Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Education leaders and researchers discussed the vast disparities in the number of educators of color and potential ways to help recruit them during a panel of the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) Equity Assistance Center-South’s (EAC-South) Educational Equity Indicators Professional Learning Series. Sharif El-Mekki This second session of the “How to Improve Educator Recruitment and Retention: Stories from the South” series took virtually on Tuesday.

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Active Minds

MAY 10, 2023

Change is difficult and isolating. The transition from high school to college was no different. Leaving home and moving to a different state while experiencing a complete social reset certainly impacted how I understood mental health. When I started college, I did not prioritize mental health due to my simplistic understanding of it — I did not know the value of genuinely connecting with others on a deeper level or the impact that loneliness would have on my ability to manage my mental health du

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Steve Keating

MAY 11, 2023

If you ask most leaders who their most expensive employee is their mind usually goes straight to the person they pay the most. But that’s frequently not true. The most expensive employees in any organization are the ones who are least engaged. They “earn” their paycheck by doing the absolute least work possible. They provide little return for the investment the organization pays.

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MAY 11, 2023

IHEP President Mamie Voight (left) and U.S. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Nasser Paydar (right) at the U.S. Department of Education’s May 1, 2023 Raise the Bar Summit. By: Mamie Voight When U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona welcomed postsecondary leaders, researchers, and student success advocates to the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) recent Raise the Bar Summit, he framed what it truly means to be a prestigious institution of higher education.

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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 10, 2023

University of Delaware (UD) police are investigating after an English professor who is Jewish found a swastika drawn on a poster on her office door with the words, "We Are Everywhere," Delaware Online reported. The swastika was drawn on a poster promoting a drag performance the professor organized years ago. "This incident is in direct opposition to our institutional values supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, and we unequivocally denounce this and all expressions of hate, prejudice and d

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Active Minds

MAY 8, 2023

Self-care has become one of the most talked about topics in the conversation of mental health. It dominates the online discourse, has found niches in countless industries, and has helped remove some of the stigmas around taking care of your well-being, whether it be through therapy, journaling, or even just resting. Self-care is critical to maintaining your mental health — but it’s also true that we can’t go through life alone, keeping our struggles and worries internally.

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Counseling Today

MAY 8, 2023

Solutions to the nationwide mental health provider shortage are often as complex as the reasons behind it. The post A closer look at the mental health provider shortage appeared first on Counseling Today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

Northwestern University’s African American studies department will be renamed the Department of Black Studies. The change will become official in the next few months, pending final trustee approval. The department – housed in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences – is making the change to better reflect the range of its scholarship and teaching, according to the formal name change proposal.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 11, 2023

Colleges and universities are currently facing challenges to their long-term financial stability, including a shrinking number of high school graduates, increasing alternatives to postsecondary education, and a shifting labor market. Higher education leaders recognize that achieving improved student outcomes requires more than a quick fix. Those who’ve found the most success understand that financial stability requires investing in a student success model that supports students and fiscal

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

The 1,038 community colleges in the U.S. play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Given that over 40% of undergraduate students in the U.S. are pursuing an Associate’s Degree and the percentage of job openings that require a four-year degree declined from 51% in 2017 to 44% in 2021, the significance of community colleges in shaping the next generation of workers can’t

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Counseling Today

MAY 12, 2023

Counseling can help adults with bullying behaviors learn to change how they relate to others and accept responsibility for their actions. The post Working with adults who bully appeared first on Counseling Today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, he could not meet the 20-20 eyesight requirement. Thankfully, he moved on to Plan B.

