Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2025

Despite high-profile incidents suggesting otherwise, a new study finds that most college students feel their campuses provide an environment conducive to free expression, with broad agreement across political affiliations, race, and gender. A comprehensive survey conducted by Gallup and Lumina Foundation reveals that approximately 75% of currently enrolled bachelor's degree students believe their institutions do an "excellent" or "good" job of promoting free speech, with only 5% rating their col

Students 258

Students Facilitation Teaching Faculty 258

Active Minds

APRIL 8, 2025

Authored by Rae James. The more I read and the closer I looked at the patients under my care, I could see High-Functioning Depression (HFD) was everywhere. But people couldn’t go to their doctor and ask for a diagnosis or a prescription for antidepressants for it. If they did, the doctor would run through a quick screening tool for depression that looks for lack of functioning and acute distress.

Mental health 130

Mental health Humanities 130

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 8, 2025

This April, as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month , Health Promotion and Well-Being has invited EndTAB founder Adam Dodge to a series of workshops for students focused on emerging topics around digital safety and privacy and addressing technology-facilitated abuse. About EndTAB Gender-based violence has gone digital. Today, we are spending more time online and on our devices than ever before, which has created new safety risks for students, victims of gender-based violence, and others.

Facilitation 40

Facilitation International student Advising Scheduling 40

Symplicity

APRIL 8, 2025

In this month's Symplicity Spotlight, we're featuring Cadyn Fraley, a passionate advocate for student success who transitioned from higher education administration to joining the Symplicity Advocate team.

Higher education 40

Higher education Student success Administration Administration 40

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.

Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2025

Tim Wise Nearly 400 books have been removed from shelves at the U.S. Naval Academy as part of the Pentagon's implementation of President Donald J. Trump's directive to eliminate materials considered to advance diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The mass removal, which includes Maya Angelou's acclaimed memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , has prompted an immediate response from Democratic lawmakers and affected authors alike, raising concerns about academic freedom and First Amendme

Inclusion 276

Inclusion Equity Administration Administration 276

College Aid Services

APRIL 8, 2025

FSA announced the successful transition of the Total and Permanent Disability Discharge process to StudentAid.gov on March 23, 2025, as part of its Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) initiative. This means that impacted federal student borrowers will receive a new servicer in the near future, and Loan Holder Notification Files will be sent through… More TPD Processing Resumes After Successful Transition to StudentAid.gov The post TPD Processing Resumes After Successful Transition

Success 71

Success Higher education Students Education 71

College Aid Services

APRIL 8, 2025

Federal Student Aid has launched six new microlearning courses for the EDExpress for Windows software, featuring multiple video demonstrations. These courses focus on the latest updates in the 2025-26 version, including a new user interface, to ensure users are prepared moving forward. Below is a breakdown of the topics that the courses will discuss: EDExpress… More New FSA Microlearning Courses Provide Updated Training for 2025-26 EDExpress Users The post New FSA Microlearning Courses Pr

Financial aid 52

Financial aid Students Education 52

Global Career Compass

APRIL 8, 2025

This title reflects the new reality we face in the U.S. since January 20, 2025 [the blog itself was written ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections in Mr. Trump’s last term]. I’m proud of my foresight –fragility and challenge are perfect adjectives for this new political moment and his second term. As we all now know, everything we’ve experienced since the election was predestined in the campaign.

Education 68

Education Students International student Administration 68