Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
Vanderbilt University has announced its work toward establishing a college dedicated to computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and related fields. The College of Connected Computing will collaborate with all of Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges to advance breakthrough discoveries and strengthen computing education through a “computing for all” approach.
Student Loan Planner
MARCH 25, 2024
Long-term disability insurance policies come in many flavors that vary based on the insurance company and the individual policyholder. As a physician or other specialty professional, it’s crucial you take the time to compare policy options to understand how your coverage and benefits might differ. Plus, doing a disability insurance quote comparison can ensure you’re… The post How to Compare Disability Insurance Quotes Like a Pro appeared first on Student Loan Planner.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
Sharod L. Tomlinson Sharod L. Tomlinson has been named assistant vice president for equity and inclusion/student belonging at St. John’s University in Queens, New York. He served as the associate dean for student success and engagement and was the director of the R.I.S.E. Network and veterans affairs. Tomlinson holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from John Jay College in New York, a master’s in organizational management from The New School in New York, and a doctorate in education
College Aid Services
MARCH 25, 2024
The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2882 in the early Saturday morning after missing the deadline to fund three-quarters of the government before sending the bill to President Biden’s desk. Now that the continuing resolution has been signed into law, the Department of Education will receive $79.1 billion for the 2024 fiscal year and sustains the… More » Federal Government Passes FY2024 Budget, Pell Grant Maximum Maintained at $7,395 The post Federal Government Passes FY2024 Budget, Pell Gra
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
MARCH 25, 2024
The U.S. Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications. Justin Draeger A vendor working for the federal government incorrectly calculated a financial aid formula for more than 200,000 students, the department noted.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
The problems in higher education are well known. As costs rise and graduation rates stagnate, some wonder if college still holds the same value in 2024 as it did for previous generations. However, most of the young adults I work with at the Come to Believe Foundation — students who are first-generation, students who are from low-wealth backgrounds, and students who are often on the margins of high-quality higher education programs — know the value of a college degree.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
Journalist and NAACP co-founder, Ida B. Wells-Barnett. NEW YORK-- “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” Those words come from the pen of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, written in her autobiography, an unfinished work she began one year before her death in 1931. Wells-Barnett was a lifelong fighter for the truth, documenting the racial violence of a post-Reconstruction America by reporting and tracking lynchings.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
The conditions for Blacks in the U.S. have improved slightly over the years, but parity with white Americans has yet to be reached, according to 2024 State of Black America report from the National Urban League (NUL). Marc Morial This 48th annual edition of the report carries a special focus on the 60-year anniversary of the passing of the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964, a landmark piece of legislation combatting discrimination in America.
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