CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Its no secret that college is expensive. Higher education becomes even more expensive when students receive their financial aid offers – and theyre smaller than everyone hoped. While opening those offers and realizing theres a gap between what you can afford and what youre given is frightening, it isnt the end of your college journey. Heres 6 things you can do when your college financial aid falls short of expectations: 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

As the country witnesses the shuttering of multiple diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and as businesses retract their plans to intentionally diversify their employees and leaders, one college-based program in New York City, originally designed to support the education of young Black men, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with no signs of slowing.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The 2025-26 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools is now available as an online document and an integrated search function for applicants navigating the fafsa.gov website. Institutions who wish to update their FSC information must complete the Electronic Application for Approval to Participate in the Federal Student Financial Aid Programs (E-App) and follow… More 2025-26 Federal School Code List Released: How to Access and Update (February 2025 Update) The post 2025-26 F

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Patter by Pat Thomson

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

I am currently working on a second edition of one of my co-authored writing books, Writing for peer reviewed journals. Strategies for getting published. The book was published in 2013 and written in 2012. A lot has changed in the publishing world since then. My co-author Barbara and I now have to decide how to address: large language platforms like Chat GBT, Open Access policies and possibilities, the increasing expectations of early career researchers, the growth of PhDs by publication and the

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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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Steve Keating

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

There was a well-known CEO of a major US company who had many accomplishments in business. He was sought after for his leadership advice and even wrote a few books on the subject of leadership. I agreed with much of what he said, but not everything. He was a tough son of a gun who demanded the best from his people. On Christmas Eve, he called the President of one of his divisions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) welcomed Howard University's announcement late last week of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's appointment Dr. Crystal A. deGregory as a history professor and director of the Howard Institute for Advanced Study. Kendi, a historian and antiracist activist, has made waves since publishing Stamped from the Beginning , which won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

In recent years, there’s been a notable increase in families across various income levels seeking financial aid for private K-12 education. According to the National Association of Independent Schools, about 17% of families applying for financial aid through SSS earned less than $50,000, but almost a quarter (23.1%) of aid seekers earned more than $200,000.

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Knack

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

For many students, starting at a community college is a strategic choice, offering affordability, flexibility, and a supportive learning environment. However, for those who aspire to earn a bachelors degree, navigating the transfer process to a four-year institution can be complex. By strengthening transfer pathways, institutions can empower students, improve educational outcomes, and foster greater collaboration between two-year and four-year colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Morgan State University, Maryland's largest Historically Black University, is taking decisive action to address a concerning trend: the steady decline in Black male Dr. David K. Wilson enrollment. University President Dr. David K. Wilson has announced the formation of a specialized task force to investigate and reverse this downturn, which mirrors a broader national challenge facing HBCUs across America.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Federal Student Aid has released volumes of the 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical information for the 2025-26 award year and are only available as PDF documents at this time. Update on Feb. 6, 2025: We updated Volume 5 Edits and Rejects. The changes… More 202526 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2025 Update) The post 202526 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2025 Update) first appeared on College A

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Missouri State News The Spring 2025 Advisor Forum Schedule is Available! Please make plans to attend academic advisor forums in the Spring 2025 semester. All sessions count toward the three hours needed for annual renewal of Master Advisor designation. All faculty and staff are welcome, so please encourage colleagues to participate. Registration is strongly encouraged.

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Knack

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible education, serving a diverse student population with varied backgrounds and experiences. However, achieving equitable outcomes remains a challenge, as many students face barriers that hinder their academic journey. By reimagining support structures, institutions can create more inclusive pathways that empower every learner to succeed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

As a teenager growing up in St. Louis, Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste was certain shed become a doctor, but her college years told a different story. Dr. Shewanee Howard-Baptiste After a tough love encounter with science and biology courses, she realized the medical field wasnt her calling. Her pivot from medical school aspirations to a career in health education is now a lesson she shares with young people: life is a journey, not a checklist.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Federal Student Aid has updated the 202425 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 202425 award year. Update on Feb. 6, 2025: We updated Volume 5 Edits and Rejects. The changes made are specified in the Change History Table near the… More 202425 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2025 Update) The post 202425 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2025 Update) first appeared on Colle

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School Counselor Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

For our ACSCA Winter Meeting, I presented a National School Counseling Week Idea Sharing Session. In this session I explained why we celebrate National School Counseling Week and provided some practical tips and ideas of how to celebrate, educate, and advocate! I thought others might benefit from the information and ideas in this session, so I am sharing it!

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I'm First!

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The three week long luxury of sleeping in comes to an end in mid-January as we return back to school from a well-deserved break.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

California Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson introduced The Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program ( AB 335), a bill that builds on the California Assemblymember Mike Gipson foundation of the states new recognition of Black-Serving institutions. As of Jan.1, to qualify as a California Black-Serving institution (BSI), an institution must enroll 1,500 Black students, or 10% of the total student population must be Black.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Department of Education has released the updated maximum interest rates for the Health Education Assistance Loan Program (HEAL) for the quarter ending March 31, 2025. The electronic announcement also includes contact information for HEAL program lenders with questions and the maximum interest rates for the previous three quarters. How to Access the Maximum HEAL… More HEAL Program Interest Rates for the Quarter Ending March 2025 and Three Previous Cycles The post HEAL Program Interest

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Steve Keating

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Most people, (and by most I mean almost all people) who are promoted into a leadership position arent even close to being a leader. They may have been promoted into a position of leadership, but what they are almost certainly doing is managing. And thats a problem. Its a problem for the new leader; its a problem for their organization, and its a huge problem for the people they are supposed to be leading.

