Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Patterson, who currently serves as president of Chadron State College in Nebraska, will assume his new role on July 1, 2025, succeeding retiring President Dr. Bob Jackson. Colleagues describe Patterson as a collaborative, servant leader who values accessibility, affordability, education, and innovation in higher education.

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MARCH 31, 2025

College and university administrators should be strategic about how they respond to government attempts to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) on campus. And the presidents commission on diversity, equity and inclusion at her university has since become the presidents commission on access, opportunity and community.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Active Minds is honored to share our 2025 Emerging Scholars and their incredible research. Juky Chen The City College of New York Project: DreaMHealth: Elevating the Voices of Undocumented Students Juky Chen is a junior at The City College of New York, majoring in Business Administration. in a Psychology-related discipline.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Currently, just 56% of California adults aged 25-64 hold a postsecondary degree or credential, according to the February 2025 report. Students' decisions to pursue and complete higher education are shaped by access to information, available resources, and the quality of their college experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

This is the topic we took to task in Fostering Healthier Campuses: Applying Sense of Belonging Theory to Student Affairs Research and Practice at the recent annual meeting of NASPAStudent Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. It's not just about putting courses online; it's about building a network learning community where students from any HBCU can access high-quality courses, mentorship, and career opportunities in a seamless and engaging way.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Phil Murphy’s administration’s goals to increase college completion and get 65% of state denizens a high-quality credential by 2025. “As Today’s students come from all different backgrounds and face any number of challenges in their day-to-day life beyond their ongoing studies.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

Our team just returned from the annual NAIS Thrive 2025 conference, held from February 2628 in Nashville, TN. VenturEd Solutions was proud to be a Diamond sponsor at this annual event where over 3,000 educators, administrators, and industry leaders gathered to explore the future of independent schools.

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The first version of the EDExpress for Windows for the 2025-26 academic year is now available and includes functionality for Global, Application Processing, and Packaging. Now Available The post EDExpress for Windows 2025–2026, Release 1.0 Now Available The post EDExpress for Windows 2025–2026, Release 1.0

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Administrators now have access to the 2025–26 FAFSA® prototype, which is a web-based design tool where users can explore certain aspects of the official application as the Department of Education improves it over time.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Their inclusion, their belonging, well-being and their ability to access and use campus basic needs, that for me was one of the really big takeaways.” The next phase of this research will commence in 2025. There is not a one-size-fits-all model.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

With over 25 years of administrative, research, and teaching experience in various higher education settings, Vega transitioned to academia as a faculty member and has significantly contributed to the Master of Arts in Higher Education program at Montclair State University since 2017. Vega earned her Ed.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Manhattan Institute's "Project on Fair Representation " and the Heritage Foundation's " Project 2025 " both explicitly call for the dismantling of DEI initiatives in higher education. This transformation in thinking appears to be precisely what some conservative groups fear.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D So I navigated accessing college and all of that on my own, and I felt like now it's my turn.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander is very accessible, very approachable for students,” says Dr. Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 14, 2025

The energy in Nashville was already electric with the NAIS Thrive Annual Conference in full swing, but on the evening of February 27, 2025, the excitement reached a new level as VenturEd Solutions and TaxStatus hosted an unforgettable launch party at The Twelve Thirty Club. Ready to learn more about SSS and TaxStatus?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. Early inspiration In her first community college position, much of Stouts work focused on access and reaching as many stakeholders as possible. For 41 years, Dr. Karen A.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

By making this conference so accessible, it models the type of engagement needed to truly be an avenue for voices to be heard and knowledge to be shared from multiple contexts, motivating greater opportunities for positive impact in Michigan — and beyond,” he says. She also sees it affecting future policymaking.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 2, 2025

With the proposed Education Choice for Children Act (ECCA 2025) gaining traction at the federal level and states like Texas making historic moves to expand school choice, private and independent schools have a tremendous opportunity to serve more families. To promote equitable access: Use a consistent, objective assessment tool like SSS.