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College Aid Services

MAY 10, 2023

Press Release – May 10, 2023 | Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects scholars annually… More » 161 Students to be Honored as 2023 U.S.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

MAY 8, 2023

By: Lauren Pfeffer Stuart Did you know there are ways to lead while still keeping your classroom position? I didn’t! In 2014, I was feeling burnt out, as many educators often feel. I loved being with kids, but felt I wanted to impact education on a larger scale, and I needed a change of pace. Continue Reading The post 4 Ways to Flex Your Leadership From The Classroom appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Community College Review

MAY 11, 2023

We look in-depth at how you can pay for a community college education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

In recent years, applicants and matriculants to U.S. medical schools have increasingly come from households with higher incomes, according to a Yale-led study. The findings of the study – published May 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – show disparities in access to medical education and could have negative impacts on patient care, according to researchers.

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College Aid Services

MAY 9, 2023

The US Department of Education has announced that over 615,000 borrowers have had their loans forgiven under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, with a total of $4.2 billion in loan forgiveness approved as of October 2021. The PSLF program was created in 2007 to incentivize graduates to enter public service jobs and forgive… More » ED: $42 Billion in Approved Public Service Loan Forgiveness for More Than 615,000 Borrowers The post ED: $42 Billion in Approved Public Service

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Counselors' Corner

MAY 10, 2023

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. This is the time of year when counselor chat rooms are filled with posts like “Thinking about interviewing for a high school counseling position. Thoughts?” You bet. It’s as easy as remembering the five Cs. Curriculum Most of the people on hiring committees don’t know that, just like there’s a math curriculum and an English curriculum, high schools are supposed to have a counseling curriculum.

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Patter by Pat Thomson

MAY 8, 2023

When it comes to writing I’m definitely a planner. I like to show other people how to plan their papers too. And the standard caveat before I begin. Of course my way is not the only way. This is A way that works for quite a lot of people most of the time. Or some of the time. It is one strategy to add into your bag of writing tools. When I am writing for publication I take what is really a project management approach, where I map out the various steps in the writing and diary them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

The low number of historically underrepresented men of color (HUMOC) in health care professions has been declared a national crisis by The Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP). The numbers indicate a lack of diversity that will negatively impact public health, education, economic stability, and the availability and quality of healthcare for all U.S. communities.

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College Aid Services

MAY 10, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action to halt student loan debt relief schemes that allegedly defrauded students out of millions of dollars. According to a press release on the FTC’s website, these deceptive operations promised to assist students in reducing or eliminating their student loan debt burden but instead scammed them into false… More » FTC Halts Student Loan Scheme Costing Students Millions The post FTC Halts Student Loan Scheme Costing Students Millions first appe

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Ed.gov Homeroom

MAY 11, 2023

ED’s School Ambassador Fellowship Program supports national education initiatives with the expertise of school-based practitioners. The program fosters collaboration between education practitioners and the federal government, involves educators in education policy, and amplifies practitioners’ voices in the national dialogue. JoLisa Hoover served previously as a Fellow at ED.

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Student Loan Planner

MAY 10, 2023

Republican leaders in the House of Representatives took a major step this week to advance a proposal that would repeal several of President Biden’s signature student debt relief initiatives, including broad student loan forgiveness and the latest extension of the ongoing student loan pause. The legislation is likely to ultimately pass the House, but its […] The post <strong>House Republicans Closer to Repealing Student Loan Forgiveness and Reversing Student Loan Pause</strong&#

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

Delnita Evans dreams of being a dean because she wants to help underrepresented students succeed. “I saw that people that looked like me did not matriculate. We weren’t graduating,” said the master’s candidate in higher education student affairs at the Morgan State University School of Education & Urban Studies. “Sometimes, all a student needs is someone who looks like them to have a conversation so that they can understand that they can do this.

