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Must Have Conversations with Your Student Before the First Tuition Payment

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

Health and Wellness: Prioritize discussions about physical and mental health before your student heads off to college. Talk about the importance of eating well, getting enough sleep, exercising regularly, and seeking support if they’re struggling with stress, anxiety, or other mental health issues.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

EAB

. --> 0 % of high school students reported college isn’t “worth the cost” in 2023, up from 8% in 2019. Source: EAB Student Communication Preferences Survey 2023) --> Financial concerns are highly correlated to both stopping out and mental health challenges. Financial hardship is the #1 reason students stop out.

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The value of partnership to alleviate pain points in support services

Blackboard Blog

Harpham, Director of Student Financial Aid at The University of Akron, had to say: “The partnership with Blackboard has completely changed the way that we do business in the financial aid office. But don’t just take it from me – here’s what Jennifer E.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide

COE

Wolanin established the program in memory of Dr. Wolanin, who championed student financial aid and college access. COE and the family of Thomas R. Wolanin was a faculty mentor of Stoner’s at the University of Wisconsin, and Stoner has been involved in supporting all five cycles of the internship program thus far.