Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2023

The impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, SFFA v. Earlier decisions allowed schools to use race as one of many factors that college admissions officers could consider when conducting a holistic review of applicants. These inequities translate to fewer students in the pipeline for law school.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Transfer students and their families often face unique financial challenges, especially when transitioning to a new school mid-year. To encourage these students to apply for financial aid, it’s crucial to provide clear and accessible information. Families also desire timely updates on their financial aid status.

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NACAC's Admitted

APRIL 16, 2023

It is getting closer to the fall semester and your application numbers are below last year’s count. Numerous campus administrators and staff members are concerned and offer plenty of potential ideas to reach more students. For each semester a former student is not enrolled, are they enrolled at another local school or just working?

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 19, 2024

College applications have many steps and lots of components that have to be completed in an accurate and timely manner. While the bulk of the application process occurs in your senior year, there’s plenty you can do in your early high school years to help prepare too. If that’s not feasible for you, that’s okay too!

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Student Research Foundation

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Choosing your Advanced Placement (AP) courses is an important decision, one that can impact both your high school and college career. With nearly 40 AP classes to choose from, many students are worried about finding the best AP classes for college. AP classes are part of CollegeBoard’s Advanced Placement Program.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our featured Scholarship America partner programs for November 2023 include the $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship (which also offers 400 students the opportunity for a paid internship at Amazon), and the prestigious and generous Equitable Excellence Scholarship, providing $750,000 in awards to students all across the United States.

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Student Research Foundation

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

That magazine will continue to rank law schools by considering data that schools do not provide – like job placements that students get after graduation, acceptance rates, and other factors that can be gathered from other sources. . Remember, the resources and tools we list below are available now for you and your students to use. .

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NACAC's Admitted

APRIL 16, 2023

It is getting closer to the fall semester and your application numbers are below last year’s count. Numerous campus administrators and staff members are concerned and offer plenty of potential ideas to reach more students. For each semester a former student is not enrolled, are they enrolled at another local school or just working?

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College Planners of America

JUNE 5, 2024

Two outcomes of a student’s admissions campaign indicate success; first, being accepted by targeted colleges, and second, being able to afford them. Earning high grades on Advanced Placement (AP) exams can foster both results. This is why the AP program is viewed as a boon to high school students aspiring to attend a top college.

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College Planners of America

JUNE 5, 2024

Two outcomes of a student’s admissions campaign indicate success; first, being accepted by targeted colleges, and second, being able to afford them. Earning high grades on Advanced Placement (AP) exams can foster both results. This is why the AP program is viewed as a boon to high school students aspiring to attend a top college.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 25, 2024

High school juniors are beginning to get their college application journey started. But until then, it can feel chaotic and overwhelming – especially to those juniors who are figuring out their college application to do list. These questions will help you and your student determine if it makes sense to apply to this school.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

To help identify chief pain points in community college online enrollment, my colleagues and I went undercover as prospective students, applied to community colleges, and attempted to complete as many onboarding steps as possible within a 5- to 7-day window. Allow leniency in transcripts and placement testing. Here’s what you can do.

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EAB

APRIL 10, 2023

It’s natural for enrollment practitioners to wonder if it’s a good place to engage prospective students and, if so, how. DO: Consider the cost of participation Ad spend on different social media platforms can vary widely depending on several factors such as audience demographics, ad format, ad placement, and bidding strategies.

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College Planners of America

AUGUST 28, 2023

In addition to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA ), some college-bound students complete another application called the College Scholarship Service Profile (the Profile ). It enables a student to be considered for the scholarships, stipends, and grants of participating colleges.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

are invited to apply for up to $20,000 from the Equitable Excellence Scholarship; and students living with inflammatory disease can earn up to $15,000 from AbbVie. Since 2016, the AbbVie Immunology Scholarship has been helping reduce the financial burden of college for students impacted by inflammatory diseases.

