Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2025

A big part of the future of higher education access and success lies before children even reach kindergarten. As we approach the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we Dr. Marcus Bright need a new push to ensure that our youth dont fall behind at the beginning of their journey to post-secondary education. In his 1964 book Why We Cant Wait , Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote that there comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of d

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Student Minds

JANUARY 6, 2025

Jacob shares his experience as a student currently on a year abroad in France and his advice for dealing with homesickness and loneliness. - Jacob Robinson Before you go on a year abroad, youre told plenty of advice: try to take it all in, say yes to everything, and speak as much of the local language as possible. The list goes on. Much of this advice before I moved to Lyon in France for my year abroad faded into irrelevance as I was consumed by nerves and worries about the move.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2025

Its a reminder that you are a representation for many others and many other players that look the same way I do. Your color shouldnt matter. Your evidence of your work should. After leading the University of Notre Dames football team to a 23-10 victory over the University of Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, head coach Marcus Freeman Christian Collins guaranteed that this years NCAA Division 1 FBS national championship will be the first to feature a Black head coach regardless of the victor between Fre

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 6, 2025

The Department of Education published the FVT/GE Earning Thresholds for the Calculation Year 2024 and amended regulations to promote program integrity and institutional quality. Below is a breakdown of the latest information for these regulations according to the Federal Registers: Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment: Earnings Thresholds for Calculation Year 2024 “On October 10,… Read More » ED Unveils 2024 FVT/GE Earning Thresholds, Amended Program Integrity and

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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

JANUARY 6, 2025

In a significant leadership transition at one of legal education's key institutions, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has appointed Sudha Setty as its new president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2025. Setty, who currently serves as dean of the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, will bring her extensive experience in legal education and commitment to diversity to the organization.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 6, 2025

The Department of Education has updated the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference and contains development information for the 20252026 award year. Volumes 1, 2, 6, and 7 are currently available; the remaining sections will be released later this year. Volume 1: Getting Started 2025-2026 COD Technical Reference: Volume 1: Getting Started (Master File)… Read More » 2025-26 COD Technical Reference (January 2025 Update) The post 2025-26 COD Technical Reference (Ja

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 6, 2025

The Department of Education published the FVT/GE Earning Thresholds for the Calculation Year 2024 and amended regulations to promote program integrity and institutional quality. Below is a breakdown of the latest information for these regulations according to the Federal Registers: Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment: Earnings Thresholds for Calculation Year 2024 “On October 10,… Read More » Dept. of Ed Unveils 2024 FVT/GE Earning Thresholds, Amended Program Inte

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

JANUARY 6, 2025

Missouri State News TCRP 2.0 Launch The upgraded Transfer Credit Reevaluation and Preapproval (TCRP) System is being rolled out to users over the next several months. Approvers, advisors, and students will have an improved user experience as well as access to new features that were previously unavailable. If you would like further details and a more in-depth look at the new functionality, please consider viewing the first 25 minutes of the Transfer Advising Essentials: Whats New?

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 6, 2025

Institutions that have established contracts with or gifts from a foreign source totaling $250,000 or more in a calendar year have until January 31, 2025 to file a mandatory disclosure report with the Department of Education. Schools must submit their Section 117 disclosure reports through the Foreign Gifts Reporting Portal to remain compliant with the… Read More » Institutions Must Comply with Section 117 Reporting Requirements by Jan. 31 The post Institutions Must Comply with Sectio

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2025

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) praised Sunday's vote by American Historical Association members condemning Israel's military actions in Gaza's Nihad Awad education sector, while other organizations criticized the resolutions omission of Hamas's October 7 attack and ongoing hostage crisis. This historic vote by leading American historians acknowledges the devastating impact of military operations on Palestinian educational institutions, said CAIR National Executive Director Niha

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 6, 2025

Title IV institutions have until February 3 to apply for the Underuse Penalty Waiver on the COD website to avoid reductions in their 2025-26 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) or Federal Work-Study (FWS) funds. To qualify for this waiver, schools must explain why their 2023-24 academic year funds were underused by more than 10%,… Read More » Feb. 3 Deadline Nears for Schools to Request Penalty Waivers for Underused 2023-24 Awards The post Feb. 3 Deadline Nears

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