Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Dr. Sherrie Johnson Sherrie Johnson has been appointed vice president for external affairs, communications, and advancement at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, a master’s in communications from Johns Hopkins University, and a Doctor of Education in organizational leadership from Grand Canyon University.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Blogs Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do The first two decades of the 21st century have already witnessed several major disruptions with significant economic impacts, from three recessions to the pandemic to today’s hiring crisis. And with the threat of another recession looming, EAB has received requests for guidance on higher-education philanthropy amidst uncertain times.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Dr. Taiwo Adefiyiju Taiwo Adefiyiju has been named dean of students at the Community College of Rhode Island. She earned a bachelor’s degree in health policy and management from Providence College, a master’s in higher education from Loyola University, and is a doctoral candidate in the education leadership program at Johnson & Wales University.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Blogs What could virtual reality mean for higher ed? EAB regularly co-hosts an event called the Presidential Experience Lab with an out-of-sector organization or company that has something innovative to teach college and university leaders—past partners have included Zappos, Google, LinkedIn, Slack, and IDEO, each focusing on different lessons uncovered in their growth and potential applications to higher education.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Counseling Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Older youth who have aged out of the foster care system face many challenges — all of which can negatively affect their mental health without proper support, empathy and guidance. The post Counseling youth aging out of foster care appeared first on Counseling Today.

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The Advisor That Cares

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As a student, it can be very overwhelming to begin a new chapter of life. You are an adult, which you have been looking forward to for as long as you can remember. But you are also stepping outside of your comfort zone. Really finding yourself. Discovering who you want to be without the primary inputs that previously surrounded you. As advisors, we are honored to help guide students as they begin University life.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Webinar: Policy & Procedure Manual Resource and Planning Tool [link] Webinar: Policy & Procedure Manual Resource and Planning Tool Broadcast date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Our presenters will discuss developing and maintaining your school’s policy and procedures manual including suggestions, feedback, resources, and planning of this document.

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The Advisor That Cares

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The most wonderful aspect of the ADL program is constant reflection. As I sit here trying to identify a professional learning opportunity, what aspect of my innovation ideas to begin with, how to introduce my ideas to my audience, and so much more, I have once again challenged myself to re-identify my audience and re-examine my why. Living the learner’s mindset means that even though it would be easy to tell myself I have already done the work on both of those topics, this is an ever-evolv

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

SLM Corporation (commonly known as Sallie Mae; originally the Student Loan Marketing Association) is a publicly traded U.S. corporation that conducts consumer lending services. It has changed dramatically since it was set up in the early 1970s. Initially, it was a Federal entity that serviced Federal student loans. Later, it became a private corporation that made and serviced its own private student loans.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is no surprise to those in higher education the continued rise in student mental health concerns. A recent National Institute of Health report found that an estimated 21.0 million adults in the U.S. had at least one major depressive episode, and the prevalence was much higher among individuals ages 18-24. Among college students that number unfortunately follows the same trend.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Blogs Have Gen Z search behaviors returned to “normal”? What new data tells us about in-person and virtual engagement As the pandemic recedes into the background and in-person interactions become the norm once again, many of our partners have been wondering how much they should continue to support virtual programming and resources. For enrollment teams, there is limited effort, time, and money that can be spent on events and outreach, so it’s natural to ask whether virtual options should go the

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

At the beginning of the pandemic, many adjustments were made by the Biden administration to pivot with higher education woes. Various flexibilities with unused Federal Work Study (FWS) and other government aid helped a number of colleges and universities preserve their students focused on completing their degrees. These changes were […] The post Pandemic’s Emergency Declaration Coming to an End: The Future of Financial Aid first appeared on College Aid Services.

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Student Loan Planner

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The ongoing student loan pause has been in effect for nearly three years. The pause has suspended payments and frozen interest accrual for borrowers with government-held federal student loans, and it has halted all collections efforts against defaulted federal student loan borrowers. First enacted by President Trump via executive order during the early days of […] The post Why Borrowers Should Prepare for the Student Loan Payment Pause to Actually End this Summer appeared first on Student

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Blogs Our partners implemented strategic advising campaigns at 40 schools in 27 states. Here’s what we learned. Are your sophomore athletes falling behind? Are students on your campus repeating College Algebra and still not progressing through the curriculum successfully? Are the persistence rates of your transfer students lowering? Strategic advising campaigns have long been a common use case for Navigate —but partners often don’t know where to begin when it comes to identifying the student

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