Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. So many of his friends are focused on the University of Pennsylvania, the so-called “best” school in our city even though it rejects 95% of applicants.

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IEFA

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

If youre an international student wondering how to navigate the U.S. student visa process for international students, this guide is here to help. Understanding the F-1 Visa The F-1 visa is the cornerstone for international students aspiring to pursue their studies in the United States. colleges and universities.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The 2025-26 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools is now available as an online document and an integrated search function for applicants navigating the fafsa.gov website.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

That animals avoid environments which seem unhealthy due to predators or poor conditions is a well-documented ecological phenomenon. Similarly, talented students of color have seen MIT reinstate standardized test requirements in the same year that affirmative action was prohibited and said, “See? Humans are no different.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 12, 2024

The CSS Profile is a financial aid application required by over 200 colleges and universities in the United States. Additionally, some colleges use the CSS Profile to determine a student’s eligibility for merit-based scholarships. In this comprehensive guide, I will provide expert insights to help you understand the CSS Profile.

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Student Research Foundation

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

For many high school students, applying to colleges is the start of a new chapter—but it can be an intimidating process. Many students want to stand out on their college applications and make a good first impression, but they are unsure where to start and what to include. What Do Colleges Look for on College Applications?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

One of the reasons that many of these efforts haven’t made as much difference as they could have is the administrative burdens that they place on students—the difficulty of the steps that students and their families must go through to apply for financial aid, or even to college at all. “By

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

AI, Equity, and Affordability: A Primer for Higher Education Leaders and Educators " a report produced by Whiteboard Advisors and created in partnership with the Harvard-MIT Axim Collaborative, details the ways in which AI can be used to assist colleges and universities with student support, data organization, enrollment, and retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2024

Lafayette College Lafayette College “The college’s commitments today build on many laudable practices the college already had in place to support its campus community against discrimination, importantly bringing its responses in line with applicable Title VI legal requirements,” said Assistant Secretary for the Office for Civil Rights Catherine E.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 9, 2025

In todays global education landscape, independent and private K12 schools are welcoming more international students than ever before. These students bring cultural diversity, academic excellence, and a broader worldview to the classroombut they also bring unique challenges when it comes to financial aid processing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

The college is anticipating submitting its application for approval in April. Financial aid for students is one of the largest conduits of state dollars to the institution,” said Dr. Patrick Biddix, professor and program coordinator of the Higher Education Administration Ph.D. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

It’s not in a document that can be discoverable in court, or that would make a school liable of violating the law. The numbers released last week merely say that 1,245 applicants gained admission on last Thursday to next fall’s freshman class. That’s out of 54, 008 applicants which puts Harvard at a 3.6 percent admission rate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Because high schools that enroll substantial percentages of students of color are readily identifiable, colleges and universities must engage these designated school districts and, in conjunction with their administrative offices, create focused recruitment drives that begin the first day of the freshman year of high school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Immigrant high school students without citizenship or permanent residency in the U.S. Known to many as Dreamers, DACA recipients, and undocumented students, it’s easy for them to slip through the cracks without getting the educational support or resources they deserve. No student loans. No Pell Grants. No Federal work study.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

It’s not in a document that can be discoverable in court, or that would make a school liable of violating the law. The numbers released last week merely say that 1,245 applicants gained admission on last Thursday to next fall’s freshman class. That’s out of 54, 008 applicants which puts Harvard at a 3.6 percent admission rate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 15, 2023

This delay has resulted in the cancellation of the organization’s summer internship program and a planned program for high school students at N.C. Wells Society are transferred as expeditiously as possible while also following the gift agreements with each funder and applicable law,” a UNC-Chapel Hill spokesperson said in a statement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Universities are making vocal commitments to recruit faculty who represent the diversity of the student population. With respect to service, women and minorities face a ‘Diversity tax,’ wherein they are called to increased service/support for community members (including students) from under-served groups. Moreno at al.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is one of the most important tasks you’ll need to tackle as you prepare for college. Create Your FSA ID Before you even start filling out the FAFSA, you’ll need an FSA ID (Federal Student Aid ID). How to do it: Go to fsaid.ed.gov to create your ID.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The National Association of Independent Schools found over the course of the 2022-23 school year that 43 percent of students at boarding schools received financial aid , and at day schools that number was 24 percent. How do costs of attendance influence student and family experiences of belonging or marginalization? Removing stigma.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

