Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

And how does one use intersectionality to help define a leadership style? Specifically, for me, how do my intersectional identities influence or impact my leadership style, priorities, and strategic directions? And how do they inform the ways I navigate campus culture and focus on student success?

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MARCH 1, 2023

Tina Smith The bills aim to make sure that students are informed and educated about college search and selection, loans, and financial aid. The Understanding the True Cost of College Act would create a universal financial aid offer form and standardize terms used in financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

The brief also outlines recommendations from students, administrators, and leaders aligned with four areas shaping college affordability including paying for college, navigating support systems, addressing basic needs, and applying for financial aid. “Trendsetting institutions that commit to affordability and a strong return on investment for graduates, (..)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

At our Black-serving institution, the maintenance and operations team, primarily men of color, encourage students to apply for financial aid or recommend grabbing a free meal before heading off campus to work or to class. It will take unapologetic leadership to serve Black learners well.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. So women in leadership is not new to our institution by any stretch of the imagination. The case is that senior leadership in business is not mostly women. It was in our curriculum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Research has shown that Black women face unique challenges in the workforce and in leadership; however, despite persistent obstacles, including a lack of mentorship and feedback, a dearth of role models, and discrimination in hiring and promotion, Black women continue to excel in their chosen fields and rise to leadership positions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Paxson received the 2023 TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence. Paxson – a globally renowned economist and public health expert – was honored for leadership of efforts bolstering health, education, and economic well-being, diverse recruitment, curriculums, and research about race, ethnicity, inequality, and justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. These are the institutions that can show you with their data, with their evidence-based practices and with their leadership what they’re doing,” says Santiago. and graduate 19%. Morales, president of CSUSB.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JULY 1, 2025

In Fall 2025, an estimated hundreds of thousands of families are expected to apply for financial aid at private K‑12 schools—driven in large part by rapid expansion of school‑choice programs across at least 16 states so far this year. Families Want Trust and Transparency Trust isn’t a perk—it’s foundational. Families want kindness.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The National Association of Independent Schools found over the course of the 2022-23 school year that 43 percent of students at boarding schools received financial aid , and at day schools that number was 24 percent. Expanding eligible financial aid for expenses beyond tuition, such as extracurricular activities, books, and supplies.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 21, 2025

For private and independent K12 schools, financial aid is more than just a line itemits a mission-critical tool for ensuring access, diversity, and long-term sustainability. But too often, the process of awarding aid is based on outdated data, incomplete visibility, or time-consuming manual reports.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 19, 2025

But there’s one important part of the college journey that many students delay – financial aid planning. So, let me reassure you: it’s not too early to start thinking about financial aid planning to pay for college. These can strengthen both scholarship applications and college admissions.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

A November 2024 article , from the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) highlights that total financial aid awarded by National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and SAIS schools has grown significantly over the past two decades, reflecting schools commitment to supporting families. million during the same period.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education. While there are FAFSA webinars available, I believe community and family focused FAFSA and financial aid workshops in tribal communities might be an effective way to promote college going overall among indigenous students.”

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JUNE 3, 2024

It’s been a year of missteps, miscalculations, confusion, delays, glitches, and frustration after the botched launch of the simplified FAFSA, which has prevented financial aid packages from being awarded to students with ample time to make plans for their future. Last week, Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Manny Rodriguez His job entails research and collaboration with other education groups, state legislators, and education officials in accordance with TICAS’s mission to increase college access, affordability, and success through improvements in student financial aid policies. Now it’s not all doom and gloom,” he continues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

If the school is able to regain accreditation, as those involved believe will happen soon, students will be able to access federal financial aid funding and state funding opportunities, including the Tennessee Student Assistance Award , which offers repayment-free financial aid to students from low-income backgrounds. “KC

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College Aid Services

MARCH 26, 2025

who joined College Aid Services in 2024 as a Senior Consultant. Our March Team Spotlight features Michelle Bedford, Ed.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

I believe that leadership renewal is crucial to the long-term, strategic success of any organization,” Cassidy wrote in a May 2 email to the campus community. “It Kim Cassidy will step down as president of Bryn Mawr College in June 2024, bringing to an end an 11-year tenure as the school’s leader, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Under his leadership, the school made impressive gains in student body strength and diversity, financial aid resources, faculty breadth and distinction, and campus enhancements. “It Under Decatur’s leadership, Kenyon will conclude its most successful fundraising campaign, growing its endowment to over $520 million.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In the landscape of financial aid administration, staffing challenges have persistently taken center stage, echoing across industry publications for the past five years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

Dr. Denisa Gándara, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin and co-author of the study. Institutions use algorithms to predict college success, admissions, allocation for financial aid, inclusion in student success programs, recruitment, and many more tasks.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

I am also proud that these systemic CUNY changes and reforms were spearheaded by our academic leadership and faculty, and they exemplify our steadfast commitment to transforming the CUNY system to meet the current needs of New Yorkers. And these students had to pay tuition and use federal and state financial aid for such courses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

And if we're really thinking about ensuring America's future – whether that's the workforce, the economy, and civil leadership – Latinos are a key demographic and a key group to keep in mind when thinking about federal policy.” Most (72%) are getting it in some shape or form, though the population receives less aid than other racial groups.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

James Kvaal ED updated the supporting tables used in the Student Aid Index calculation — which replaced the Expected Family Contribution formula — that account for inflation. billion in aid and ensure that all students can access the maximum financial aid for which they are eligible.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership. Higher Ed Leadership. When President LeBlanc began his first higher ed leadership position in 1996, the year of the dotcom boom, he saw a role for digital technology at Vermont's small, struggling Marlboro College. Learning Leadership the Hard Way. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 06:00.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

The ETS-Trenton Central High School (TCHS) Scholarship Program will award graduating seniors who can demonstrate high levels of academic achievement, strong community engagement, and leadership in high school. or higher who demonstrates leadership and commitment to community service and civic engagement. The $15,000 Dr. Lillian M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Common recommendations included improved advising services, guided pathways for students, and proactive, targeted financial aid and completion grants. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. NAU applied for classification and then appointed key leadership to ensure we serve our Hispanic students well,” Cruz Rivera said. She notes it helps build community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 21, 2024

She enjoys being able to see how budgets function, how admissions and financial aid operate, and how campus security is run. Now, at age 66, and after almost 13 years of being one of the topmost administrators of her school, she’s ready to pass the leadership role along to incoming president Dr. Aimee Sapp.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University. Martinez serves as director of the Bellwether College Consortium. Martinez serves as director of the Bellwether College Consortium. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs. Mathis of the John E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

The web page provides information about popular workforce and transfer programs, self-care while in college, scholarships and financial aid, how to budget and save money on college expenses, how to successfully transfer, what to expect when transferring, and how to make the most of your community college experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 25, 2023

Department of Education (ED) has announced settlements with five freestanding law schools accused of improperly disbursing federal financial aid to students in unaccredited program. million of federal funding to 92 students between July 2017 and June 2022 that it was not allowed to give.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

This would affect whether the stepchildren of certain veterans can get prioritized academic financial aid. Jane English Per current law, dependents of veterans who are disabled, prisoners of war, or missing, or killed in action are eligible for prioritized academic financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The study also contains recommendations to help remedy such issues, such as offering campus childcare, increasing financial aid and scholarships, providing more coursework flexibility, appointing more people of color in leadership positions, and making sure policies have zero tolerance for discrimination.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

On top of that, undocumented students are ineligible for any federal financial aid. Work with Admissions, Financial Aid, Counseling, Career Development, and other offices to discuss inclusive actions and support structures. No Pell Grants. No student loans. No Federal work study.

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