Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Ten years ago, most college students short of money for food would have difficulty finding a food pantry on campus. Food insecurity wasn’t a widely recognized problem in higher education and “student basic needs” wasn’t a field of practice. As we reach the end of another tough year, we deserve to take a moment to be grateful and proud that times truly have changed.
Active Minds
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The mission of Active Minds is centered around mobilizing youth and young adults to be the mental health change in their schools and communities. In my ten years at the organization, I have seen the power of grassroots advocacy in improving mental health culture nationwide — but I’ve also seen the toll it can take on young changemakers. The truth is you can’t pour from an empty cup, and we are hearing more and more that young people are unable to access the mental health care they need because o
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Student Minds
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Emily shares her recent experiences of loss and shares some tips that have helped her through this difficult time. - Emily Thorpe A few weeks ago, I lost my Nan to dementia. I understand that my situation is not unique, and that loss is experienced by everyone. Sometimes unexpectedly; sometimes losing someone stretches out over a long period of time.
College Aid Services
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Our Team Spotlight for the month of December is Tiffany Benson! Joining College Aid Services in 2021, Tiffany serves as a Senior Consultant and has earned several NASFAA credentials for Cost of Attendance, Direct Loans, Student Eligibility, and Verification. We had the opportunity to sit down with Tiffany for a brief interview where she shared… More » Team Spotlight: Tiffany Benson The post Team Spotlight: Tiffany Benson first appeared on College Aid Services.
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Dr. Nicholas Bowman The presence of underrepresented racial minority (URM) and first-generation college students in a course is related to higher STEM grades for all students in the class, especially for the minority students themselves, according to a recent study published in AERA Open. The December-published study, " The Role of Minoritized Student Representation in Promoting Achievement and Equity Within College STEM Courses ", examined the effects of having URM and first-gen students in und
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Student Minds
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Emily shares her recent experiences of loss and shares some tips that have helped her through this difficult time. -Emily Thorpe A few weeks ago, I lost my Nan to dementia. I understand that my situation is not unique, and that loss is experienced by everyone. Sometimes unexpectedly; sometimes losing someone stretches out over a long period of time.
College Aid Services
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The Department of Education has announced that they will be treating the period leading up to and following Dec. 31 as a soft launch period of the 2024-25 FAFSA. The “soft launch period” will allow the Department to monitor and respond to any potential issues impacting the applicant experience. The electronic announcement (GENERAL-23-115) listed below… More » 2024–25 FAFSA Soft Launch Details and Timelines The post 2024–25 FAFSA Soft Launch Details and Timelines first appeared
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 14, 2023
High school students are divided on whether they should use generative AI tools for school, and most of those who did found errors in what these tools produced, according to a new report from ACT. Dr. Jeff Schiel ACT For the report, " High School Students’ Use and Impressions of AI Tools ", ACT researchers asked 4,006 10th to 12th-grade students nationally about their AI usage and their views on such tools.
Patter by Pat Thomson
DECEMBER 11, 2023
I’m finally writing a paper. It’s one that’s been percolating for about a year. A year, that’s actually not a long time in the making. And that’s just the way it is sometimes. As much as you might want it to be otherwise, some ideas just take their own good time to coalesce. I’ve assumed until recently that when you’re not writing some kind of processing happens somewhere.
Steve Keating
DECEMBER 10, 2023
One of the greatest First Ladies the United States has ever had, Eleanor Roosevelt, said that “no one can make us feel inferior without our consent.” Sadly, at one time or another it seems we’ve all given our consent. But the most successful people don’t give it for long. They pick themselves up, look in the mirror and see someone (themselves) with the potential to accomplish anything they want.
College Aid Services
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Federal Student Aid has announced an additional set of webinars in their Wednesday Webinar Series, a series of live webinars which cover a variety of topics related to the Title IV programs. The webinars provide the most recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Education and the office of Federal Student Aid, including statutory and… More » FSA Announces Winter-Spring 2024 Webinar Series The post FSA Announces Winter-Spring 2024 Webinar Series first appeared on College Aid Services.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Employment rates for Class of 2022 graduates returned to pre-pandemic levels after two relatively down years, according to results of a new survey. Shawn VanDerziel The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) First-Destination Survey for the Class of 2022 revealed that the overall employment rate for Class of 2022 bachelor’s degree graduates was 64.0% with a full-time employment rate of 59.1%.
Counseling Today
DECEMBER 11, 2023
As technology continues to change the way people grieve, counselors need to be prepared to help clients navigate how they express their grief online in safe and healthy ways. The post The benefits and challenges of grieving online appeared first on Counseling Today.
Steve Keating
DECEMBER 14, 2023
It has been a while since I’ve written on this topic. Considering the hefty increase over the last few months in subscribers to this blog it feels like it’s time again. The terms “managing” and “leading” are often used interchangeably, but they represent distinct aspects of organizational and team dynamics. While there is some overlap, they emphasize different roles and functions within a group or company.
Civitas Learning
DECEMBER 13, 2023
This year has been exciting for the Civitas Learning product and engineering teams. We’ve been hard at work developing a new course demand analytics solution, refining the academic planning experience for students and advisors, and elevating the visibility we provide advising and student success teams. We collaborate extensively with partner institutions to develop new solutions and refine existing ones to support their goals.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has published new research on digital leisure reading habits, suggesting a mostly nonexistent relationship between digital reading and improved reading comprehension with ‘slightly positive’ effects in higher ed. Lidia Altamura “ Do New Forms of Reading Pay Off? A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Leisure Digital Reading Habits and Text Comprehension ” published Dec. 12 in Review of Educational Research , a peer-reviewed journal of the
College Aid Services
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed? Volume 2 – FPS Schedule and Getting Help, Volume 3 – Electronic Data Exchange and FAFSA Processing, and Volume 6 – ISIR… More » 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (December 2023 Update #2) The post 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (December 2023 Update #2) firs
Counselors' Corner
DECEMBER 13, 2023
by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. 2023 brought adventurous twists and turns to college admissions. Here’s my top five biggies, my top five predictions for 2024, and two wishes. 2023 in Review Artificial intelligence The value of AI in college essays, for better or worse, is still up in the air, in part because counselors and colleges are (sadly) already too used to reading essays written by Mommy, Daddy, overinvolved writing coaches—anyone but the student.
