Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2024

For over 150 years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have not only been sites of academic excellence but also powerful economic engines in their local and regional communities, leaving a lasting mark on the nation's landscape. Beyond classrooms and campuses, the impact of HBCUs resonates in various economic and community development initiatives that transcend traditional education boundaries, fostering job growth, workforce development, and training opportunities.

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Student Loan Planner

JANUARY 24, 2024

After several years of the COVID-19 forbearance payment pause, federal loan borrowers are back to making required student loan payments again. But the return has been messy and riddled with errors. Over 400,000 student loan borrowers had an incorrect monthly payment amount, according to The New York Times. Many of these borrowers are being put… The post What to Do If Your Student Loan Payment Amount is Wrong in 4 Steps appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2024

The 64th Sit-In Anniversary Breakfast and Wreath Laying is set for Feb. 1. The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University community will gather at the North Carolina A&T Alumni-Foundation Event Center to celebrate the legacy of four A&T freshmen who were keystones in the civil rights movement in 1960 during their sit-in at the downtown Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter.

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Student Loan Planner

JANUARY 24, 2024

As a student loan borrower on an IDR plan, like SAVE, PAYE or ICR, you might have repeatedly read, “Manage your AGI”, and that saving on taxes will save you on student loans. Introducing some bonds to your portfolio can reduce the level of market risk that you’re taking for a long-term portfolio, while helping… The post Lowering Your AGI and Student Loan Payments with Municipal Bonds: A Win-Win Solution appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2024

Hodan Hassan Hodan Hassan has been appointed vice president of the Office of Institutional Advancement and chief advancement officer at Morehouse College. Hassan holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics and a master’s in math education and applied mathematics from Long Island University as well as a Ph.D. in technology, policy, and innovation at Stony Brook University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2024

After years of declining numbers, undergraduate enrollment at U.S. higher education institutions is finally seeing growth again, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). Dr. Jeremy Cohen According to the NSC’s Current Term Enrollment Estimates Fall 2023 report – released Tuesday – overall fall undergraduate enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities rose by 1.2%, a minor change where the number of enrollees went from 15,072,249 to 15,248,077.

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Counselors' Corner

JANUARY 24, 2024

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Most high school counselors have a love/hate relationship to scheduling. If building schedules is part of your duties, you get to actually see all of your students, and that’s good. On the other hand, if all you do with this time is put together a list of classes, that’s more a matter of logistics, and less a matter of counseling.

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Student Loan Planner

JANUARY 24, 2024

Dentists generally earn high salaries and have a unique industry where owning a practice is the norm. They also report moderate-to-high job satisfaction overall, particularly for specialists. But just because you enjoy your job doesn’t necessarily mean you want to grind away well into your 70s. Making intentional dentist retirement planning decisions can lower your… The post Dentist Retirement Planning: How to Map a Solid Strategy for Your Golden Years Today appeared first on Student Loan

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2024

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) has boosted the minimum wage for all its permanent employees to $30.58 per hour, which is nearly twice the state’s minimum wage. Edith Rangel is one of 250 permanent employees who will benefit from an increase in San Diego Community College District's minimum wage to $30.58. Previously, it was $22.13.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2024

Under the Biden-Harris administration’s student loan SAVE repayment plan, low- to moderate-income borrowers may be able to not only save more money, but also have an easier time owning homes for themselves, according to a joint report from the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and the California Policy Lab (CPL). Christelle Bamona Center for Responsible Lending The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan is an income-driven repayment (IDR) plan meant to reduce the monthly payments that bor

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