Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2025

New York Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated a significant milestone this week as more than 16,500 New Yorkers have applied to the state's free community college program for adults pursuing careers in high-demand fields. The governor rallied with students, staff, and faculty at LaGuardia Community College to highlight the success of CUNY and SUNY Reconnect, set to launch in Fall 2025.

Community college

Knack

AUGUST 14, 2025

Across higher education, the “enrollment cliff” is no longer a distant concern. Business school deans point to demographic decline, competition from alternative credentials, and shifting student expectations as major threats to program stability. While recent MBA application rebounds are encouraging, the long-term reality is clear: institutions must work harder to recruit, retain, and graduate the students they have.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2025

Excelencia in Education has named 12 finalists for its 2025 Examples of Excelencia awards, spotlighting programs that demonstrate measurable impact in improving Latino student outcomes while benefiting all students in higher education. The recognition comes at a critical time when Latino students represent the fastest-growing demographic in higher education, yet continue to face significant barriers to degree completion.

Higher education

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 5, 2025

Just before its August recess, the Senate passed a spending bill that signaled undeniable, bipartisan support for our nation’s federal education research and data infrastructure. The bill continues longstanding investment in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the nation’s independent, nonpartisan research, evaluation, and statistics arm. IES is housed within the U.S.

Administration

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.

Teaching

Timely MD

JULY 24, 2025

Stress among college students isn’t just common – it’s overwhelming. In 2024, the American College Health Association reported that 1 in 5 college students experienced serious psychological distress. TimelyCare research shows that 71% of students experienced mental health challenges – including stress – and more than half (54%) said their stress only intensified as the semester progressed.

Mental health

Civitas Learning

AUGUST 5, 2025

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Transcript At Purdue Global, 38,000 working adults log in after work shifts, school pickups, and military duty—not in spite of their life experience, but because that experience is honored as real academic currency. In this Next Practices episode, Dr. Frank Dooley, Chancellor Emeritus of Purdue Global, shares how his team is rewriting policies, redesigning systems, and reshaping mindsets to meet learners where they are.

Academic services

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2025

North Carolina is taking bold steps to democratize college access with the expansion of its NC College Connect program, which will offer direct admission to more than 62,000 public high school seniors this fall. The initiative represents a significant shift toward equity-focused admissions practices that prioritize accessibility over traditional application barriers.

Equity

School & Student Services by Community Brands

AUGUST 5, 2025

As families gain access to private K-12 tuition funding, these schools can respond by making their financial aid processes clearer, more equitable, and more navigable. The foundation lies in a thoughtful combination of clear language, user-friendly layout, and logical flow—all centered on families’ real needs. 1. Language: Speak to Families, Not Forms Use everyday terms, not acronyms.

Financial aid

Patter by Pat Thomson

JULY 29, 2025

Still reading. This month it’s Schmit, John S (2022) The sociolinguistics of written identity, Constructing a self. Cham, Switzerland: PalgraveMacmillan. Schmit is a writing and linguistics professor. His book examines how students develop written identities in academic settings and the complex relationship between language, power, and social class in educational settings.

Instruction

Active Minds

AUGUST 11, 2025

Donate Search Menu Close menu Search About Us Who We Are Our Story Mission and Impact Our Team Financials News and Contact Press and Media Blog Upcoming Events Contact Us Take Action Join the Movement Careers Internships Find jobs on Cause + Career Start a Fundraiser Attend an Event Shop Active Minds Store Learn How to A.S.K. Advocate for Legislation Get Crisis Support Programs Focus Areas National Chapter Network Community Programs A.S.K.

Mental health

Knack

AUGUST 6, 2025

Across the country, K–12 schools are searching for new ways to help students recover academically and thrive. Pandemic-related learning loss, ongoing teacher shortages, and widening achievement gaps have created urgent, compounding challenges, especially in under-resourced districts. But there’s a promising solution hiding in plain sight: local college students.

Tutoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2025

As dangerous myths about autism circulate on the national stage, many colleges echo a quieter, yet similarly misguided assumption: that autistic students are socially isolated or incapable of forming meaningful relationships. But the 43 autistic college students we interviewed tell a very different story—one grounded in connection, authenticity, and community, built on their own terms.

Community college

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 4, 2025

As summer winds down, it’s easy to think the college financial aid process doesn’t really kick into gear until fall. I mean the deadline is still months away after all. But here’s a little secret: August is the month to get ahead on college financial aid, and it’s one of the most important months for families to prepare financially. Start now, and use this month wisely because what you do now sets the tone for the future.

