July, 2022

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7 Tips On Lowering College Costs In 2023

College Aid Consulting Services

Here are our 7 tips on lowering college costs in 2023 that families can use to save money. We all know that the cost of a college education is off the charts, and for many families affording a college education can be a real challenge. Make a conscious effort to work on these, and it will lower your out-of-pocket costs. Compare housing options. Don’t buy new textbooks.

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Mental Health & Friends

Student Minds

Saturday 30th July marks the International Day of Friendship. The Editorial Team have taken the opportunity to share their thoughts on what friendship means to them and how their friends have supported their mental health. - Student Minds Blog Editorial Team With everything that's happening in the world, the International Day of Friendship is a celebration of all the goodness and solidarity in friendships.

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Postsecondary Accreditation Cannot Become a Race to the Bottom

Ed.gov Homeroom

By: Antoinette Flores, Senior Advisor, Office of Postsecondary Education The Department of Education (Department) is committed to ensuring that institutions of higher education (institutions) maintain high quality standards and strong student outcomes. As a member of the Federal triad, which under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) requires the Department to work in conjunction with.

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The Real Dollar Value of an Associate Degree

Community College Review

How much is an associate's degree really worth? We calculate and research the ROI of an associate degree specifically, and the results are interesting.

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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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Why Teachers Who Expect Every Student to Love Every Lesson Are Setting Themselves Up for Failure

Student Research Foundation

Of course, teachers want their students to enjoy everything they do in the classroom. But according to a thoughtful post, “Why Realistic Classroom Expectations Are Important” that middle school teacher Brent Modak wrote for the Asset Education blog, expecting every student to love every lesson is counterproductive. “When I was new to teaching,” Modak writes, “I thought for an activity to be successful it had to stimulate all students (give me a break; I was young!).

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Why Student Campus Visits Are An Important Factor In Choosing A College

College Aid Consulting Services

There is no question in our experience that student campus visits are an important factor in choosing a college or university for the 2023-24 academic school year. A campus visit allows the student to experience the trip involved to get to the school, the people who are there, and the actual learning environment on campus. Seeing the dorms and dorm rooms, the library, the career center, the fitness center, the bookstore, tasting the food, and walking around the campus.

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Mental Health Volunteering: An Student’s Review

Student Minds

Rosie talks about her own personal experience as a volunteer with a crisis line. She further discusses some of the pros and cons of mental health volunteering. - Rosie Volunteers Week is celebrated from 1-7 June 2022, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to reflect on my experience volunteering in the mental health sector. For over 18 months I have been volunteering for a crisis text line service called SHOUT 85258.

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Celebrating the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools and Sustainability Efforts Across the Department

Ed.gov Homeroom

By: Andrea Suarez Falken, Special Advisor for Infrastructure and Sustainability, U.S. Department of Education. On July 26, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) recognized 27 schools, five school districts, and four postsecondary institutions, as well as one state education agency official, at a Washington, D.C. ceremony for their efforts to cultivate sustainable, healthy facilities, wellness.

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How to Earn Your GED and College Degree Simultaneously

Community College Review

How important is a GED to your future career and earning potential? Also, find out how you can earn both your GED and college degree simultaneously at your local community college.

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More Leadership Advice for the New Academic Year

The University Innovation Alliance

More Leadership Advice for the New Academic Year. bridget. Thu, 07/21/2022 - 06:00. Image. Communication. COVID 19. Higher Ed Leadership. Inside Higher Ed. interim. Scholarship to Practice. Strategic Planning. academic. University Innovation Alliance. Weekly Wisdom. With a new academic year fast approaching, higher education leaders have a lot on their plates.

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Mental Health Peer-to-Peer Program Training

Timely MD

Established peer-to-peer programs, including Active Minds , Project Let’s , National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Peer-to-Peer , and Lean on Me , have created comprehensive training and advocacy programs. These programs are designed to arm students with the knowledge and skills necessary to support student mental health on college and university campuses.

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Universities that offer full scholarships to international students

IEFA

Studying in the US or UK is not just about good grades and test results, your finances play a major role in the university application process as well. If you want to study in the United States or any other developed country, you will need to prove that you have the financial resources to cover your living and educational expenses. And since we all know that education cost is skyrocketing, more and more students are looking for fully funded scholarships that will cover all their expenses.

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We All Can, and Must, Do More To Prevent Sexual Violence

CAMPUSPEAK

One of the significant barriers we face in preventing sexual violence is an implicit bias people feel when considering their role in this subject. . If directly asked, I know that most would say sexual violence is wrong. Further, most would respond that they would act to stop violence if given a chance. Research supports this. People tend to know what violence looks like, understand the importance of seeking consent, and understand ways to intervene to prevent harm.

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Federal Student Aid’s Summer Assignment: Modernize the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS®)

Ed.gov Homeroom

By: Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid For many, summer is a time for family trips and backyard BBQs, but it is not all fun and games. Before we know it, many students will be rushing to complete summer assignments before heading back to school. Here at. Continue Reading. The post Federal Student Aid’s Summer Assignment: Modernize the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS®) appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Healthcare Careers: In-demand Careers

Community College Review

A career in healthcare is rewarding, recession-proof, and financially lucrative. Consider the 10 hottest healthcare careers today that can be started right from community college.

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Help, My Studies Are Taking Me to Another City!

Nyyti ri

I was well aware that a thin envelope means bad news and a thick envelope good news. For a couple. Read more. Artikkeli Help, My Studies Are Taking Me to Another City! julkaistiin ensimmäisen kerran Nyyti ry.

