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Going to College Doesn’t Have to Suck

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s finally happened. After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Earlier this month I attended a parent meeting at his Philadelphia public school and listened as an experienced educator told us, “At some point during this process you will hate your child.

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How to Stop Making Excuses

Steve Keating

It has been said that a person who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else. Make no mistake about this absolute fact… making excuses is habit-forming. Making excuses is demoralizing, for the excuse maker and the people who have to listen to them. Excuse-making limits a person’s potential. It’s just not good to make excuses. Ever! Before we look at how to stop making excuses, let’s make sure we are all on the same page about exactly what an excuse sounds like.

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PARNELL M. LOVELACE, JR.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Parnell M. Lovelace, Jr. has been appointed the inaugural Vice President of Diversity, Reconciliation, and Unity at Jessup University, a private Christian University in Rocklin, California. Dr. Parnell M. Lovelace, Jr Lovelace is the Founding Pastor of Center of Praise in Sacramento and has served as an adjunct professor at Biola University. He holds a Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies from the Cook School of Intercultural Studies, Biola University, as well as degrees from American River College,

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Navigating Leadership Challenges in Academic Success Centers: Insights from the 2024 ICLCA Conference

Knack

As I reflect on the recent ICLCA conference in Salt Lake City, a session led by Adriana Gonzalez-Elliott, Director of the Academic Success Center at Iowa State University, stood out to me. Titled “ Enhancing Academic Success: Empowering Teams, Cultivating Trust, and Driving Innovation ,” the session was an important reminder of the complexities of leadership in learning centers across college and university campuses.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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State Funding Models for Community Colleges Examined in New Brief

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has published a new brief that examines how states fund community colleges based on the enrollment for their students, including those pursuing credit-bearing degrees and certificates, non-credit workforce programs, and those enrolled via dual-enrollment programs. An interactive data dashboard based on the findings of the brief titled, “Funding Models for Community Colleges ” describes funding policies and funding levels for each state in th

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Best Practices to Minimize and Report Substantial Misrepresentations

College Aid Services

The announcement below reminds Title IV-eligible institutions and third-party servicers that they are prohibited from making substantial misrepresentations and outlines several examples of conduct that would violate federal law. It also lays out the Department’s authority to review any claims of misrepresentations by an institution, which could result in punishment that include fines, limit participation… More » Best Practices to Minimize and Report Substantial Misrepresentations The

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Eligible Schools Impacted by Natural Disasters to Receive Supplemental FSEOG Funds by 9/30

College Aid Services

Institutions that are located in regions directly affected by by recent severe storms or disaster events and eligibility for supplemental funding will receive supplemental FSEOG funds by September 30, 2024. According to FSA, these schools will receive FSEOG funding up to the amount requested in the 2024-25 FISAP report and they are encouraged to utilize… More » Eligible Schools Impacted by Natural Disasters to Receive Supplemental FSEOG Funds by 9/30 The post Eligible Schools Impacted by N

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A Missive about Love in Anti-DEI Contexts, and Education for All

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We know the pain. We wallow in the sadness. The poets and painters, they are our light in a dangerous and depressed world. For real. If it weren’t for the James Baldwins and Louise Erdriches ; or the stories of sadness or narratives love triumphing over oppression, all of the pain, all the sadness--all of it--would overwhelm. We need to find a way to John Keats who found beauty in the paradox.

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Dept. of Education Releases FY 2021 Default Rate Packages

College Aid Services

Federal Student Aid has announced that notification packages for the Fiscal Year 2021 official cohort default rate (CDR) are now publicly available to institutions enrolled in the Electronic Cohort Default Rate (eCDR) process. Below is breakdown of what schools can expect to receive, how to submit an appeal, and additional resources to help navigate the… More » Dept. of Education Releases FY 2021 Default Rate Packages The post Dept. of Education Releases FY 2021 Default Rate Packages first