Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Logan Powell Frank Mullin The university reports that about 18% of its new 1,725-student class come from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, a decline from 27% in 2023. Black enrollment declined to 9% in 2024, from 15% in 2023; Hispanic enrollment decreased to 10%, from 14%; and white enrollment fell to 43% from 46%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Dr. Greg Nayor In what has been another delay, ED announced last week that schools and agencies involved in financial aid will receive Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information – which they use to determine student total financial aid offerings – until the first half of March. 8 – had left applicants frustrated.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Maltais served as an adjunct lecturer in legal studies at Brandeis University in 2023, teaching a class on Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and Indian law. The American Indian Law School scholarship application window closes March 25. Interested students should complete the application through the College Fund’s web portal.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Two political leaders allege that a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form error is preventing students with contributors, including parents and spouses, who do not have a Social Security Number from completing the U.S. However, contributors without SSNs still cannot complete their part of the application.

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JUNE 13, 2023

The Ivy Beauty scholarship program will help financially support 20 students who attend a TMCF member school for the coming academic year 2023-2024. “We Applications for the program opened Jun. 5, with a deadline of Jul. or higher; demonstrate leadership skills; establish financial need; and be a U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Technical jobs are receiving fewer applications from younger generations. According to Handshake, a network of institutions and employers that helps connect students with early career opportunities, trade careers saw 49% fewer applications in 2022 than 2020. As more Baby Boomers enter retirement, the U.S.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Welcome to our summer 2023 interns! There you can find information about applications, responsibilities, and benefits of joining us as mental health advocates next academic year or summer. Thank you again to our wonderful cohort of summer 2023 interns — we couldn’t do this work without you!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2024

The Drexel Promise Program began, in the fall of 2023, offering 50% renewable scholarships for the cost of tuition to eligible graduates of Pennsylvania and New Jersey community colleges — 120 students among the 350 applicants took advantage of the program. Dawn Medley, senior vice president for enrollment management at Drexel.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

Students for Fair Admissions alleged the university improperly considered race in admissions and discriminated against white applicants in violation of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2020, amid similar challenges to race-conscious admissions policies include the so-called Harvard affirmative action case.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2024

Dr. Jay Hartzell The requirement will be applied during the fall 2025 semester application period, Aug. An estimated 73,000 students applied to the university in 2023 with about 90% of applicants took a standardized exam, according to data provided by the College Board, which administers the SAT.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2024

25, 2023, on-campus protest and notices of antisemitic and anti-Arab discrimination.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 17, 2023

Believe it or not, the FAFSA for your freshman year in college will come online October 1, 2023. Parents and students are completing their FAFSA applications by the end. The post How to Help Your High School Junior Prep for FAFSA and College Applications appeared first on CFAA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

This year’s program — which includes 116 member colleges and universities from 34 states — will enable students to regularly see, learn, and act on their offers directly in the application. It includes outreach and resources to counselors and families with students receiving direct admissions offers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Each campus recipient is intentional with their application by clearly stating a commitment to invest in and to evolve services to support student athletes' educational experience and their academic success.” Division I student-athletes are graduating at record rates, according to 2023 Graduation Success Rate data.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide. million students during the 2022-23 application cycle year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Dr. Ashley Finley The survey – conducted online in May 2023 in partnership with Morning Consult – asked 1,010 employers – hiring managers and executives – about their views on the value of a college education and preparedness of incoming graduates into the workforce.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The board of trustees and administration thoroughly restructured the college's academic offerings without meaningful faculty involvement and denied academic due process to multiple faculty members during their tenure applications and renewals. The report details the restructuring of New College of Florida led by Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 25, 2024

American Bar Association American Bar Association The survey is a compilation of insights — gathered from 29 law school deans or faculty members between December 2023 and February 2024 — on the integration of AI into legal education. But 62% of law school had not decided how to approach the use of generative AI by applicants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2024

The City University of New York (CUNY) re-enrolled 16,319 stopped-out students during the 2023-24 academic year thanks to its CUNY Reconnect Program. Its advisers also support students through the financial aid process and the FAFSA application. “We million investment from the city.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2023

