Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

For more than a million students each year, the college process starts with logging on to the Common App, the online application that can submitted to over 1,000 colleges and universities. million high school students who started the Common App during the 2018-19 application cycle, the last one unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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 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

AUGUST 2, 2023

Character can be revealed in endeavors that wouldn’t necessarily come through in a traditional application, added Massa, like taking care of a younger sibling while a single parent is working. Often, application readers didn’t use formal rubrics or get sufficient training in character assessment. Character really meant ‘people like us.’

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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

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

After she told him, he said, “Hmmm… the school has definitely changed.” It’s definitely helpful to hop on the group chat and process or go eat lunch together,” says Hall. Dr. Tiffany Steele Steele says Rochester’s intention to support its cluster hires was clear during the application process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Problems related to the rollout of the new FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) impacted the responses of parents. EAB 2024 Parent Survey EAB 2024 Parent Survey Haywood said JCSU has found it necessary to re-educate parents and caretakers about the financial aid process, including explaining new definitions and types of aid. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The utility of tech skillsets like competence in computer programming languages is multidimensional as it is used to build websites and software applications that operate cellphones, thermostats, airplanes, elevators, video games, social media, and so much more. Pretty much everything runs on software nowadays.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

In the last round of funding, there were more than 100 applications and the department only had sufficient funds for just 10 awards. Johnson expressed disappointment with how the bill’s definition of “high-need” students does not include students with foster care experience.

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Active Minds

APRIL 5, 2023

As a daughter of immigrant parents, I am still both grateful and saddened by the awareness of my parents’ struggles in coming to the United States and working their way to their definition of success. With respect to mental health in what is considered a “non-dominant” culture, I find the idea of assimilation quite applicable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We are willing to tweak the application of these things, using the master’s tools, definitions, and proscribed outcomes but a real paradigm shift eludes us. As a sector, we must recognize that time is variable and provide alternate pathways for traditional and nontraditional learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

Consider this: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2019 updated definition of burnout includes three dimensions: “Burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 1, 2024

The college application and prep process is nearly over now, too! To wrap up your financial aid journey, here’s a few things I recommend for the class of 2024… Make sure the FAFSA has your 2023 tax info: April 15 is almost here and you should definitely have completed your 2023 taxes by now.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Dr. Stephanie Aguilar-Smith, an assistant professor at the University of North Texas Santiago and Aguilar-Smith agreed that the issue stems from the definition of an HSI. One is to provide guaranteed funding to all HSIs that meet the eligibility criteria for grants to help them submit competitive applications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The application processes are daunting. By our definition, students have entered a program when they have explored options and chosen a program direction, passed introductory program gateway courses, and developed a full-program educational plan. Many community college students have Petty’s experience.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

As the gateway to federal financial aid for college, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a crucial step for students and their families in securing funding for higher education. The FAFSA serves as the primary application for federal student aid programs, including grants, loans, and work-study opportunities.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 25, 2024

High school juniors are beginning to get their college application journey started. will definitely result in big celebrations. But until then, it can feel chaotic and overwhelming – especially to those juniors who are figuring out their college application to do list. What are your application deadlines?

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CAMPUSPEAK

JUNE 6, 2022

One definition of the word “fair” is “conforming with the established rules.” That sounds good, but it is a more of an “external” definition, dealing with one’s actions. Also, it avoids analysis of the rules or their application. This is a more “internal definition” that gets at the motivation for one’s actions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The North Star Promise program is open to all Minnesota residents with a family Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) below $80,000, as reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).” Providing that for students allows them to have some grounding.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2023

Broadening the definition gets you more candidates, and more diversity. A broadly worded description will get applicants but, in the end, my source says the “inborn biases, the inherent political, cultural biases of the institutions become the criteria.” Narrowing it will get you less.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Practical applications Canton encourages students to identify what they are passionate about. He understands they may feel pressure to pick a major seen as practical, but he explains there are many practical applications for African American studies — from law to medicine to business to academia.

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College Aid Consulting Services

OCTOBER 12, 2022

FAFSA applications started on October 1, 2022. It’s important for students to submit their applications for financial aid as soon as possible. Current FAFSA Applications Available The 2022-23 FAFSA opened on October 1, 2021, and will remain open until June 30, 2023. The 2023-2024 FAFSA® deadlines parents need to know.

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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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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

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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Student Research Foundation

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Female applicants make up over 53.5% of all medical school applicants! While there’s no definitive answer, it’s worth noting that career satisfaction is higher in female physicians than in male physicians. Since then, women have continued to make up a larger percentage of medical school students. By 2022, 53.8%

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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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Counselors' Corner

OCTOBER 25, 2023

An English teacher’s daughter got into Princeton, so now she tells every Ivy League applicant just what to do to get in. Praise in public, correct in private” is definitely the rule of the day. by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. A History teacher’s son got no financial aid, so he now tells students not to bother to apply. Welcome to our world.

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IEFA

AUGUST 31, 2022

This is the standard application fee for all study permit applications. So in total, you’ll be paying CAD$235 for your student visa application. Once you have gathered all of the required documents, you can submit your application online, by mail, or in person at a Canadian visa office.

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IEFA

JANUARY 3, 2024

Prepare for the loan application process, disbursement and repayment. To apply for federal student aid, start by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It also has a quick online application process that takes less than five minutes to complete.

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EAB

AUGUST 8, 2023

In this webinar, you will learn how the Ross School uniquely structures its program eligibility and applicant evaluation to support larger enrollment goals. So I think our application volume is still increased, it is high. JA: Before we dive in, some quick housekeeping items, please place any comments or questions in the Q&A box.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

LEARN MORE Emblematic of this ambiguity was the Court’s simultaneous assertion that, on the one hand, nothing in the opinion “should be construed as prohibiting universities from considering an applicant’s discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration, or otherwise,” while, on the other, “.universities

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I'm First!

MAY 30, 2023

I definitely had a […] Most classes are larger, and there isn’t quite a strong faculty-to-student relationship, given that you’ve only known them for a semester, and for some, it takes time to come out of their shell and communicate with their professors.

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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

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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EAB

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In most cases, the answer is a definite “yes.” By way of just one example, AIs appear to do an excellent job of reviewing application essays; a model built by researchers from a group of schools including Penn and Virginia Tech is able to process thousands of essays in minutes, while reproducing human-generated ratings with uncanny accuracy.

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