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Worthy of More: Systemic Failures Women of Color Face in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Colleagues praised my energy, students gravitated to my classes, and I was recruited for every diversity committee imaginable. We are judged by the number of publications we produce, the prestige of the journals in which we publish, and how many downloads or citations our work receives. But over time, the shine dulled.

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2026–27 Student Aid Index (SAI) and Pell Grant Eligibility Guide

College Aid Services

Last Friday, FSA announced the release of the 2026–27 Student Aid Index (SAI) and Pell Grant Eligibility Guide. This guide includes the methodology for determining eligibility for federal student aid, and the worksheets and tables used to determine a student’s SAI for the 2026–27 award year.

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EDExpress for Windows 2024-25, Release 2.0 and 2025-26, Release 1.0 Now Available

College Aid Services

Service releases for EDExpress for Windows 2024–25 and Windows 2025-26 are now available for download. Both software updates resolve an error in the Application Processing module, where a student’s highest or active ISIR transaction number failed to update properly. and 2025-26, Release 1.0 and 2025-26, Release 1.0

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New Analysis Shows Boost in Aid Eligibility from FAFSA Simplification

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) has begun to fill that void with the release of new data estimating changes in how student and family assets will be calculated and how much students will get. Over 45% of students from the data sample would experience a decrease from EFC to SAI of $1,000-$2,500.

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Simple Ways to Bring Mental Health Conversations to Your School This Year

Active Minds

Active Minds chapters are student-led, school-based groups that start conversations, inspire culture change, and undertake advocacy efforts throughout their communities. For those eager to increase knowledge about mental health … download the Active Minds Peer-Powered Mental Health Curriculum for High Schools for free today!

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Build a Student Success Model that Supports Financial Health

Civitas Learning

To kick off Season 2 of Next Practices, Patti digs deep into the strategies behind building a student success model that also supports the financial health of an institution. We’ve also written a downloadable resource on this topic for you, which you can CLICK HERE to download now. A strategy is a living process. [20:11]

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What Happens to 100 Students Who Start a Bachelor’s Degree?

EAB

Infographic What happens to 100 students who start a bachelor’s degree? In 2018, we used a representative 100 students to illustrate how colleges and universities across the country were delivering on the promises of higher education. Recruit, retain, and empower students in college and beyond. View a full list of sources below.