Student Minds
MAY 10, 2024
Callum discusses the student lifestyle and accessing support at University - Callum - Centre for Mental Health For as long as there have been students, there has been the notion of a ‘Student Lifestyle’. Across all sections of society, including the student body itself, there is an expectation that students must lower their standards for living. Students are meant to be poor, to have low quality housing, and to drink to excess.
The College Pod
MAY 4, 2024
As a parent of a high school student, you may have heard the term "cost of attendance" thrown around when talking about college. But what exactly is the cost of attendance, and why is it important for you to understand? Understanding key terms like "cost of attendance" will allow you to understand how colleges award financial aid. As a result, you might be able to better position yourself to get more financial aid.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 2, 2024
Casualties of the ongoing FAFSA debacle continue to stack up, even as Federal Student Aid Director Richard Cordray leaves the situation behind. While the U.S. Department of Education works to fix the broken system, it’s time for community college leaders to remind Americans that these important institutions exist. Experts predict that huge numbers of students won’t go to college this fall — we can head that off by reminding them that college decisions need not be made in spring, and no matter wh
Patter by Pat Thomson
MAY 19, 2024
You’re about to write a conference abstract. That sounds straightforward but it’s often not. There are things to decide even before you start writing. For example you have to choose what to focus on. And how cooked it already is. This choice may lead to two dilemmas. Here’s the first – Do you put in one you prepared earlier, that is, a paper that is already published or at least already in review?
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.
Steve Keating
MAY 12, 2024
I am frequently asked about the difference between managing and leading. I am frequently asked that by people who don’t believe there is a difference. I know almost instinctively that the people who do not believe there is a difference between managing and leading are not leading people. They are attempting to do the impossible, which is manage another human being.
Active Minds
MAY 23, 2024
When I was a freshman in college, I went to a talk on my campus about sharing your mental health story hosted by my Active Minds chapter for Mental Health Awareness Month. At the time, I was a new mental health advocate, someone who had only been diagnosed with OCD two years prior. Still weeding through the stigmas and false messages I had learned about mental health while growing up, I was becoming eager to start sharing my story in hopes that other people could get resources and treatment soon
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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy
MAY 1, 2024
As a first-generation student, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona didn’t always know where to turn for help in college. “It wasn’t always easy to know where to go if I needed advice on what classes to take, what to declare for my major, how to get financial aid,” Cardona shared in a keynote at last week’s Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 21, 2024
As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have come under attack, I wonder if higher education leaders shouldn’t begin to evolve the concept before policymakers strip away every tool we have to provide supports for students of color. This attack reminds me of the struggle to protect affirmative action, which was defended at both the state and federal levels for decades; but perhaps in protecting affirmative action, it prevented the field from envisioning the evolution of race-conscious a
Believe in Students
MAY 7, 2024
Like many young girls of my age, I spent many hours as a child “playing school” in my basement. Occasionally I had to be the student while my younger sister bossed me around, but mostly, I was the teacher. Looking back, there were a shocking number of unruly imaginary students in my classroom, but mostly, I loved creating worksheets, explaining concepts, and telling my students what a great job they did.
Steve Keating
MAY 19, 2024
There are three types of people who have authority over others in the workplace. One is an Authentic Leader. This type of individual is a joy to work with. They care as much about the success of the people they lead as they do about their own success. They work tirelessly to help people reach their full potential, both at work and in life. The second is a manager.
Active Minds
MAY 13, 2024
In recent years, there has been an increase in awareness surrounding mental health. Individuals from every generation have taken the initiative to shine a light on mental health and work towards decreasing the shame and misconceptions associated with mental health. With this being said, it is important to understand that everyone’s mental health journey is not the same.
Student Minds
MAY 24, 2024
In this short blog, Emily highlights some of the common issues people have with working from home and suggests some ways to overcome these challenges. - Emily I graduated with my undergraduate degree a few years ago. I was in the midst of my second year when the world went into lockdown and, to begin with, I was placed on furlough and shipped back home to a condensed family life again.
Ready Education
MAY 28, 2024
Ready Education is excited to announce the celebration of Student Success Hero Day on Wednesday, June 5th. This day is dedicated to honoring the invaluable contributions of higher education professionals who work tirelessly to support student engagement and success.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 31, 2024
A new white paper, released by the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, details an outgrowth of a coordinated campaign to generate a backlash against academic institutions. Dr. Irene Mulvey “ Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education ” describes well-funded, widespread political attacks on higher education, comprising legislative pursuits that undermine academic freedom and university au
Ed.gov Homeroom
MAY 7, 2024
There is a famous phrase amongst Indigenous people about walking in two worlds: one being a path of traditional teachings, and the other being a path in the western world. I’ve related to and reflected on this statement all throughout my educational journey, but especially as I’ve worked to instill Native language & culture in Continue Reading The post Walking a Path Towards Indigenous Education appeared first on ED.gov Blog.
Steve Keating
MAY 2, 2024
I’ve been fortunate to know many successful people. They come from all walks of life, many different cultures, backgrounds, and industries. Many of them report one particular similarity in their journeys to success. That similarity is that they faced a myriad of challenges and obstacles on their individual journey to success. Some of the challenges were severe enough that they felt like quitting.
Active Minds
MAY 3, 2024
We all love our friends, but it can be easy to feel like we can’t make a difference in their life. We have each other’s backs, but sometimes knowing exactly what to say when they come to you can be difficult. We want our friends to know we care, but what happens when we can’t fix their problems? Here’s the good news, you don’t need to fix your friends’ problems to support them.
Student Minds
MAY 10, 2024
Callum shares his experience with drinking culture at university and student financial hardship Callum - Centre for Mental Health As a student, like many students before me, I have been known to drink. Heavily. At universities, there is a pervasive drink and drug culture. To many students, drinking feels like an essential activity. In my own experience, alcohol consumption was tagged onto nearly every enterprise.