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Scholarship America

MAY 12, 2023

As the world of higher education faces an uncertain future, there are two things we know for sure: education will be a key to our recovery, and students will need our support more than ever as they return to school. Support for students can take many forms; starting a scholarship program can ensure you have an impact now, and well into the future. Getting started can be a challenge – but partnering with an experienced nonprofit like Scholarship America ensures you the simplest setup, the greates

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Single Stop

MAY 12, 2023

The Fedcap Group Reports First Half Fiscal Year 2023 Financial and Operating Results New York, NY —May 11,2023 — The Fedcap Group, the parent company for 23 nonprofit subsidiaries, in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, released its operating and financial results for the first half of fiscal year 2023 that ended March 31, 2023. Commenting on the results, The Fedcap Group’s President and CEO Christine McMahon noted, “This was another period of solid growth and significant accompl

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Student Loan Planner

MAY 10, 2023

Key Takeaways: Medical professionals often have high levels of student loan debt when they finish medical school, which can make home financing challenging. Some doctors, dentists, veterinarians and nurse practitioners have special access to financing options and underwriting criteria that can make it easier to get a home loan. Wells Fargo doesn’t offer a specific […] The post Wells Fargo Physician Loan Review: Eligibility, Features and More appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

Clatsop Community College will become the first higher education institution within the traditional homelands of the Chinook Indian Nation to grant free tuition to tribal members, The Oregonian reported. “By providing free tuition, Clatsop Community College will change the lives of so many Chinookans who have already eagerly signed up and will set them up for a future many thought they would never have,” Tribal Council member Rachel Cushman said.

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Catherine Cronin

MAY 12, 2023

by Catherine Cronin and Laura Czerniewicz In a few months, all being well, we will be preparing to launch the book H i gher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures (HE4Good). This open access book, a collection of work by over 70 authors in 18 countries, offers ways of thinking, conceptualising and creating possibilities for (re)making higher education, focusing on futures that foreground inclusion, equity, social justice, care and sustainability.

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HEAG

MAY 11, 2023

In our March blog , we wrote about the many areas in financial aid that will be impacted by the end of the COVID-19 National Emergency. One process that is particularly notable is verification, and since we’re heading into that … Read more ».

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Student Loan Planner

MAY 10, 2023

Republican leaders in the House of Representatives took a major step this week to advance a proposal that would repeal several of President Biden’s signature student debt relief initiatives, including broad student loan forgiveness and the latest extension of the ongoing student loan pause. The legislation is likely to ultimately pass the House, but its […] The post <strong>House Republicans Closer to Repealing Student Loan Forgiveness and Reversing Student Loan Pause</strong&#

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

Democratic legislative negotiators reached a higher education spending deal May 8 to create a free college tuition program for Minnesota residents, Star Tribune reported. Rep. Gene Pelowski and Sen. Omar Fateh The bill – it must still be passed by the state House and Senate – would make it so that residents whose families earn less than $80,000 a year would not have to take on debt to get a degree from a public community college or four-year university in the University of Minnesota or Minnesot

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Congratulations! We made it through another year! We are so excited for those of you who are graduating. We support your journey and wish you the best in your future endeavors. This summer glimmers with hope and opportunities. Although so much has changed in the past couple of years, it feels as though this will be the first “close-to-normal” summer we have had since 2019.

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EAB

MAY 10, 2023

Infographic The Evolution of Student Success Metrics How has the way we define & measure student success changed over time? Lineages of species divide over time and give rise to descendants that resemble their forbearers but are also distinct in unique ways. The evolution of student success best practice has happened in the same way. Today, the definition and quantification of success is very complex—with more change likely to come—leaving many strategists struggling to set a course for thei

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COE

MAY 10, 2023

Christopher Rosenquest, City of Plattsburgh Mayor May 10, 2023 One of NEOA’s 2023 TRIO Achievers, Christopher is currently the Mayor of the City of Plattsburg Christopher Rosenquest is an accomplished public servant, entrepreneur, and the 29th Mayor of the City of Plattsburgh. His success, impact, and view of himself in the world are all a function of his experience with Upward Bound , a program he credits with helping him shape his education and personal goals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Students from underrepresented backgrounds face considerable barriers when it comes to completing a community college program. Nationally, only 24% of African American, Latinx, and Native American students finish within two years. But Dougherty Family College (DFC), a two-year associate degree program at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, where almost all the students are minoritized and nearly three-quarters are first-generation, has managed to buck this trend.

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