Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2024

Some members of the faculty at Columbia University have lodged a vote of no-confidence for the university’s president, Dr. Minouche Shafik. Dr. Minouche Shafik Those participating in the vote and members of the Columbia University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) have expressed concern with the university’s response to antiwar protests and encampments in April.

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The Counseling Geek

MAY 16, 2024

Dear David 2.0: Unmasking the College Board's Profiteering at Educators' Expense Dear David (it’s me again), This is a follow up to my original letter titled Dear David: An Open Letter to The College Board written in May of 2019. The link to the article is here should you wish to read it: [link] I doubt you will, David, as you are too busy flying around on a private charter or in first class counting your $2mil+ annual salary and sitting on your 2 BILLION DOLLAR mountain of assets.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2024

Dr. Mike Lee California State University Sonoma President Dr. Mike Lee was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel. The action comes amid nationwide antiwar protests and concerns for upholding student and faculty rights to speech and assembly alongside ensuring their safety and security.

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College Aid Services

MAY 16, 2024

Federal Student Aid has published and updated several portions of the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook. What has changed so far? Volume 5 – Withdrawals and the Return of Title IV Funds is now available on the FSA Knowledge. This volume specifically focuses on how institutions should deal with overpayments when a student receives more… More » FSA Publishes Volume 5 of 2024-25 Handbook, Updates Volumes 1 and 4 The post FSA Publishes Volume 5 of 2024-25 Handbook, Updates Volumes

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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 16, 2024

Dr. Mike Lee California State University Sonoma President Dr. Mike Lee retired on Friday after he was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel. The action comes amid nationwide antiwar protests and concerns for upholding student and faculty rights to speech and assembly alongside ensuring their safety and security.

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College Aid Services

MAY 16, 2024

On Thursday, May 16, the Department of Education released a new Dear Colleague letter (GEN-24-07) which outlines forthcoming changes to several regulations that affect an institution’s eligibility to participate in Title IV, HEA programs. The updates pertain to regulations on Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, and Ability to Benefit (ATB).

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Student Loan Planner

MAY 16, 2024

Federal student loan interest rates are projected to increase later this summer. This is the fourth straight year in which these rates have gone up. But the rate increase won’t impact everyone — only those with newly-disbursed federal student loans. Borrowers with existing, fixed-rate federal student loans will see no interest rate changes. Federal and… The post Rising Student Loan Interest Rates: Who’s Safe from Soaring Rates?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2024

Dr. Barbara Bird Barbara Bird has been named director of the Teaching, Learning, and Innovation Center at Ohio Wesleyan University. Bird served as dean of faculty development and director of the Bedi Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence at Taylor University. Bird holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Taylor as well as a master’s in English and a Ph.D. in composition and rhetoric from Ball State University.

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College Aid Services

MAY 16, 2024

The Changing Landscape of Professional Judgment The Changing Landscape of Professional Judgment Broadcast date: Thursday, May 16, 2024 In this session, we will discuss the recent updates to Professional Judgment and ways to make the PJ process more manageable and less intimidating. The session will focus on changes to the process, implementing PJ, what is… More » The Changing Landscape of Professional Judgment – Webinar (Recording) The post The Changing Landscape of Professional Judg

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2024

Nicole Winget Nicole Winget has been named dean of Campbell University’s Adult & Online Education Program. Winget, who served as interim dean, holds a J.D. from Ohio Northern University College of Law.

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College Aid Services

MAY 16, 2024

The Department of Education has outlined the steps that every institution must take if they are still participating in the Federal Perkins Loan Program and not issuing news loans past 2017. These requirements include important guidelines for reporting, borrower notifications, collection procedures, and how to handle loans that have been in default for more than… More » FSA Issues Reminders for Schools Participating in Federal Perkins Loan Program The post FSA Issues Reminders for Schools P

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Steve Keating

MAY 16, 2024

Peter Drucker, the legendary management consultant once said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” What he meant by that is you can have all the strategy in the world and if the culture in your organization is poor the strategy is unlikely to be implemented. You can also hire the very best people but if your culture is poor it’s your very best people who are likely to leave first.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2024

While historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have received remarkable investments over the past few years, leaders with the nonpartisan, nonprofit United Negro College Fund are urging more can be done. Lodriguez Murray “HBCUs have been chronically underfunded, systematically, since inception,” said UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L.

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