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Leadership Advice to Start the New Academic Year

The University Innovation Alliance

Leadership Advice to Start the New Academic Year. bridget. Thu, 07/14/2022 - 06:00. Image. Higher Ed Leadership. Inside Higher Ed. Weekly Wisdom. For many of us in academic leadership, planning ahead is a constant feature of the job. On top of this, recent years of COVID and its variants, not to mention the political and cultural shifts through which we're living, have added layer upon layer of contingencies to the planning process.

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Financial resilience and the health and well-being of young adults

WashU Institue for Public Health

Written by Isha Yardi, rising senior at the University of Maryland College Park; BS candidate in public health science; and the Colonel Carroll A. Ockert Scholar in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program. Pictorial representation of economic resilience. Graphic: Mennonite Economic Development Association. On June 30, the summer program’s Public & Global Health Track cohort was joined in our bi-weekly seminar series by Moses Okumu , PhD, assistant professor in the Schoo

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The Beauty of Belief

CAMPUSPEAK

“Belief is so easy we make it hard.” Marilyn Trotter. Marilyn holds a special place near-and-dear in my heart because she is the woman who gave birth to me. My mom has had unprecedented belief in me since day one. In fact, she was the first person who foresaw me impacting others with my words before I ever recited a speech with energetic stage presence, conviction of belief, passion, the whole nine.

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The Benefits and Challenges of Summer Internships

Ed.gov Homeroom

By: Kaitlin Thach, ED Summer Intern For many students in higher education, internships are an entryway into the workforce, offering them an opportunity to work in their field of choice and gain first-hand insight into a potential career field without long-term commitment. While time in higher education is an important period for students to grow, Continue Reading.

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Careers: Business Middle Skills

Community College Review

If you are looking for a highly demanded, stable career with excellent growth potential, consider starting with "middle skills" training at your local community college.

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How to Build an Emergency Fund [Quick Guide for 18-30 Year Olds]

Scholly

You know what they say about money? You can never have enough. But… you can have too little – especially if you face some unexpected situation, like losing your job during a recession, and you don’t have an emergency fund! Source. Unfortunately, that’s the reality for a lot of people. According to a 2022 report from Bankrate , less than half of Americans have enough money saved to cover an unexpected expense of $1,000.

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The Impact of Virtual Care on College Students in Rural Communities

Timely MD

College students in rural America need accessible mental health services now more than ever. In fact, the Association of American Medical Colleges notes that people living in rural areas received lower-quality health care and had worse health outcomes compared with residents of more populated areas. How can rural-serving institutions (RSIs) of higher education close the mental health support gap?

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Single Stop?Updates Benefit Screener to include Affordable Connectivity Program

Single Stop

Benefit Screener Updated to Include Affordable Connectivity Program. On May 9, 2022, The Biden-Harris administration announced the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) , deemed as a huge step forward in closing the digital divide that faces millions of households across the nation. Single Stop  jumped into designing, testing, and implementing ACP in their comprehensive benefit eligibility screener , and p roudly launch ed it on May 1 7, a week after the initial ACP announcement from the White

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What Borrowers Need to Know About The Department of Education’s Tentative Agreement To Resolve All Pending Borrower Defense Applications

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

On June 22, 2022, the Department of Education agreed to a proposed settlement agreement in the class action lawsuit Sweet v. Cardona. In that case, a group of federal student loan borrowers sued the Department of Education for ignoring their applications for student loan cancellation under the Department’s “borrower defense to repayment” rules. Those rules allow borrowers to have their federal loans canceled if their school engaged in material misrepresentations, omissions, or other forms of mis

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Careers: Airline Industry

Community College Review

The COVID pandemic forced airlines and all their related and ancillary businesses to shed employees. Consequently, as things ramp back up post-COIVD, there are tens of thousands of job opportunities in the sector. Your community college has the resources to prepare you and refresh your skills for new opportunities.

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Oldest Community College Graduates of 2013

Community College Review

We look at some of the less traditional community college graduates gracing stages this graduation season, including some that are well past the average age for community college students.

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Overcoming the Stigma of Community College

Community College Review

There are a number of myths and misconceptions out there that lead people to believe that community college is somehow less valid than a four-year school. Keep reading to learn why this stigma against community college is unfounded.

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Sprucing Up Campus: Beautification Projects Abounding at Community Colleges

Community College Review

Community colleges have big beautification plans this summer to prepare their campuses for the fall. Learn about some of the lovely and innovative projects in store this summer, even for budget-strapped schools.

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Are Maricopa Community Colleges Violating Minority Students Civil Rights?

Community College Review

Charges against Maricopa Community College system, who is currently being invested by the US Department of Education, claim the schools are discriminating against minority students. We examine the charges and analyze the case.

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New Bachelor's Degrees Offered at Community Colleges

Community College Review

With more community colleges offering bachelor's degrees, the choices in getting a BA or BS are growing quickly. Learn about new bachelor's degrees you can obtain at community colleges, ranging from nursing to electrical engineering and every subject in between.

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More Degree Programs Coming to a Community College Near You

Community College Review

Ever evolving, community college programs constantly change to meet the current job market. Learn about some of the newest degree programs that are preparing students for lucrative jobs after graduation.

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Four-Year Degrees at Community College? Many Schools Now Say Yes

Community College Review

What is the latest on four-year degree programs at community colleges? We look at some of the states entering into this relatively new frontier, and why some are having a tough time selling the idea.