Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Leaders and scholars of color, along with their allies, have sought access to the academy for themselves and for students. Many of us have, for decades, sought to make higher education more diverse, accessible, and inclusive. We have worked hard to have a seat at the table to inform and shape policies. The students have excelled. ·

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Dr. Mark Henderson Henderson says the measure definitely influenced the enrollment of “historically excluded groups.” He says that the legislative decisions “pushed [schools in those states] to reach out and provide guidance to applicants.” Those students’ enrollments went way down, across the system. What barriers have they overcome?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

The legislation has received support from organizations in higher ed and civil rights circles, including the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), the Association of Community College Trustees, the Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), and Latino civil rights organization UnidosUS.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 22, 2023

ED’s latest Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program application includes performance measures recommended by IHEP research By Jessica Vivar Earning a college degree is the best path to turning career aspirations into a successful livelihood and financially secure, fulfilling life.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 25, 2024

Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020 to overhaul the application process for federal aid and expand students’ access to grant funding with a new analysis formula. Some of the largest changes include: the Student Aid Index, modifications to the family size definition, and reforming policies for the Federal Pell Grant.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino. As you work with people closely, you know that you’re making a difference,” says Michael Heim, director of CAMP and of WSU’s Migrant Education Student Access & Support. It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. This recognition] means a lot.”

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IEFA

JANUARY 7, 2025

Students can access funding through government grants, private donations, scholarships, and research grants. Accessing these funds requires completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, which determines eligibility. Federal student aid (U.S. students only) Federal student aid is for U.S.

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Counselors' Corner

DECEMBER 7, 2022

I’ve been a big champion of test-optional admissions, and still am—if the test score really doesn’t add anything relevant to the application, why are we asking students to take them? If an applicant doesn’t “test well” with the ACT or SAT, why would we expect them to do well at our college? Colleges simply don’t have it, Part II.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Who they are Typically, adult learners—sometimes called “non-traditional students,” although that definition is fading from the vernacular—are defined as students aged 25 or older. Get more information For more on recruiting adult student populations, including graduate students, subscribe to the Professional and Adult Education Blog.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, with the release of the 2024-2025 FAFSA, families, students, and financial aid offices alike are hopeful that the once complicated application will be easier to complete and process. COA: Changes are being made to the definition of Cost of Attendance. As of early January, the FAFSA has been released in a soft launch.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In the last 20 years, there's been this really big resurgence of community-based organizations that are, I would say, kind of called college access and success as a general bucket term. And I know that in the college access world, we use a lot of acronyms and vernacular that people aren't super familiar with.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The discharge and cancellation program changes expand eligibility for student loan relief and improve access to that relief for eligible borrowers. The Department expanded its definition of when a school is “closed.” borrowers whose disability onset date is five years before the total and permanent disability application; .

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EAB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These additions include a suite of features and applications that help students prepare for life after they graduate, whether that means finding a job or pursuing more education. A young person’s definition of success increasingly depends on whether they believe there will be a strong return on their education investment.

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EAB

AUGUST 8, 2023

Their discussion is focused primarily on the school’s use of fly-in programs and all-access weekends in which prospective students and their parents are invited (all expenses paid) to travel to the campus to explore, meet staff and students, and participate in fun group activities. So, with that is our All-Access Weekend Fly-in program.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

DECEMBER 13, 2016

From the days of old when punch cards held reams of research to the present day when information is stored in data-rich, mobile accessible clouds, the student experience is directly connected to an institution’s technology. In higher education, our use of technology has always run in step with the world around us. Social Media.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Be Prepared for a Fast Financial Aid Application Cycle It’s a well known fact that the “early bird gets the worm” and as I’ve talked about often on the blog, the earlier you submit your financial aid paperwork, the better chance you have of more funding for college. As soon as the application opens, be prepared to submit your paperwork.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

NACAC’s role in facilitating conversation about equitable admission practices in the current admission context is to ensure careful examination of admission policies and practices, particularly as it applies to improving equity outcomes for college access. How were testing policy changes communicated to prospective applicants and counselors?

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Thrive Alliance Group

JANUARY 19, 2022

Here’s an enlightening excerpt: “Many children and students struggle with mental health challenges that impact their full access to and participation in learning, and these challenges are often misunderstood and can lead to behaviors that are inconsistent with school or program expectations. Start with needs assessment and goal setting.

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EAB

OCTOBER 10, 2023

These additions include a suite of features and applications that help students prepare for life after they graduate, whether that means finding a job or pursuing more education. A young person’s definition of success increasingly depends on whether they believe there will be a strong return on their education investment.