The cases, led by anti-affirmative action activist and SFFA President Edward Blum, allege these institutions discriminated against Asian American applicants by unfairly prioritizing underrepresented minority applicants in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ruling could come any time before June 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Applications are set to open Feb. 1, 2023, and a 25-student cohort will kick off the 36-credit hour program this coming May. Thus, I am tremendously proud that our team – led by Dr. Cedric Stone, Division of Business Administration Chair – helped make possible the historic pivot in our status from college to university."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

Eight scientists at The Ohio State University have been elected to the 2023 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. The AAAS Fellowship recognizes scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Ohio State’s newest fellows are: Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Bowen Cho Beitiks opened fellowship applications in January 2023 to early-career scholar-activists with project proposals related to disability studies or disability justice. Beitiks and three panelists selected the first cohort of 11 fellows — all queer or transgender, mostly people of color — from more than 300 applicants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Applications are open now through Feb. 6, 2023. McDonald’s HACER® National Scholarship has given more than $33 million in scholarships to more than 17,000 students, awarding half a million dollars to Hispanic high school seniors every year.

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Student Privacy Compass

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

FPF K12 Student Privacy Train-the-Trainer 2023-2024 Program Since 2013, over 130 new student privacy laws have passed in 42 states,…

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

FAFSA Application Update – Goodbye EFC and Hello SAI FAFSA Application Update – Goodbye EFC and Hello SAI FAFSA Application Update – Goodbye EFC and Hello SAI Broadcast date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Financial aid administrators are invited to join us as we explore the upcoming changes in the 2024-25 Application Processing Cycle.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

Come Fall 2023, this partnership will make SAU and TSU the only two HBCUs and first out-of-state transfer options in the community college system's Bridge to Bachelor’s Degree Program , which gives new, first-time students admission to participating four-year institutions upon associate degree completion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

There was not a university-wide requirement for applicants to submit a diversity statement, however, some units did require such statements.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The school will begin accepting 2024 applications on Aug. Purdue University will resume SAT/ACT test score requirements for admissions, beginning with students applying for Fall 2024 admission. The move was recommended by Purdue administration and endorsed by its Board of Trustees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The fellows program will begin Fall 2023. The program will receive funding assistance from a three-year commitment from the Scarlet Feather Fund. These two initiatives will be housed in the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community. Health equity means that everyone — no matter their income, race, gender, education, location, etc. —

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

From the start, applicants are asked about matters of leadership, community, and impact on Columbia and beyond, Crawford says. In its first few years, the program only saw applications from students coming from the “usual suspects,” such as Howard, Hampton, Spelman, and Tuskegee universities, according to Crawford.

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College Aid Consulting Services

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The 2023-2024 FAFSA® deadlines parents need to know. FAFSA applications started on October 1, 2022. It’s important for students to submit their applications for financial aid as soon as possible. Students should be prepared to file their 2023-2024 FAFSA on October 1st, 2022. After Oct. Additional forms may be required.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

The foundation’s Equal Protection Project has challenged several diversity, equity, and inclusion programs it deemed racially discriminatory since its February 2023 launch, according to the foundation’s website, where its stated mission is advancing free expression and academic freedom on campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2022

We sought to combine Randy’s knowledge of computer science from an academic perspective and its practical application in the economy with my experience facilitating many partnerships between K-12 schools, higher education institutions, corporations, and non-profit entities. The other half will come from the general student population.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

Applications for the second round of FY2023 funding for DOE RENEW is open until April and May 2023.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 20, 2023

The 2023 FAFSA won’t open until December, which is later than normal. The post How to Prepare for Your FAFSA Application in the Spring appeared first on CFAA. Each year, students and families file the FAFSA to help determine funding for their college careers. With the new updates, the deadline is already going to be stressful.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Posted: January 04, 2023 Author: Federal Student Aid Subject: 2023–24 FAFSA® Winter Renewal Campaign Starting Jan. 10, 2023, we will begin sending emails and SMS messages to 2022–23 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) filers (and parents of dependent 2022–23 FAFSA filers) who have not yet submitted a 2023–24 FAFSA form.

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