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Single Stop

JANUARY 29, 2025

This collaboration is designed to break down barriers and help students navigate financial hardships by providing information and access to basic needs and emergency funding. Upswing and Single Stop Announce Partnership to Empower Marginalized Students NEW YORK, Jan. Single Stop is a company of The Fedcap Group.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 1, 2025

With a commitment to both academic excellence and access for all, this prestigious boarding and day school awarded $11.2 million in financial assistance in 2025 alone. To read how The Peddie School strengthened family trust, streamlined award decisions, and ensured equitable access to educationdownload the full case study now.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 22, 2025

May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — VenturEd Solutions has officially launched its enhanced School and Student Services (SSS) platform, with direct IRS integration, marking a significant advancement in financial aid processing for private and independent K12 schools. TAMPA, Fla. ,

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 12, 2025

With TaxStatus’ advanced IRS integration, SSS provides schools with immediate access to verified financial data while safeguarding families through secure identity verification methods, including ID.me. Industry Leaders Applaud SSS Powered by TaxStatus at NAIS Thrive 2025 The response at NAIS Thrive was superb.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 23, 2025

Tampa, FL, January 23, 2025 VenturEd Solutions, a leading provider of cloud-based admissions, financial aid, student lifecycle, and payment solutions for schools, is proud to announce a significant enhancement to its financial aid product, School and Student Services (SSS).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I think they have been handicapped because their museums and collections are often very, very far down university administrators' [priorities],” says Lomawaima.“So, Tribes need additional access to funding to house the belongings and to purchase technologies, such as climate-controlled repositories.”

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College Aid Services

MAY 21, 2024

Institutions can access the 2025-26 FISAP as a PDF now that it has received final approval by the Office of Management and Budget. The online form will be available on the COD website by August 1, 2024 and the deadline for administrators to submit the report will be October 1, 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

I was always advocating for students rights and issues, working with administration, leaders, and university presidents advocating for university students, says Briscoe of her time at ASU. Her mentors at ASU, Briscoe says, truly encouraged her to understand the significance of education and valuing Black thought.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 26, 2025

Before long, college administrators raised tuition knowing that under-resourced admittees could easily borrow from the ED to cover the spread. from 1977 to 2025, yet tuition rose much more rapidly. College tuition was1,490% higherin 2025 than 1977, according to the College Tuition and Fees Price Index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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College Planners of America

AUGUST 27, 2024

The ED stated that batch correction functionality would be deferred until the 2025-2026 FAFSA cycle after stating in June that it was to be available by the middle of August. It’s the difference between pushing a button versus making thousands of keystrokes in terms of administrative burden.”

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College Planners of America

AUGUST 27, 2024

The ED stated that batch correction functionality would be deferred until the 2025-2026 FAFSA cycle after stating in June that it was to be available by the middle of August. It’s the difference between pushing a button versus making thousands of keystrokes in terms of administrative burden.”

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 14, 2024

All of these programs are designed to make higher education more accessible. But, due to recent changes in the form, this year’s FAFSA for the 2025-2026 school year will be available starting December 1st. The name you use must exactly match the one on file with the Social Security Administration.

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The Advisor That Cares

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For Advisors: Transform transactional advising general information and onboarding orientation to systems, procedures, degree plan, resources to video, audio, and text resources in personally curated web resources by the Fall 2025 intake cycle for individualized flipped advisor guidance.

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COE

JULY 9, 2024

The internship aligned perfectly with my academic and career goals in public administration and education policy. The Council invites applicants for the 2025 Thomas R. Witnessing lawmakers debate critical issues impacting students and programs nationwide was an eye-opening experience. Wolanin Congressional Internship.

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 3, 2024

“You can complete the form to apply for financial aid to help pay for attendance at college between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. If your form is unavailable when you or your family members try to access it, please try again later. You will have plenty of time to complete the FAFSA form.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Data from fall 2022 show that: Founding UIA institutions have produced over 118,500 additional degrees above baseline projections and are on track to double their 68,000 degree goal by 2025. To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list. Diffusion to the Field 1.

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The Advisor That Cares

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Transform transactional advising general information and onboarding orientation to video, audio, and text resources in flipped advising modules with digital assessments by the Fall 2025 intake cycle. . Providing students with 24/7 access to personally curated information resources can guide them throughout their programs’ completion.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Data from fall 2022 show that: Founding UIA institutions have produced over 118,500 additional degrees above baseline projections and are on track to double their 68,000 degree goal by 2025. To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list. Diffusion to the Field 1.

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