Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 26, 2024
Moving the needle on graduation rates might be the most pressing challenge for today’s higher education leaders. While some individual campuses have emerged as success stories around college completion, growth in the nation’s college completion rate has stalled at 62.2%, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Ed.gov Homeroom
JANUARY 26, 2024
By: Roberto Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development. If you need suicide or mental health-related crisis support, or are worried about someone else, please call or text 988 or visit the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s chat to connect with a trained crisis counselor. The need for mental Continue Reading The post We Want to Hear From You: Supporting Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Needs in Higher Education appeared first on
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 26, 2024
The University of South Carolina has announced that former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley will join the faculty of its Joseph F. Rice School of Law. Former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley Beasley receives the full-time appointment, effective March 1, as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the law school’s Department of Legal Studies.
John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog
JANUARY 26, 2024
BRACKET • ALL MATCH-UPS • ALL RECIPES • HISTORY A fun, tournament-style contest to see which meat-free dish will be crowned Chompion. Visit our Instagram account at @jhuwellbeing to vote on your favorites each Monday from February 5, 2024 through March 11, 2024! Bracket (Click to enlarge.) For a screen-reader accessible version of the bracket, please use this PDF.
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
JANUARY 26, 2024
Dr. Kizito Mukuni Kizito Mukuni has been appointed director of online education at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. He served as an instructional design specialist at the University of North Dakota and Virginia Tech. Mukuni holds a Ph.D. in instructional design and technology from Virginia Tech.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 26, 2024
Dr. Dale Dan Dale Dan has been appointed chief diversity officer at Lansing Community College in Michigan. She served as chief diversity officer for Empire State University. Dan holds a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University as well as an MBA and a doctorate in education and organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.
College Planners of America
JANUARY 26, 2024
There can be issues with college savings that the spouses had initiated together even in amicable divorces, Divorce attorneys are legal experts but not financial aid experts. They may not be aware of all of the consequences of divorce on a child’s eligibility for financial aid or the nuances of need-analysis formulas. For that matter, they may not be familiar with the substantial tax consequences of choices made in a divorce settlement.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 26, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has released a new blueprint for higher education in the state, focused on competitiveness and workforce development, and grounded in access and affordability. Gov. Josh Shapiro Shapiro’s blueprint is largely based on the work of the Higher Education Working Group, a group of higher education leaders from across Pennsylvania appointed by the governor to develop a series of recommendations for improving higher education in the Commonwealth.
College Aid Services
JANUARY 26, 2024
On Wednesday, Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy and North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx, wrote a letter to the United States Government Accountability Office (GOA) requesting they investigate the Department of Education’s FAFSA rollout. The letter was signed by 26 additional Republican lawmakers. Specifically the letter requested the GOA investigate the following issues: To what extent, if… More » Lawmakers petition the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Depar
The Advisor That Cares
JANUARY 26, 2024
What is my focus? What is my why? What do you create and write about when they stop asking you questions. Drowning in the whirlwind, I’m desperate to connect our focus to a Wildly Important Goal. For me, the WIG has to be flipped advising. To truly guide and help, we have to find a way to move the repetitive transfer portions of an advising day out of the limited time needed to help connect learners with their meaning, purpose, and goals.
John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog
JANUARY 26, 2024
Note: This letter originally appeared as an e-mail sent to the Hopkins community on Friday January 25, 2024. Dear Johns Hopkins Community: The U.S. Department of Education requires institutions of higher education to distribute their alcohol and drug policies in writing to student, faculty, and staff members. JHU policies prohibit the illegal use of alcohol and other drugs.
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