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IEFA

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

International students in the UK can access numerous scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate courses in many fields of study. If you are planning to study in the United Kingdom, you should definitely look into some of these scholarships: 1. The scholarship also provides mentoring and access to exclusive events.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Sharon Perry Fantini , Vice Provost for Equity Access and Opportunity at Iowa State University. • So in 2011, we began to pilot a program that requires no application on the student's part. Panelists included: • Tim Renick , Executive Director, National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University.

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EAB

APRIL 4, 2023

And so there's definitely a disconnect and so we are having a lot of conversations with institutional leaders about the resources that they need to increase their market share of adult learners, while also setting realistic enrollment goals, right? BD: Yeah, definitely. And by growth, I mean extremely large growth of double digits.

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EAB

DECEMBER 18, 2023

And CAPTCHAs are those puzzles you’re sometimes asked to solve when trying to access a website.) In most cases, the answer is a definite “yes.” It’s no secret that many high schoolers are already using ChatGPT for their academic work, and it’s reasonable to suppose they’re also using AI to prepare their college applications.

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IEFA

AUGUST 6, 2022

FEA makes life-changing, international experiences accessible to all by supporting students of color, community college, and first-generation college students before, during, and after they participate in education abroad programs. In order to be eligible, applicants must be U.S. study abroad population.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

We often hear from institutions about uncertainty regarding the source, the methodology, the timeliness, and data definitions. They don't have access In a Fall 2022 survey sent to new Edify partners, only 15% of respondents indicated that they had direct access to the data they need to do their job.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Actionable guidance from the Court, on which any definite response on the part of colleges and universities must depend, will likely not be available until June of 2023. The complex implications of a total ban generated a lot of discussion during the hearings and raised questions about the basic feasibility of race-blind applicant assessment.

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Student Privacy Compass

DECEMBER 2, 2021

While students like the convenience of using only one card to access anything, they might not realize the amount of information they provide to the institution each time they use the card. If a student disagreed with these terms, there was no room to push back when using the applications was required. .

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Tutor Ocean Corp

JUNE 29, 2022

It has a separate application for your phone so you can have an easy access for it. You can definitely find something that you would love to hear. Practical tips: Different countries have different Google websites. Here’s a list of them. If you are studying Chinese, you can use Baidu [link] search engine.

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EAB

APRIL 11, 2023

Michael: It's definitely safe to say that virtual tours are continuing to be an integral part of the recruiting process. The visceral nature of experiencing it, and then on day two, we delve into the specific application to an ASU use case of biology classroom. But virtual tours are still a critical tool. And we use that word a lot.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Like many community colleges, you face some cross-campus communication issues, maybe had limited access to faculty during the summer and were attempted to generate more buy-in. Secretly was hoping maybe we'd be at 1%, but we definitely were not gonna be at 10% down, but that is where we were. And we had no idea why. Absolutely.

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IEFA

APRIL 28, 2023

Studying these fields can open up a world of career opportunities and provide access to some of the most advanced educational programs in the world. Not only will you gain valuable knowledge and skills that employers highly value but also have access to resources such as internships and networking events.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

This is understandable—you’re unlikely to make your class if you don’t have enough applicants, no matter how great your processes are. labor-intensive—applicant review. (By Even so, this result is a little surprising given the very serious problems that staffing shortfalls have created for admission teams.

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EAB

MARCH 14, 2023

Doing so helps short-staffed admissions team streamline subsequent communication efforts to convert more inquiries into applicants and more applicants into successful, engaged students. So we've seen how enrollment has definitely been impacted by the pandemic, right? Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to Office Hours with EAB.

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Tutor Ocean Corp

MAY 12, 2022

To gain access to mid or top-tier universities you should achieve a score of 500 points or more. Scores of 330 to 375 are good enough to access mid-tier universities. They could take it any number of times they want but only present their highest result in their college application. A photo taken at a 2019 gaokao exam.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 7, 2024

It doesn't always make everybody happy, but it definitely makes it easier when everybody feels they're being listened to.” You're approachable. You try to keep it real, and just really talk about, ‘Look, this is why, and this is what I have to consider.’ That really hit home for me.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

But if you come together and say, ‘This is a community college project,’ and half of the community colleges in the state are all doing one application, you're more likely to find success. That day I felt like I was probably the only president in the country who could definitively say that I did not have a meth lab on campus.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

And so today, I'm super excited to be joined by another advocate for college access, Dr. Brian Peterson from the University of Pennsylvania. The students today have so much more access, and it's not just because of the Internet. So, to answer your first question, I definitely agree that universities, campuses want to diversify.

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