Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

The GOP-dominated Ohio Senate has passed 21-10 a bill that would ban nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements at the state’s public colleges and universities, prohibit faculty strikes, and bar public universities from taking stances on “controversial” topics, the Associated Press reported. Sen. Jerry C. Cirino “If (lawmakers) do not act now, I feel we will continue down a path of servitude to a woke agenda,” said bill sponsor Sen.

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Student Minds

MAY 17, 2023

Alex, a counselling student, shares his thoughts on navigating mental health, academic life and previous experiences in employment and the emotional impact. He offers signposts for figuring out what happens next. - Alex What happens next can feel like entering a forest alone and without a guiding light. I’ve just finished my first year at university studying Counselling and Psychotherapy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

When Cashawn Thompson coined the hashtag #BlackGirlMagic in 2013, she lovingly acknowledged the beauty, labor, daring, and complexity of Black girls and women. Over the last decade, Thompson’s resonant affirmation has invigorated ways of embracing the full humanity of these girls and women, including their joys and aspirations. Like the burgeoning field of Black Girlhood Studies, the hashtag invites them to “ widen the field of possibility for ourselves and others.

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Counselors' Corner

MAY 17, 2023

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Students are wandering into your office, asking about summer programs that could fill what someone (like Mom or Dad) sees as way too empty of a summer schedule. My heart always went out to these kids, since they didn’t know most summer programs have February deadlines. On the other hand, most of those early registration programs cost way too much, and do way less for a student’s college application than most people believe.

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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

MAY 17, 2023

Medical assistants are critical to the operation of doctor’s offices, hospitals, and clinics. They do everything from handling patient records and insurance forms to obtaining vital signs, drawing blood, and administering electrocardiograms. And we need more of them than ever: the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of medical assistants will grow much faster than the average occupation over the next decade.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

Annya Lott Annya Lott has been named associate vice chancellor for development for the University of California, Riverside. She served as senior director of philanthropy for Pitzer College in Claremont, California. Lott received a bachelor’s degree in English from Spelman College and a master’s in journalism from Boston University.

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College Aid Services

MAY 17, 2023

The Department of Education (ED) released Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) GEN-23-03 earlier this year to ensure proper oversight of Third-Party Services that perform various functions related to institutions’ participation in Title IV aid programs. The effective date of the DCL was initially set for May 1, 2023, but it was extended to September 1, 2023.… More » Updated Guidelines to ED’s Guidance on Third-Party Servicers: Effective Date REMOVED The post Updated Guidelines to ED’s Guidanc

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

Todd Lamb will become president of University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), effective Jul. 1. Todd Lamb Lamb is currently a practicing attorney and co-host of KFOR’s Flashpoint series, one of the nation's longest-running state political TV shows. He has previously been lieutenant governor of Oklahoma; a state senator; assistant to then-Gov. Frank Keating of Oklahoma; a member of the U.S.

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Student Loan Planner

MAY 17, 2023

New information about legal challenges to President Joe Biden’s signature student loan forgiveness plan has raised some doubts about the challengers’ legal arguments. But with a Supreme Court decision expected to be released sometime next month, it’s unclear if the revelations will ultimately make a difference. Here’s the latest. Supreme Court to Rule on Biden’s […] The post Will New Updates in Student Loan Forgiveness Legal Battle Sway the Supreme Court?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

Gina Bleck Gina Bleck has been appointed vice chancellor for planning, design, and construction at the University of Pittsburgh. Bleck earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Boston Architectural College, an MPS in urban and regional planning from Georgetown University, and an executive master’s in leadership from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.

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College Aid Services

MAY 17, 2023

The U.S. Department of Education has announced the interest rates for Direct Loans first disbursed between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. The rates have been determined based on the results of the May 2023 Treasury auction. This information was shared through an electronic announcement on the Federal Student Aid (FSA) website. For Direct… More » Direct Loan Interest Rates for 2023-2024 The post Direct Loan Interest Rates for 2023-2024 first appeared on College Aid Services.

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WashU Institue for Public Health

MAY 17, 2023

Written by Jessica Rodriguez, MSW candidate, Brown School As I approach the end of my master’s in social work program at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, the pressure to ensure quality care and services to my future clients grows each day. During my field work prior to entering the Brown School, the topic of suicide was often avoided due to the stigma and fear people often experience when discussing the topic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

The University of Idaho is looking to acquire The University of Phoenix, the Idaho public university announced. If University of Idaho moves forward with the approximately $550 million acquisition, the school would be establishing a nonprofit for University of Phoenix’s assets. The purchase will be funded via bonds issued by the nonprofit. If approved by Idaho State Board of Education, the acquisition would be completed by early 2024.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Blogs 4 ways to build faculty buy-in for student success initiatives The role of faculty in improving student outcomes cannot be overstated. Faculty members are in a unique position to provide academic and personal support to students, and their guidance can have a positive impact on student outcomes. However, securing faculty buy-in for major student success initiatives is seldom easy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has released proposed regulations to better protect students from unaffordable debt or insufficient earnings from career training programs and to increase transparency in postsecondary programs. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona The regulations would establish a Gainful Employment (GE) rule, which would prohibit federal financial aid access for career training programs that routinely leave graduates with unaffordable debt burdens – where graduates canno

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