The Education Hub
MAY 21, 2024
Many young people will be sitting exams over the coming months, including GCSEs, A Levels, and VTQs. We know that exam season can be stressful.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 15, 2024
Seven decades ago, U.S. civil rights history was made with the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Dr. Ivory A. Toldson When the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in May 1954 that separate educational facilities between Black students and white students was “inherently unequal," dismissing the concept of “separate but equal” in public education, the nation began the task of desegregating its schools.
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.
Steve Keating
MAY 23, 2024
I have written about how to maintain a positive attitude many times. I’ve acknowledged my own shortcomings in that all-important area of life. I’ve talked about your attitude being your choice and how difficult a choice that can be at times…okay, most times. But I don’t think I’ve ever specifically laid out the actual benefits of maintaining a positive attitude.
Civitas Learning
MAY 14, 2024
Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript Student success remains a top priority in higher education, but many institutions face challenges in implementing strategic plans that engage both students and staff. At Northwest Missouri State University (Northwest), leaders are addressing these challenges with close collaboration and technology to create a unified culture of student success among all departments and campus stakeholders.
College Aid Services
MAY 28, 2024
Our Team Spotlight for the month of May is Brandi Stanfill. Brandi entered higher education in 2008 as an Internal Financial Aid Auditor at ATI Career Training Center and has served in numerous leadership positions over the last 16 years in her home state of Texas. Joining College Aid Services in 2022, she brings her… More » Team Spotlight: Brandi Stanfill The post Team Spotlight: Brandi Stanfill first appeared on College Aid Services.
Symplicity
MAY 10, 2024
Each and every day, our client managers and implementation managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier so that they can better support students and employers. With a client support team that comes from across the student success spectrum, clients continuously speak to the dedication of our client support team, and at Symplicity want to give them the attention they deserve.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 7, 2024
More community colleges in the U.S. are beginning to offer bachelor's degrees in addition to their usual offerings, and many of them serve minority populations, according to a recent report from The Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) and higher ed consulting firm Bragg & Associates Inc. Dr. Debra Bragg According to the report , a CCB college is defined as a school that presently or historically confers mostly sub-baccalaureate degrees – such as associate degrees – and confers
Counselors' Corner
MAY 1, 2024
by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Welcome to college! The opportunities you have here to learn about yourself and the world—from exploring the world of entomology to trying your first naan—are vast, and your goal is to finish your college experience without saying “Gee, I should have tried…” too often. That means staying open to the possible, all while using sound judgment, so that you will also get to the end of your college experience and say “Gee, I’m glad I didn’t try…” (translation: cans filled wi
Steve Keating
MAY 27, 2024
I often ask during leadership presentations how many of the attendees compliment the people they lead. Most of the hands in the room go up. Then I ask for some examples of compliments they’ve given their people. My favorite is “nice job” followed by “way to go” and “keep up the good work.” I don’t know what those phrases are, but they are most certainly NOT compliments.
Patter by Pat Thomson
MAY 28, 2024
You’re going to a conference!! Your abstract has been accepted. Yippee. All that remains now is to pack your bags, sort out funding and actually write the paper. Simple. Well no. Presenting at a conference involves lots of decisions – there are Serious Things to consider. One of the decisions that you have to make is whether you are going to read your paper, write a version of the paper specifically designed for reading at the conference, or talk to your paper (most often using slides to keep y
College Aid Services
MAY 21, 2024
Institutions can access the 2025-26 FISAP as a PDF now that it has received final approval by the Office of Management and Budget. The online form will be available on the COD website by August 1, 2024. POSTED DATE: May 20, 2024 AUTHOR: Federal Student Aid ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID: CB-24-12 SUBJECT: Final 2025–26 FISAP Form,… More » 2025-26 FISAP Form Now Available; Instructions, Desk Reference, and Technical Reference The post 2025-26 FISAP Form Now Available; Instructions, Desk Referen
Timely MD
MAY 13, 2024
Mental health care is often nuanced, multifaceted, and deeply personal. Every individual’s experience is unique, and influenced by many factors ranging from biological predispositions to environmental stressors. In navigating this complex landscape, providers are responsible for effective counseling and therapy that support healing and ensure tangible progress toward well-being.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 5, 2024
Florida A&M University (FAMU) received a $237.75 million gift from the Issac Batterson 7th Family Trust and Chief Executive Officer Gregory Gerami to support student success initiatives and athletics. Gregory Gerami University officials at the historically Black university noted that the donation is nearly double the size of the FAMU Endowment value - $121 million - and represents one of the largest single personal donations to a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). " This gift
Counselors' Corner
MAY 22, 2024
by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Seniors, here are some recommendations on spending your summertime. College is about trying new things, so give these a spin, and you'll hit the campus more flexible than Gumby after a yoga class. Movie You Must See Before You Go to College The Shawshank Redemption was overlooked when it was released the same year as Forrest Gump.
Steve Keating
MAY 5, 2024
There are a whole bunch of people in the world who are a lot more tired than they need to be. That’s because they aren’t just being one person, they are trying, in many cases, to be multiple people. At work they are a person who tries to present a professional image. At church they are a God fearing believer. In their social life they are a carefree fun loving life of the party person.
Student Loan Planner
MAY 10, 2024
Student loan borrowers have been experiencing significant turbulence, with the landscape constantly shifting beneath their feet. New student loan forgiveness and repayment programs, many with complicated eligibility criteria and disparate timelines, offer borrowers opportunities for relief and confusion. The path for borrowers appears to be ever-changing, leaving many feeling lost and unsure of their next… The post 3 Major Student Loan Shakeups That Impact Forgiveness and Repayment appeare
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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