Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Iowa native Juana D. Hollingsworth had always dreamed of attending an historically Black college and university (HBCU). She saw what it could be like through movies and television and she wanted that experience. Though she grew up in a primarily Black community, spending her life in a mostly white state left her with few options nearby to pursue that desire.
Student Loan Planner
JUNE 20, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of borrowers could be eligible for student loan forgiveness under a program designed to offer relief to those defrauded by their schools. However, due to a mix of legal challenges and persistent administrative issues, many qualifying borrowers remain in limbo, uncertain of when — or if — they’ll receive the relief guaranteed… The post Defrauded Student Borrowers Stuck in Limbo: Legal Battles and Delays Plague Borrower Defense Loan Forgiveness Program appeared first on
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
The immediate losses as a result of continued and strategic legislative attacks against diversity, equity, and inclusion work are staggering: reduced funding for offices, the elimination of staff, diluted support for students, and the dismantling of progress made over the past 60 years to support students, faculty, and staff and move the U.S. closer to its ideals of being a great democracy.
Symplicity
JUNE 20, 2024
Spain is experiencing a notable growth in the number of private universities, reflecting a booming educational trend. However, this expansion brings with it a significant challenge: the disconnect between the degrees offered and the needs of the labour market. Let's analyse this issue and how Symplicity CSM can be the solution universities need.
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Growing up, Ann Ramirez really wanted to be a doctor. But she also held a fascination with math, specifically with how math can be used to create tools and engineer solutions to problems. She’s found a way to pursue both, having earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and now working toward a Ph.D. in bioengineering at the University of Maryland.
Steve Keating
JUNE 20, 2024
I’ve been truly blessed with incredibly wise mentors throughout my life. These are people who cared enough about me to be honest. They were skilled enough communicators to deliver challenging coaching to me in a way I could accept it. They were smart enough to not ever attempt to make a decision for me. They provided all the pluses and minuses of a given decision and then stepped back to allow me to decide.
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Ready Education
JUNE 20, 2024
We recently celebrated Pride with a vibrant event focused on supporting LGBTQ+ students in 2024 and beyond. The celebration featured a dynamic panel discussion on creating inclusive campus communities and highlighted how our innovative solutions promote diversity. Here are five key takeaways on how to support LGBTQ+ students on campus.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. After completing his Ph.D. in educational policy and planning, Reid hopes to make an impact on federal and state policies related to education. His focus is driven by his lived experiences growing up in Philadelphia and attending public schools throughout K–12.
Nyyti ri
JUNE 20, 2024
In our quest to bolster student well-being, we’ve adapted the well-known concept in organizational psychology – job crafting – and. Read more Artikkeli Boosting students’ well-being with the help of study crafting julkaistiin ensimmäisen kerran Nyyti ry.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Maurice A. Jones Maurice Jones has been appointed chief executive officer at The Center for First-Generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation. Jones, founder of the professional and business services firm MJConnects, served as CEO of OneTen. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Hampden-Sydney College, a master’s in international relations from Oxford University in England, and a Juris Doctor from
School & Student Services by Community Brands
JUNE 20, 2024
Did you know the Financial Aid Assistant (FAA) program by School and Student Services (SSS) helps remove obstacles, complete efficient reviews, and support families during the financial aid process? FAA delivers fully audited folders that empower you to make informed award decisions that align with your enrollment goals. Our team of experts follow best practices for folder reviews, giving you clean family contribution calculations reflective of verified amounts and fixed errors.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Isabel Mendoza appreciates industrial organizational psychology’s use of data to support practices in the workplace. She likes to think of it as business and psychology put together, but more people-focused. “It also encompasses big things like leadership, talent management and coaching, and I lean more toward that,” says Mendoza, a third-year Ph.D. student in industrial organizational psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
Symplicity
JUNE 20, 2024
España está experimentando un notable crecimiento en el número de universidades privadas, lo que refleja una tendencia educativa en auge. Sin embargo, esta expansión trae consigo un desafío significativo: la desconexión entre las titulaciones ofrecidas y las necesidades del mercado laboral. Vamos a analizar esta problemática y cómo Symplicity CSM puede ser la solución que las universidades necesitan.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Keene State College plans to simplify the transfer process for student in New Hampshire. Dr. Debby Scire The college and four other higher education institutions have signed on as new participants in the New England Transfer Guarantee Program of the New England Board of Higher Education. The program streamlines the process for students who earn associate degrees in the Community College System of New Hampshire and want to pursue a bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution in New Hampshire.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced it’s considering expanding Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) to early childhood education (ECE) workers employed at for-profit businesses. “Early childhood educators help young children learn, grow, and thrive. But they are often poorly compensated, and student debt is a problem,” said U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
When Alonso Delgado was growing up, he could never have imagined he would one day be studying venom in sea anemones, simply because he never knew it was something that he could do. After studying aircraft mechanics, then working at the Los Angeles Zoo, he discovered the field of evolutionary marine biology while attending Portland State University (PSU).
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Victor Wing Heng Yuen is both a gifted musician and a talented educator. To that end, he is pursuing two doctoral degrees at the University of Kentucky (UK). The first, Doctor of Musical Arts, Trumpet Performance, should be completed later this year. He is currently doing his coursework for the second doctoral program, Doctor of Philosophy, Music Theory.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
After over a decade of leadership at the helm of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), Dr. Edward Leach is retiring as executive director. An assistant professor of practice in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, Leach has spent more than 35 years in higher education, working with hundreds of community college professionals to learn and spread best practices across the globe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Dr. Walter Allen, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), has been teaching for 50 years. He says he keeps planning to retire, but every time he gets close, he meets a student like Passion Lord, and he puts retirement on hold for “the joy and delight of working with that student, and the satisfactions of helping them achieve their goals.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Dr. Andy Bowne Andy Bowne has been named president for Tarrant County College Southeast Campus in Arlington, Texas. He served as president of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. Bowne holds a bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning as well as master’s and doctorate degrees in educational leadership from Western Michigan University.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Working toward a doctorate in neuroscience was not Jazmin Guadalupe Brito Morales’s express goal when she first started her undergraduate career. During her tenure as an undergraduate at City College of New York, she specialized in biology and bio-technology – though her research at the time did involve studying Alzheimer’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Eric O. Ingram’s graduate advisor Dr. Justin Karr, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky (UK), describes him as committed, energetic, and driven when working on research projects. It reflects the focus and drive that Ingram honed as a student-athlete at Brown University, where he was a sprinter and hurdler, which also led to his research interests.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Leonard L. Adams Jr. has resigned his post as president of Knoxville College. Leonard L. Adams Jr. Adams, who serves as the college’s 31st president, announced his decision to step down from the role June 18. "Serving as President of Knoxville College has been an extraordinary honor and a profound privilege,” Adams wrote in a letter to the Knoxville College Board of Trustees.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. After completing his Ph.D. in educational policy and planning, Reid hopes to make an impact on federal and state policies related to education. His focus is driven by his lived experiences growing up in Philadelphia and attending public schools throughout K–12.
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