Financial aid

Civitas Learning

JULY 28, 2025

As students navigate mental health challenges, academic pressure, and growing concerns spurred by policy changes, effective support must extend beyond the advising office. That’s why institutions are shifting toward a coordinated care model —where real-time data, shared visibility, and proactive outreach unite campus teams to support the whole student across their college journey.

Student success

College Planners of America

JULY 25, 2025

The College-Level Exam Program (CLEP) may be the best deal in American post-secondary education. People who didn’t go to college directly after high school as well as other non-traditional students working full-time can earn credits at a college without taking courses if they pass CLEP subject exams. Moreover, they do this cost effectively by paying an exam fee of $97 instead of the cost of college tuition for a three-credit course, which can range from $300 or so at community college to over $5

Mathematics

The Counseling Geek

JULY 25, 2025

Beyond ChatGPT: Why School Counselors Should Use Perplexity for Research-Backed Practice Perplexity for School Counselors: The Research-Powered AI That’s Revolutionizing Our Professional Practice Beyond ChatGPT: Meet Your Strategic Research Partner Picture this: You’re in a parent conference, and Mom asks about the “latest research” on test anxiety interventions while mentally calculating whether your graduate coursework from 2010 counts as “current.

Counseling

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2025

When Bluefield State College in West Virginia achieved university status in 2022, it marked more than just a name change. The institution’s approval of its first graduate program—a Master of Business Administration—represented a broader trend reshaping the landscape of historically Black colleges and universities across the nation. Today, more than 70 percent of HBCUs offer graduate degree programs, a significant expansion from previous decades, according to analysis by The Century Foundation.

Teaching

COE

JULY 31, 2025

Senate Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill to Sustain TRIO Funding at $1.2 Billion for FY 2026 July 31, 2025 — by Kimberly Jones While there are many more steps until the appropriations process for FY26 is complete, this is a monumental first step that bodes well for our future. Today, by a vote of 26-3, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (“LHHS”) Appropriations bill.

Grant

College Aid Services

JULY 31, 2025

FSA has published the updated 2025–26 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools. The FSC List contains unique codes assigned by the U.S. Department of Education for schools participating in the Title IV federal student aid programs. Students enter these codes on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form to indicate which… More » 2025–26 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools (August 2025) The post 2025–26 Federal School Code List of Participating S

Title IV

School & Student Services by Community Brands

JULY 29, 2025

With the passage of the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) in 2025, scholarship recipients must fall under 300% of their area’s median income—a threshold that encompasses 85–90% of families nationwide—positioning private schools to tap into unprecedented funding through school-choice scholarships  (Federation for Children). As these opportunities expand, schools can be strategically prepared to communicate clearly with families about how these tax-credit scholarships integrate with insti

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 28, 2025

Dr. Howard Rambsy II Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has secured a $1.6 million grant from the prestigious Mellon Foundation, marking a significant win for a regional public university in a field often dominated by elite research institutions. The three-year award will fund the expansion of the Black Lit Network, a comprehensive digital platform dedicated to African American literary studies.

Grant

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JULY 28, 2025

A lot of students and families breathe a sigh of relief after getting their first-year financial aid package. But don’t assume the process ends there. Financial aid isn’t a one-time deal. In fact, what happens after your first year can have just as much impact on your ability to afford college. If you’re heading into your second year of college or beyond, now is the time to understand what changes (and what doesn’t) when it comes to your aid.

Financial aid

Knack

AUGUST 1, 2025

At the College of Charleston, student success isn’t just a priority. It’s a community-wide commitment. And starting Fall 2025, that commitment will take an exciting new form: a dynamic partnership with Knack that brings free, flexible peer tutoring to students in science, math, computer science, and business courses.

Student success

CAMPUSPEAK

JULY 24, 2025

Conflict on campus is inevitable. Whether it’s between roommates, within student organizations, or in the classroom, disagreements arise in every… The post How Core Values Can Transform Campus Conflict into Growth Opportunities appeared first on CAMPUSPEAK.

Mental health

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

JULY 31, 2025

Note: this post originally appeared as an email sent to Hopkins students. Dear Students, The cybersecurity team has identified several phishing attempts and a potential cybersecurity risk targeting Johns Hopkins students. These involve individuals posing as a Johns Hopkins faculty member and unauthorized digital services claiming to help with official university processes for a fee (e.g. services that claim to support course registration).