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The current Dietary Guidelines recommend limiting added sugars to 10% or less of daily calories. This would be 200 calories (50 grams or about 4 tablespoons sugar) if eating 2,000 calories a day. Sugars can be naturally occurring or added. For example, a can of peaches in syrup contains natural sugars from the fruit and added sugars from the syrup. Watch for added sugars in foods like cereal, crackers, flavored oatmeal, granola and protein bars, pasta sauce, flavored yogurt, and condiments such

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Dr. Michael Burawoy, a distinguished UC Berkeley professor emeritus who shaped global sociology over nearly five decades, died Monday evening after being struck Dr. Michael Burawoy by a hit-and-run driver in Oakland. He was 77. Oakland police reported that Burawoy was walking in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace near Lake Merritt when he was hit by a dark-colored SUV around 7:10 p.m.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Citizenship stands as one of the primary areas of student eligibility, with issues requiring review and management by financial aid administrators. In this session, our presenters will discuss the many facets of understanding and resolving U.S. Citizenship and Eligible Noncitizen Matches for student aid applicants. Join us to refresh or enhance your comprehension of this… More Student Eligibility Series Part 1: Citizenship & Issues Surrounding Citizenship – Webinar (Recording)

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Counselors' Corner

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. The US Department of Education (known as ED) has been in the media spotlight the last two weeks with an intensity that only compares to the FAFSA foul-ups of last year. Just when it seemed like ED was going back to business as usual, along comes a new president who actually isnt a new president, and ED is getting more discussion than the Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl appearance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

UNCF will host its annual UNITE Summit July 20-24, 2025, in Atlanta, marking a historic first by offering five complimentary registrations to every historically Black Dr. Michael L. Lomax college and university (HBCU) and Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) nationwide. The five-day event at the Signia by Hilton Hotel will feature over 100 sessions focusing on institutional excellence, student success, research, economic mobility, and systems change.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Eight community college students from across the globe have been named 2025 DREAM Scholars by Achieving the Dream (ATD), marking a diverse cohort that Dr. Karen A. Stout includes representatives from a Tribal College, South Africa's Siyaphumelela Network, and the Gateway to College program. The selected scholars, who emerged from a competitive application process, will convene in Philadelphia this month for ATD's annual DREAM conference.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Georgia's Board of Regents has named Dr. Jermaine Whirl as the sole finalist for the presidency of Savannah State University, the state's oldest historically Black Dr. Jermaine Whirl university. The announcement on Tuesday marks a potential new chapter for the institution, which has faced enrollment decline and financial challenges in recent years. Whirl, who currently serves as president of Augusta Technical College, has built a reputation for strengthening workforce education programs and fost

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access. Despite the rising demand for skilled professionals in STEM fieldsillustrated by the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

School: Northwestern University Year: 2016 Major: Economics and International Studies Nandi Mehta is a Northwestern University senior majoring in economics and international studies. A member of the womens soccer team, she was named co-captain in 2014 and 2015. Shes also pursuing a Kellogg School of Management Undergraduate certificate in managerial analytics.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

School :Queens University of Charlotte Year: 2016 Major : Biochemistry Corey Brown, a biochemistry major at Queens University of Charlotte and soccer team forward, started in all 19 games for the 2015 season. He tallied nine goals, 11 assists and led the team in points with 29. He also racked up five game-winning goals. A South Atlantic Conference Mens Soccer Scholar Athlete with a cumulative 3.96 GPA, the Toronto native is in the Queens University of CharlotteEmerging Leaders Program and works

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

School :University of North Carolina at ChapelHill Year: 2016 A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill senior, Marcus Paige is the only three-time captain for the mens basketball team. He is the teams all time leader in free throw percentage (.865). Prior to the 2015-16 season, Sports Illustrated named him the No. 2 high-impact senior in the nation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

School: Dominican University Year: 2016 Major: Neuro Science Alyssa Domico is a senior at Dominican University, where she has achieved a 4.0 cumulative GPAwhile majoring in neuroscience and carrying a double minor in chemistry and business administration.A native of Naperville, Illinois, Domico is a.321 career hitter in the Stars softball program. She receivedthe Stars 2014 coaches award after being named to the NACCAll-Freshman Team.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When LaShelle Williams-Franklin arrived at Howard University as a first-generation college student from Cleveland, Ohio, she had her academic LaShelle Williams-Franklin plan perfectly mapped out. As a political science major with dreams of becoming an attorney, she received her four-year academic roadmap during orientation. What she didnt have was a financial roadmap - or any way to pay for her education I had no financial aid packet, no 529 plan, no savings, nothing, Williams-Franklin recalls i

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Xavier University of Louisiana will make history in fall 2025 by becoming the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) to offer a varsity-level co-ed rowing program. The announcement marks a significant milestone in collegiate sports diversity and follows three successful seasons as a club sport at the New Orleans institution. The program, which began in September 2023 as a partnership between Xavier and the New Orleans Rowing Club (NORC), has already garnered national attention and

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Franklin & Marshall College has appointed Dr. Andrew "Andy" Rich, current dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at City College of Dr. Andy Rich New York (CCNY), as its 17th president following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. Rich will take office in July, succeeding outgoing president Dr. Barbara K. Altmann, who has led the institution since 2018.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In a comprehensive study of college health centers across the United States, federal investigators found that while basic sexual and reproductive health services are widely available, students face significant challenges accessing care, including privacy concerns, costs, stigma, and limited awareness of available services. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, released last month, examined 15 colleges nationwide and analyzed data from 184 four-year institutions, revealing a complex

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Neel Ganta has been appointed director of Player Personnel at the University of Illinois. Neel Ganta Ganta previously served as graduate manager during the 2020-21 season when Illinois led the Big Ten in wins and won the Big Ten Tournament Championship, earning a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Ganta graduated from Kansas State University in May 2020, earning a bachelors degree in finance with a minor in computer science and certificates in data analytics and investment management.

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