Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence in the world of higher education has continued with the report that Harvard University has plans to use an AI chatbot as part of its introductory computer science course. The bot is designed to help students understand code and improve it, as well as to answer common basic questions, freeing up teaching assistants and professors to deal with more complex concerns.

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JULY 14, 2023

Our Emerging Scholars Fellowship , generously supported by the Scattergood Foundation, allows young adults nationwide to expand the research and discourse surrounding BIPOC mental health through an antiracism lens. Over the past six months, our Emerging Scholars worked tirelessly to collect and analyze data and grapple with topics that profoundly impact the livelihood of the BIPOC community, specifically Black, Asian, and Latino/a/e communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Community colleges play a critical role, providing affordable and accessible education for diverse populations. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, our nation had over 1,000 public, tribal, and independent community colleges enrolling 10.2 million credit and non-credit students for the 2021-22 academic year; the need to retain top talent among faculty and staff continues to grow.

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JULY 14, 2023

Press Release from the U.S. Department of Education: JULY 14, 2023| Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The Department of Education (Department) today will begin notifying more than 804,000 borrowers that they have a total of $39 billion in Federal student loans that will be automatically discharged in the coming weeks. In total, the Biden-Harris… More » Biden-Harris Administration to Provide 804,000 Borrowers with $39 Billion in Automatic Loan Forgiveness as a Result

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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

JULY 14, 2023

Dr. Darrin Hartness, president of Davidson-Davie Community College, died Jul. 11, at age 54, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. Dr. Darrin L. Hartness The former superintendent of Davie County Schools died of cancer, according to his obituary. A longstanding education veteran, Hartness led a 27-year career in North Carolina K-12 schools. He spent time as superintendent of Mount Airy Schools and Davie County Schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Lidadi Agbomi Lidadi Agbomi is beginning her doctoral program in bioengineering at Clemson University in August, but already has a CV filled with published research and presentations. Her participation in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) R25 research education program has provided her with opportunities to do extensive research as well as hone her skills in data analysis.

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College Aid Services

JULY 14, 2023

Federal Student Aid’s Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series which commenced on June 6 has postponed the final and most anticipated session of the series. Originally scheduled for July 25th, the 2024–25 FAFSA® Demonstration webinar will now be held on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Registration is not required but participation is limited to 10,000 attendees.… More » FSA’s 2024–25 FAFSA® Demonstration has been rescheduled to Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023 The post FSA’s 2024–25 FAFSA®

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Chrissy Downwind Chrissy Downwind has been named vice president for American Indian student success at Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College in Minnesota. Downwind holds a bachelor’s degree in Indian studies at Bemidji State University and a master’s in educational leadership from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

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Scholarship America

JULY 14, 2023

For students from low-income families, college can be a massive catch-22: higher education has never been more important, but it’s also never been more expensive. If college were accessible and affordable, students with high financial need would have a better chance to break the cycle of generational poverty; instead, the struggle to pay for higher education can leave them in dire financial straits.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Multiple academic studies have demonstrated that encouraging children to pursue a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) career gives them a distinct business advantage later in life. For generations, STEM education has remained an integral approach to learning and development, helping students develop the critical thinking tools that are vital to an ever-evolving world.

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JULY 14, 2023

After the Supreme Court struck down the student debt cancellation plan, President Biden announced he would pursue an alternative pathway to provide debt relief to borrowers. The new approach involves using authority under the Higher Education Act, the federal law that governs the federal student loan programs, to provide debt relief to borrowers. President Biden stated that this approach will take longer than his prior plan, which used a national emergency authority because the Department of Edu

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Rebecca Hopkins Rebecca Hopkins has been named vice president of learning at Western Technical College in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She served as the college’s dean of academic excellence, education, and human services. Hopkins holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, a master’s in instruction, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Dana McPherson Dana McPherson has been appointed assistant vice president in the Office of University Communications at Howard University in Washington, D.C. McPherson holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Lawmakers, mental health experts, and advocates gathered recently to celebrate the milestone anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Hosted at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the stakeholders discussed the work their organizations have done since the launch of 988 and what still needs to be done to ensure that every American can access the help they need. 988, formally a 10-digit number, provides free and confidential support with trained crisis counselors available 24 h

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

A women’s soccer coach at the Christian-affiliated Geneva College is saying she was fired last month after posting photos to social media advocating for the LGBTQ+ rights in the church, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Kelsey Morrison said she was fired following a June meeting with Human Resources where officials said the posts – put on Morrison’s private Instagram story in April – opposed the school’s values.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

M ore than 804,000 borrowers will have f ederal student loans automatically discharged in the following weeks, a total of $39 billion. Dr. Miguel Cardona The discharges come as part of fixes by the Biden-Harris Administration to give borrowers an accurate count of monthly payments qualifying toward forgiveness under income-driven repayment (IDR) plans.

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