Student affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 12, 2025

Online education enterprises at U.S. colleges and universities are experiencing significant growth in both budgets and revenue generation, even as they face mounting pressure to offset institutional funding shortfalls, according to a new national survey released by UPCEA, the online and professional education association. The 2025 Benchmarking Online Enterprises Survey (BOnES), which gathered data from 121 institutions primarily at public research universities, reveals that median budgets for on

Education

COE

JULY 24, 2025

TRIO Future Leaders Summit Ignites Passion and Purpose in First-Generation Students Nationwide July 24, 2025 — by Terrance L. Hamm As TRIO programs face mounting political threats, the stories and strength displayed at the Future Leaders Summit are a timely reminder: investment in potential pays dividends for generations. Or, in the words of Susie Odin, wiping away tears on the Capitol steps: “TRIO rocks.

First generation

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 11, 2025

With summer coming to an end, everyone begins to shift their focus to school prep. The majority of students worry about upcoming classes and supplies, but upcoming seniors and those currently in college have a lot more to consider than their class schedule. They need to plan ahead financially and begin their FAFSA prep now. Students should file the FAFSA on or soon after October 1st, 2025, which is when the application opens.

FAFSA

Knack

JULY 31, 2025

Most students graduate with academic knowledge, but many still struggle to explain the real-world skills they’ve developed along the way. Communication. Problem-solving. Leadership. Employers consistently rank these competencies as critical, yet underdeveloped. The disconnect isn’t that students haven’t gained these skills. It’s that they often can’t name or describe them with confidence.

Academic support

College Aid Services

JULY 30, 2025

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced the College Transparency Act (CTA), which ensures that students and families have better information as they consider higher education opportunities. U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced the companion legislation… More » Senators Reintroduce College Transparency Act The post Senators Reintr

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2025

Michigan officials celebrated a milestone in college access this week as 50 students received nearly $1 million in awards through the state's innovative "Ticket to Tuition" giveaway, a program designed to incentivize FAFSA completion among first-time filers. From left: Ryan Fewins-Bliss, Michigan College Access Network;Dr. Laurie Claybo, Wayne State University;Lukas Gojcaj, student winner;Lamya Robinson, student winner, Cadie Benedict, student winner, Graceful Tompkins, student winner;Lt.

FAFSA

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

AUGUST 13, 2025

The “Red Zone” is a period of time that lasts from the start of the fall semester through Thanksgiving break when the majority of sexual assault occurs on college campuses. This post explains why that is, and what we can do about it. Q: What is the Red Zone? A: It’s a six-to-10-week time frame when many students are going to parties, gatherings, and other social events to celebrate their return to campus.

Facilitation

School & Student Services by Community Brands

JULY 24, 2025

As private K-12 school choice programs expand nationwide and tuition assistance expectations shift, independent and faith-based schools are seeing more families interested in financial aid—and arriving with higher expectations around service, security, and responsiveness. To stay competitive in K–12 enrollment, schools must move beyond outdated processes and embrace solutions that are transparent, efficient, and built to handle increasing complexity in student financial services.

Financial aid

NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 8, 2025

By Sean Robins, NACAC’s director of advocacy Welcome to the first edition of our Policy & Legislative Update series. These regular posts are meant to keep NACAC members informed about key policy developments, NACAC’s advocacy priorities, and opportunities to take action in support of students and the college admission counseling profession.

Title IV

College Aid Services

AUGUST 8, 2025

On August 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education announced the re‑establishment of a computer matching program with the Social Security Administration (SSA). This initiative, governed by the Privacy Act of 1974 (as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Acts of 1988 and 1990) and further guided by OMB rules on matching programs,… More » Department of Education Re‑Establishes SSA Matching Program to Verify Title IV Eligibility The post Department of Education Re‑Establis

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2025

Michigan officials celebrated a milestone in college access this week as 50 students received nearly $1 million in awards through the state's innovative "Ticket to Tuition" giveaway, a program designed to incentivize FAFSA completion among first-time filers. From left: Ryan Fewins-Bliss, Michigan College Access Network;Dr. Laurie Claybo, Wayne State University;Lukas Gojcaj, student winner;Lamya Robinson, student winner, Cadie Benedict, student winner, Graceful Tompkins, student winner;Lt.

FAFSA