" approach to onboarding? Three key takeaways for your institution 1. appeared first on EAB.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

In addition, more students may be open to nontraditional pathways to access postsecondary knowledge. percent for 16- to 24-year-olds, 7 demonstrating that young adults are gaining access to better paying jobs, which can press pause on their college-going plans. percent overall. In 2022, this number jumps up to 10.5

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EAB

APRIL 17, 2023

Focus on “Flexible and Accessible” Programs with flexible options (e.g., Create “Personalized and Customized” Options Concentrations meet the needs of both students and program administrators; they allow students to better align their education to their goals while simultaneously allowing program leadership to support less program variety.

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EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Particular areas of focus for Art include: student access, diversity, inclusion, expression, and success; faculty diversity, inclusion, and expression; and institutional accountability and accreditation. I also believe this is a time not for retrenchment on DEI goals but for leadership. That begins to tell you a story.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The lawsuit specifically challenges the orders' lack of clear definitions for terms such as "DEI," "equity," and "illegal DEIA," arguing that this vagueness makes compliance virtually impossible for institutions while potentially exposing them to significant federal enforcement actions.

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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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COE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I am aware that the provision of any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me, and the organization on behalf of which this submission is being made, to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements, false claims, or other violations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The 14-day compliance window, in particular, has drawn criticism from school administrators who argue that revamping entire systems of administration, hiring, and student life programs requires more time and careful consideration.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

These changes include discontinuing the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, ending programming under Student Life's Center for Belonging and Social Change, and renaming the Office of Institutional Equity to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance. The university confirmed that 16 positions will be eliminated as a result of these changes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 14, 2025

In Texas, a Black male leadership initiative was shut down for allegedly violating equal protection because it named race. And theDepartment of Justices Office for Access to Justiceis once again under scrutiny. They are underrepresented in the places where we store our promisehonor rolls, college campuses, leadership pipelines.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Exploitation of military-connected students While the average student has federal loan limits, military veterans can take out more in federal loans, said Dr. Robert Kelchen, a professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Bill,” said Hayes.

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COE

JANUARY 28, 2025

As agencies are directed to provide a report to OMB by Monday, February 10 indicating whether federal grant programs are in compliance with recently issued Executive Orders, grantees may wish to draw down funds to allow for operations at least through that date.

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