Ed.gov Homeroom
DECEMBER 15, 2023
By: U.S. Undersecretary of Education James Kvaal After more than three years, in June 2023, Congress ended the student loan payment pause, which suspended payments and interest for the duration of the pandemic. This fall, more than 28 million borrowers are returning to repayment, an unprecedented challenge for both borrowers and the Department of Education.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Jason T. Evans Jason T. Evans has been named chief operating officer at Tennessee State University in Nashville. Evans holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bellevue University in Nebraska, an MBA from Webster University in Missouri, and an MBA in national resource strategy from the National Defense University.
College Aid Services
DECEMBER 13, 2023
On December 11th, 37 senators urged the Department of Education to provide higher education stakeholders with additional support as the new FAFSA release date draws near. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D), Chuck Grassley (R), Joe Manchin (D), Joni Ernst (R), and 34 of their colleagues all signed a letter addressed to Secretary Cardona about their concerns… More » Senators Express Concerns Over FAFSA Delays to Secretary of Education The post Senators Express Concerns Over FAFSA Delays to Secret
EAB
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Podcast How Addressing Equity Gaps Helped Carthage Boost Overall Student Retention Episode 176. December 12, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes.
Counseling Today
DECEMBER 13, 2023
ACA partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to support the White Ribbon VA campaign, an initiative that calls for the end of sexual harassment, sexual assault and intimate partner violence. The post ACA participates in White Ribbon Day in Congress appeared first on Counseling Today.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The exclusion of Florida State University’s football team from the College Football Playoff serves as a stark reminder of the challenges facing high school recruits, particularly quarterbacks, hoping to join top-tier college football programs. Despite earning the right to make the playoff based on their resume, Florida State's decision to bring in a true freshman quarterback who needed further development arguably cost the team at shot to compete in the College Football Playoff due to the percep
Timely MD
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The ways in which we engage with those around us are shaped by our own unique lived experiences and identities. Now imagine those very characteristics that make us who we are inadvertently becoming obstacles to accessing health care. It’s a reality experienced every day by historically underrepresented and marginalized college students. These barriers are a significant roadblock that impacts students’ academic and personal health outcomes.
EAB
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Blogs Five ways to boost your advancement team’s morale during the holiday season Show appreciation to your advancement staff during a busy time of year The end of the calendar year marks a busy time for Advancement teams. From wrapping up critical end-of-year fundraising campaigns to processing influxes of year-end donations, advancement staff are working overtime during this final fundraising push.
COE
DECEMBER 13, 2023
2023: A Year in Review December 13, 2023 — by Terrance L. Hamm In partnership with its Dutch partners, ECHO, and The Hague University of Applied Sciences, COE hosted the Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Abroad Program in The Hague, Netherlands. Eighteen TRIO McNair and Student Support Services students and two group leaders from across the country immersed themselves socially and culturally in the Netherlands, met student leaders representing immigrant communities, and studied at The Hague Summ
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Quinnipiac University’s chief diversity officer plans to leave the role at the end of December, according to The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Dr. Wayne Gersie Quinnipiac University Dr. Wayne Gersie would be the fifth diversity and inclusion official to depart the university in less than a year, reported the Chronicle , noting the announcement came Dec. 7 in an email from President Dr.
Student Loan Planner
DECEMBER 15, 2023
As you review your financial portfolio, you've stumbled upon a noteworthy relic – your old employer's retirement plan. It might be from your residency days, a gap-year job that you took before med school, or another forgotten account from long ago. If you recently transitioned jobs and want to get a handle on your retirement… The post What Physicians Should Do With Retirement Accounts From an Old Employer appeared first on Student Loan Planner.
College Aid Services
DECEMBER 15, 2023
In October 2023, Federal Student Aid initiated the annual active confirmation process that required every organization enrolled for a Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) account to review and validate its assigned TG numbers by Dec. 7, 2023. This included TG numbers (SAIG mailboxes) with access to the NSLDS Professional Access website, the COD website, and all FAA Access… More » Access Removed for Unconfirmed TG Numbers (SAIG Mailboxes) and Electronic Services User Accounts The post Access
John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2023
We’ve made it to the end of the semester! As this year comes to a close, make sure to take time to congratulate yourself for giving it your all. and don’t forget to give yourself some grace and to take breaks. Hopefully this latest DT&J can be a fun way to reward yourself for all the hard work you’ve put in. Q: My family is not supportive of my relationship with my girlfriend.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees has named Gregory Smith to be the district’s next chancellor. Gregory Smith Smith has been serving as acting chancellor. His appointment will be official, pending final approval of his employment contract, to be considered at the next Board of Trustees meeting in January. “Chancellor-Designate Smith has extensive executive-level experience as well as strong familiarity with the challenges facing California’s community colleges,” said SDC
Student Loan Planner
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Children in a household can provide tax relief in the form of child tax credit or dependent care credit. However, when there’s income attributed to your child, that could lead to scenarios that need some planning, in order to avoid undesirable outcomes. Your child may not be old enough to vote yet, but if they’ve… The post What to Know About Kiddie Tax and Hiring Your Kids as Employees appeared first on Student Loan Planner.
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