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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. I stepped out of a tenure-track role and into an administrative position, where I could create programs to help students be successful.”

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Preparing for a government shutdown

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Faculty and staff members: If unexpected issues arise in your own work for the university because of the shutdown, please report them to your school’s vice dean for research, or to your local Human Resources office. Available Resources Students with questions should contact the Student Affairs leader in their school or division.

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3 Summer Tasks to Prepare for Financial Aid Season

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Automating certain operations, like tax form verification, takes some of the burden off your department and reduces the risk of human error. You’ll also streamline your file storage strategy by consolidating all your information in one easy-to-use database. Simplify Financial Aid Prep With School and Student Services.

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Student Loan Forgiveness: Programs for Relief, Plus the Latest on Mass Forgiveness

Student Loan Hero

Repayment freeze extended Meanwhile, the Department of Education has extended the current freeze — also referred to as the administrative forbearance — on repayment, interest and default for federal student loans until legal challenges to the new $20,000 forgiveness program are resolved. Which loans qualify? How do you apply?

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The New FAFSA Continues to Vex Students

College Planners of America

The Administration had over 3 years to effect the transition and yet failed to do so. The Biden administration could have focused on making sure that FAFSA worked, though it would likely have had to punt on other priorities, such as student-debt relief. This was not budgeted or scheduled.

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The New FAFSA Continues to Vex Students

College Planners of America

The Administration had over 3 years to effect the transition and yet failed to do so. The Biden administration could have focused on making sure that FAFSA worked, though it would likely have had to punt on other priorities, such as student-debt relief. This was not budgeted or scheduled.

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National Urban League Report Examines Five Years After George Floyd: "A Movement, Not a Moment"

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report details a pattern of progress and regression across several administrations. President Biden's executive order on safe policing created a national database to track police misconduct and banned chokeholds for federal officers. Five years after George Floyd's murder, we are living in a different America," the report states.

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