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Divorced Parents, College Financial Aid & FAFSA

College Aid Consulting Services

Photo Credit: Rajiv Perera. Recently Elizabeth Spiers of Slate.com asked me to comment on one of their readers’ questions on divorced parents, college financial aid, & FAFSA. This advice also applies to step-parents, domestic partners, and others that want to help with the cost of education or don’t know to what extent they are responsible.

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Resource Spotlight: Study Skills for Success

Purdue University Global

The Academic Success Center has a new video resource: “Study Skills for Success: Tips and Strategies for Mastering Your Courses.” This short video (under 10 minutes) is the first in a series of study skills videos that the Academic Success Center team leads are working to develop and produce. This video discusses strategies that students can use to increase reading comprehension, remember what they have learned better, find additional resources, and more.

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(Re)introducing the Social Impact Fellowship

Close the Gap Foundation

Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA — The next evolution of Close the Gap Foundation’s flagship Social Impact Fellowship — a 3-month summer fellowship for rising high school juniors and seniors to find mentors, give back, and grow their confidence — is about to launch. After beginning with a handful of students in 2019, the Fellowship annually tripled its cohort size in an attempt to meet student demand and in response to increasing generosity from donors and corporate sponsors lik

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Using Social Media for Professional Networking

FNU Academic Advising Blog

We live in a world where social media is the epicenter for garnering attention. Small businesses grow their presence through Facebook, entrepreneurs expand their fan base through Instagram and TikTok, and employers search for the best candidates through LinkedIn and Twitter. Therefore, you want to make sure your online presence is professional.

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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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How to Overcome Academic Stress That Could Affect Your Writing?

The Student Success Coach

Academic stress is a common problem at post graduate level. Unfortunately, lockdown has increases stress levels. For students, it is stress relieving to visit the campus and talk with other students. The COVID-19 has changed the world in many ways including: How we interact with people Our traveling routines In-person studies Communication with professors and colleagues.

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How Free is Free Speech on Community College Campuses?

Community College Review

Is free speech in jeopardy on community college campuses? Learn about new movements that may limit students' speech to specific "free speech zones.

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Careers for Health Services Administration Majors

FNU Academic Advising Blog

Interested in becoming a health services administration major but not sure of the career opportunities? Health services administration degrees have a variety of applications. Below are just a few career options for majors to choose from. Job Opportunities for Health Services Administration Majors Healthcare Marketing Manager Healthcare marketing shares important health news.

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How to Check Plagiarism Percentage?

The Student Success Coach

One of the most common writing questions is how to check plagiarism. In my coaching career, I have met hundreds of students who are worried about plagiarism. I like it! When you are worried about plagiarism, you are on the right track. It helps you take all the possible measures to avoid embarrassment after submitting the thesis or assignments. Not only embarrassment, but it can also have serious consequences.

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Response to Call for Proposals for ‘Higher Education for Good’

Catherine Cronin

Throughout 2021, aware of – and experiencing – widespread anxiety and despair from our respective locations in higher education, we dared to imagine a global, collective, collaborative work that would point towards better futures, and thus inspire hope. In December 2021 we extended a global invitation to contribute chapter proposals for this work: ‘Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures’ (#HE4Good).

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Why Do I Need a Cover Letter?

FNU Academic Advising Blog

With all the information included within your resume or professional portfolio, it may seem redundant to include a cover letter for the job submission.