Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2023

Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart has been selected as the lone finalist for the role of chancellor of the Austin Community College (ACC) District. Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart Lowery-Hart is currently president of Amarillo College and member of the Kody Hodge Foundation Board of Directors. Previously, he was vice president of academic affairs for Amarillo. “Dr. Lowery-Hart is a visionary with a proven history in the community college,” said Dr.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JULY 25, 2023

These are the top 10 things to consider when applying for college financial aid as a divorced parent and provide insights to help you make informed decisions. Our office gets many questions on college financial aid, FAFSA, and divorced parents advice 2023. As a divorced parent, applying for college financial aid for your child can be a complex and overwhelming process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2023

Jennifer O'Brien-Knotts Jennifer O'Brien-Knotts has been named vice provost for academic systems and services at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. O’Brien-Knotts holds a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s in mathematics from Villanova University in Pennsylvania, as well as a doctorate in higher ed administration from Northeastern University in Boston.

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Active Minds

JULY 25, 2023

Mental health awareness and access to treatment have grown immensely in the past few decades. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reported that 47.2% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2021. Slowly but surely, actions are being taken to change the culture around mental health, but to continue we must address the gaps in care among those in the BIPOC community.

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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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College Aid Consulting Services

JULY 25, 2023

Discover our Top 10 FAFSA Tips for Divorced Parents in 2024—expert guidance tailored for navigating college financial aid. These insights stem from frequent inquiries and our seasoned experience in aiding divorced parents with the FAFSA. As a divorced parent, applying for college financial aid for your child can be a complex and overwhelming process.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

JULY 25, 2023

Parents across the country, with different lived experiences, are united by our belief that we can be the catalysts to create transformative change that benefits all children in our public education system. That change can only happen when we commit to truly embracing the power of parent participation, collaboration, and shared responsibility in creating a Continue Reading The post Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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College Aid Services

JULY 25, 2023

Relief is based upon evidence from Colorado Attorney General Weiser showing widespread misrepresentations by the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Press Release: JULY 25, 2023 | Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The Biden-Harris Administration today announced it will deliver $130 million in automatic relief to 7,400 students who enrolled at Colorado-based locations of… More » Biden-Harris Administration Approves $130 Million Group Discharge for 7,400 Borrower

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JULY 25, 2023

Scholarships are one of the best ways to have extra cash for college. But they’re often one of the last things that rising high school seniors think about or work on during their college application process. While some scholarships are included in your financial aid. The post Summer is the Best Time to Find Scholarships for College appeared first on CFAA.

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College Aid Services

JULY 25, 2023

Last week the Department of Education released an additional fact sheet for Prison Education Programs. The fact sheet can be found here: Prison Education Program (PEP) The announcement (GENERAL-23-58) is published below for reference. POSTED DATE: July 18, 2023 AUTHOR: Federal Student Aid ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID: GENERAL-23-58 SUBJECT: Additional Fact Sheet for Prison Education Programs… More » New Fact Sheet for Prison Education Programs The post New Fact Sheet for Prison Education Pr

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Civitas Learning

JULY 25, 2023

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Youtube | Full Transcript Today on the show, I’m talking with Dr. Marisa Vernon White, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Services at Lorain County Community College. We begin by discussing Lorain County Community College’s use of data-informed collaboration and case management to understand the needs of its students and the broader community.

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College Aid Services

JULY 25, 2023

Last Friday, operational guidance was released by the Department of Education on how institutions are to report Federal Work-Study earnings using the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system. The electronic announcement (CB-23-13) can be found on the FSA website and is also below for reference. POSTED DATE: July 21, 2023 AUTHOR: Federal Student Aid ELECTRONIC… More » Guidance on reporting Federal Work-Study (FWS) earnings to comply with the FAFSA Simplification Act requirement The

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Mongoose

JULY 25, 2023

Gil Rogers, the host of FYI, is joined by Teresa Valerio Parrot , EdD, APR, principal at TVP Communications. Teresa also serves as co-host of the Trusted Voices Podcast , which focuses on bringing listeners into conversations with the leaders in higher education who are navigating the most high-profile and high-impact issues today. Teresa also is the founding co-editor and contributor to the Inside Higher Ed blog, Call to Action. ?

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College Aid Services

JULY 25, 2023

On July 19, 2023, the Department of Education posted COD-23-05, which discusses the plan to implement additional Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System functionality on July 30. Read the whole announcement below. POSTED DATE: July 19, 2023 AUTHOR: Federal Student Aid ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID: COD-23-05 SUBJECT: Additional COD System Implementation for 2023–24 Award Year (July… More » Additional COD System Implementation for 2023–24 Award Year will occur on July 30th The post Ad

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EAB

JULY 25, 2023

Podcast How to Encourage Student Help-Seeking Behavior Episode 159. July 25, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes. In this second of a three-part series focused on student mental health, EAB’s Ed Venit, Lindsay Schappell, and Matt Mustard share ways to encourage and supp

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2023

For those who are concerned about Americans’ perceptions of higher education, the past few weeks may have been confusing. A Gallup poll was released, bearing terrible news: only 36% of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, down 12 percentage points from 2018 and 21 percentage points from 2015, when more than half of U.S. citizens expressed high confidence. 22% of Americans said that they have “little confidence,” more than doubling the 9% who said so i

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