Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Elnathan Hall was an administrative building on campus but largely remained empty for several decades after the university lost its accreditation and largely closed its doors. A 126-year-old building at Knoxville College (KC) was destroyed after a fire broke out at the vacant historically Black college on Monday evening.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

Previously, he served as chief compliance and ethics officer for The University of Texas System Administration, where he held various roles from 2012 to 2023, and led the development and execution of a system-wide research compliance strategy that safeguarded a $3.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

The New Jersey public community college was warned last week in a notice from its regional accrediting agency, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. According to the notice, there is insufficient evidence that the school is in compliance with Standard VII, the agency’s standard on governance, leadership, and administration.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Castillo, who has served as the Vice President for Finance and Administration at TAMIU since 2008, will oversee the university’s operations following the unexpected passing of President Pablo Arenaz. Castillo Castillo brings more than 30 years of management experience, having held key roles in both higher education and the corporate sector.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 21, 2025

The study argues that these preferences reflect the enduring impact of the model minority myththe stereotype that portrays Asian Americans as universally successful due to inherent cultural values emphasizing education, hard work, and compliance with authority. Experts say that the study, funded by the William T.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2024

Collectively, higher education must give this issue the attention and priority it deserves. Prevention, research, and survivor support efforts are currently highly fragmented across higher education. Faculty and staff are also at risk of harm. Dr. Monica J.

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College Planners of America

JUNE 11, 2025

Administrative bloat is a term used to refer to steep growth in administrative staff relative to college faculty and students. For several decades, colleges have experienced a substantial upswing in non-instructional spending on administrative services. The ratio between faculty and administrators has shrunk.

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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

MARCH 8, 2024

Liberty agreed to spend $2 million over the next two years for on-campus safety improvements and compliance enhancements — progress on that work will be audited by an outside accounting firm. The education department will also conduct post-review monitoring of Liberty through April 2026 to ensure the school executes on promised improvements.

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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

AUGUST 2, 2024

Robert Budach Robert Budach has been appointed vice president of administrative services at Mesa Community College. He served as senior director of asset management, contracts, and compliance at Arizona State University. Carey School of Business, and a Master of Leadership Studies degree from North Central College.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 8, 2024

As Title IV administrators, we’re all too familiar with the term “conflicting information.” ” It’s a staple in our daily operations in higher education, and its regulatory definition can be found in 34 CFR 668.16(f), f), 34 CFR 668.16(b)(3), b)(3), and 34 CFR 668.54(a)(2).

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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

OCTOBER 23, 2022

McWilliams also has experience in administration, facilities and operations, compliance and governance, human resources, and external operations. McWilliams earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Hampton University in 1991, a master’s degree in sports management and administration from Temple University in 1993.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

The attitudes of educators and administrators were often shaped by prejudices and low expectations, leading to a failure to recognize and support the potential of these students. Many predominantly white schools, which these students were integrated into, lacked the expertise and willingness to provide appropriate accommodations.

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The electronic announcement below describes the federal requirements for Title IV institutions to disclose all related party transactions in their audited financial statements in accordance with guidance set by the AICPA.

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Timely MD

AUGUST 4, 2022

But what does that mean for higher education? The rise of telehealth in education Campus closures and social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19 compelled many colleges and universities to deliver more care services remotely. More than 20% of higher education institutions don’t offer any health services.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The need for data-informed decision making in higher education continues to increase. Higher education leaders often overestimate the analytics, data, and information capabilities of the institution (2). In reality, education lags behind all other sectors in adoption of analytics solutions (3).

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College Aid Services

JUNE 21, 2024

This Electronic Announcement provides information on the implementation of new requirements related to Gainful Employment programs under the Administrative Capability regulations in 34 C.F.R. t) and the Financial Responsibility regulations in § 668.171(c), which go into effect July 1, 2024.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

Specifically: “ Entities performing the functions of student recruiting and retention, the provision of software products and services involving Title IV administration activities, and the provision of educational content and instruction are defined as third-party servicers.”

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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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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

MAY 22, 2023

Edify is EAB’s education data and analytics solution built for higher education. This page provides information on different accelerators. With Edify, institutions can bring their disparate data together and empower individuals across campus with data insights.

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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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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

Explore more results Frictionless Services Frictionless service refers to creating user-friendly and digital-first processes that minimize the burden of administrative tasks and refocus student attention on the educational experience. Essentially, by spending less time on clerical tasks, students can spend more time on their studies.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 22, 2024

FSA announced that it began processing the third and final Pell Grant Administrative Cost Allowance (ACA) for 2022-23, which awards eligible institutions with $5.00 payments per recipient to cover costs associated with administering federal aid programs.

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College Aid Services

JULY 25, 2024

Volume 3 – Electronic Data Exchange and FAFSA Processing revisions explain that a financial aid administrator (FAA) cannot add or correct personally identifiable… More » 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (July 2024 Update) The post 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (July 2024 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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EAB

MARCH 7, 2023

A chunk of which, a large chunk of which was a corporate communications team at a global education company. So I spent a lot of time with higher education institutions and their leaders. AS: Yeah, and I'm glad you brought up the term flashpoints here is what we typically use at EAB and of course in higher education as well.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Dr. Christine McPhail, president of Saint Augustine's University, “Nobody wants probation, but I’m a seasoned administrator with multiple decades of experience in the area,” said McPhail. “Am Am I concerned about it? Any academic is concerned. The Historically Black College and University (HBCU) was placed on probation for good cause on Dec.

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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. Trump’s administration and its less tolerant immigration policies. “At Gavin Newsom. But then in 2016 came President Donald J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has issued its final report and a toolkit for financial aid professionals across the nation in anticipation of the resumption of federal student loan repayments. About 43 million people are expected to resume or start repayments of their student loans.

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College Aid Services

JULY 9, 2024

The Biden Administration announced in April 2024 that it would raise the minimum salary threshold for white-collar employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to maintain exempt status from overtime pay.

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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

MARCH 19, 2025

The University of Pennsylvania is facing significant financial implications as the federal government halts $175 million in funding over policies regarding transgender student-athletes, raising concerns about academic freedom and institutional autonomy in higher education. Legal advocates express concern about the broader implications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Earlier this week, the Biden-Harris administration announced new steps that will make it easier for colleges and universities to process records and allow for more time being spent to help students. 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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Department of Education (ED) has released guidance on implementing Higher Education Act provisions that allow the Secretary of Education to require leaders of private colleges failing to operate with financial responsibility to assume personal liability for unpaid debts.

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