With the rising cost of higher education, many students and their families are concerned about affordability. As a financial aid consultant, I’ve noticed a trend in the most searched colleges and universities—an indication of where students hope to invest their futures.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 21, 2025

A solution like School and Student Services (SSS), powered by TaxStatus , offers schools over 50 dynamic reports and the ability to view multi-year trends based on verified tax data. SSS gives schools live visibility into each application cycle, showing trends and gaps as they emerge. The result?

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 22, 2025

May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — VenturEd Solutions has officially launched its enhanced School and Student Services (SSS) platform, with direct IRS integration, marking a significant advancement in financial aid processing for private and independent K12 schools. TAMPA, Fla. ,

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Tutor Ocean Corp

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Let’s take the stress out of doing all these applications. What Is A College Application? It is a form for a student to submit to a college or university. Administrators consider the information to determine whether to admit the student. You cannot simply show up, you must go through an application process.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Secondarily, schools are seeing an influx of applications from families looking for tuition assistance. 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. The good news?

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JANUARY 15, 2025

On December 20, 2024, the Department of Education announced that it is temporarily pausing the processing of Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharge applications. In the past, the Department of Education had a contract with Nelnet, a student loan servicing company, to handle all applications for TPD discharges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Throughout all of my higher ed positions — department head, dean, provost and now president — I have continued to be involved in research by advising graduate student thesis or dissertation work,” said Lim, who has been extensively published and presented at more than 100 conferences. “I Research activity is ahead of last year.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the number of students attending private K-12 schools has increased by 7% over the last decade, with more than 4.7 million students currently enrolled. Thats where the Financial Aid Assistant (FAA) program by School and Student Services (SSS) comes in.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 31, 2025

This underscores the value of the recently announced integration between TaxStatus and VenturEd Solutions which transforms how private schools assess and process financial aid applications. These measures ensure that schools can leverage this powerful tool without compromising the security or privacy of applicants.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 15, 2025

While the fall often brings a flurry of applications, admissions deadlines, and award notifications, the summer months offer breathing rooma perfect opportunity for financial aid directors to host a parent-focused workshop that is proactive, supportive, and deeply informative. Once your goal is set, decide on format.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This issue has been well documented by Black scholars throughout the years. Nevertheless, as Dr. Bettina Love asserts to Black students, which is also applicable to Black scholars, let us remember that “Anti-Blackness is not bigger than Blackness.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

But this decision isn’t just about choosing the school with the best programs, campus vibe, or student culture. That’s where the timing of your college applications can have a big impact. Regular Decision is the standard college application process. It’s also about how to make it work financially. What Is Regular Decision?

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 4, 2025

I can remember the countless hours I spent sorting through tax documentation, applications, and spreadsheets I maintained on my own, Dodson shared. Families get a dramatically simplified experience: no document uploads, no manual entry of financial data, and a secure, quick consent process that can be completed in under a minute.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We’ve seen a rise in hate,” says Dr. Bridget Kelly, an associate professor and student affairs & diversity officer at the University of Maryland’s College of Education. Dr. Tiffany Steele Steele says Rochester’s intention to support its cluster hires was clear during the application process. Dr. Candace N. Hall Dr. Candace N.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 19, 2025

But there’s one important part of the college journey that many students delay – financial aid planning. Heres how you can begin today: Learn the Basics of Financial Aid One of the most important tools in the financial aid process is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 25, 2025

The Challenge: Balancing Accuracy with Efficiency Traditionally, financial aid officers have faced an uphill battle: gathering accurate family income information, verifying documents, and assessing needall while providing personalized guidance to families. Many are new to the process and may feel overwhelmed by the documentation requirements.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Understanding the Need for Financial Aid By offering opportunities for financial aid throughout the admissions process , private schools open doors for deserving students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Simplified Application: Streamline the financial aid application process to minimize the burden on families.

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