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Dr. Stephen L. Pruitt Named New President of SACSCOC

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Stephen L. Pruitt The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has elected Dr. Stephen L. Pruitt as its next president, the accrediting organization announced today. Pruitt, who currently serves as president of the Southern Regional Education Board, will replace Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, who is retiring after 20 years leading the accreditation body.

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Reclaiming Capacity in the Financial Aid Office: Lessons from the Harvard Business Review on Managing Overload When Delegation Isn’t an Option

HEAG

As the demands placed on college financial aid professionals continue to growyet staffing levels, budget constraints, and compliance pressures complicate traditional pathways for supportmany financial aid managers are feeling overwhelmed. This feeling is exacerbated by the fact that delegating tasks simply isnt possible when an entire team is already stretched thin.

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Historic Limestone University to Close Doors After Nearly 180 Years

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After serving students for nearly two centuries, Limestone University announced Wednesday that it will permanently close at the end of the current semester, marking the end of one of South Carolina's oldest educational institutions. The university's Board of Trustees voted to discontinue all on-campus and online programs despite recent fundraising efforts that secured over $2.1 million from nearly 200 supporters in the past two weeks.

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90/10 Reporting in eZ-Audit Online Training Available

College Aid Services

FSA has announced six new training modules on the FSA Training Center to assist proprietary institutions and their auditors with understanding and complying with the 90/10 Revenue Calculation and how to report the information in eZ-Audit. The training sessions include step-by-step tutorials to demonstrate proper data entry and treatment of the 90/10 Revenue Calculation and… More 90/10 Reporting in eZ-Audit Online Training Available The post 90/10 Reporting in eZ-Audit Online Training Avai

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Rachel Wu - Fencing, New York University

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Real College Counseling Season Begins Now—And Is in Trouble

Counselors' Corner

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. There is a sense most of the college counseling world goes on hiatus after May 1. Not every college requires a May 1 deposit anymore, but there is still this feeling most of the decision making and form completing is done, and all thats really left is to fill out the end-of-the-year college selection reports and get ready to enjoy an afternoon or two of mozzarella sticks and jalapeno poppers on the patio of a grateful senior.

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From Advocacy to Exploring the Globe: Meet the Spring 2025 Interns

Active Minds

Authored by Active Minds. Another incredible internship semester has come to a close, and we’re thrilled to celebrate the energy, innovation, and unwavering dedication of our Spring 2025 interns as they embark on their next adventures! They’ve poured their hearts into championing a new era of mental health advocacy, and each brought unique ideas and invaluable perspective to the table.

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Eric Zobel - Fencing, New York University

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Claire Zanti - Pistol/Rifle, North Carolina State University

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Givon Washington - Track & Field, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Columbia Graduate Student Released After Controversial Immigration Detention

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Mohsen Mahdawi A federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested at his US citizenship interview and ordered deported. Mahdawi, a lawful permanent U.S. resident who grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, was among multiple international students facing deportation ostensibly over their advocacy on several campuses against Israel's war in Gaza.