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The College Board’s College Scholarship Service (CSS) isn’t free, but submitting a CSS Profile application form is an inexpensive way to apply for aid from the institutions that participate in the service. Students should submit a CSS Profile if applying to one or more of the colleges that use it to allocate their institutional funds.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JANUARY 16, 2024

And What Borrowers Can Do When Their Servicer Fails Them Federal student loan borrowers are entering their fourth month of repayment since the end of the payment pause in September 2023. million federal student loan borrowers during the first month of repayment. million IDR applications waiting to be processed.

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Student Research Foundation

JANUARY 26, 2024

Creating a resume can seem intimidating, especially when you’re a high school student. Building a high school resume for college or job applications can also help you start identifying your achievements and start practicing personal branding. What should you include in your student resume? The answer is yes!

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Non-traditional students such as those who didn’t go on to college directly after high school and now work full-time can earn college credits without taking college courses if they pass CLEP examinations. It’s a challenge for CLEP students to learn enough about a subject to pass an exam when their time availability is limited.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

In a previous post , we provided an overview of the project, which is grounded in the work that the Task Force on Standardized Admission Testing for International and US Students completed in 2021. How were testing policy changes communicated to prospective applicants and counselors? How were test-optional policies implemented?

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EAB

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Tips to optimize your organic website lead generation for adult learners Stealth shoppers, or students who research extensively on their own before “raising their hand” to express interest in your program, have grown to a whopping 80% of adult learner applicants, up from 20% just a few years ago, according to EAB’s latest research.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

percent, 1 which has prompted institutions to reflect on practices that impact student success and on barriers students face in their pursuit of higher education. percent compared to the prior fall, driven entirely by the growth of dual enrolled high school students (+11.5 percent) and 18- to 20-year-old students (+1.4

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College Planners of America

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Two important applications should be submitted by families seeking to maximize offers of financial aid. First, it’s essential that families seeking financial aid submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). How the CSS Profile Can Help Students. Gift aid does not need to be repaid.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Blogs “Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it “Summer melt" is a familiar challenge for enrollment and student success teams across the country. So, what’s going on with these student populations? Due to the extensive paperwork and waiting times involved with the U.S.

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College Planners of America

JULY 24, 2023

Experts in higher education have long criticized the Advanced Placement (AP) program, but few have been as scathing as John Tierney, a professor at Boston College. That’s the case with Advanced Placement courses, one of the great frauds perpetrated on American high-school students. That’s a powerful statement.

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Thrive Alliance Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

And it’s not only students who will struggle with the shift back to in-person social situations. Once our students begin attending school in person again, they will once again have to deal with being in a more crowded classroom, taking turns, staying attentive, and listening to others. Many adults will struggle as well.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Blogs 5 career services to support your professional and adult learners Build these services to aid your current students and stand out to prospects Career services are going to be especially important to your graduate and adult students in 2024. Read on for ways to support your adult learners through career services.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Blogs The top 5 ways prospective graduate and adult learners are finding your programs Insights from EAB’s new survey of 3,800+ graduate and adult learners It may be hard to believe, but many of your current adult learners—and the students making their way through the enrollment funnel for your graduate and adult programs right now—belong to Gen Z.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When LaShelle Williams-Franklin arrived at Howard University as a first-generation college student from Cleveland, Ohio, she had her academic LaShelle Williams-Franklin plan perfectly mapped out. We recognize when youre a student with financial need, there are so many other things you need assistance with, in order to graduate.

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EAB

APRIL 4, 2023

EAB’s Beth Donaldson and David Kuehl discuss how to reach prospective graduate school students who are looking to switch careers and enroll in business programs that may be very different from their undergraduate field of study. EAB · How to Recruit Adult Career Switchers Transcript [music] 0:00:12.7 Welcome to the program, Beth.

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EAB

MARCH 7, 2023

AS: Yeah, so, as far as, for target audiences to think about, would typically be obviously your faculty, staff and students, and those who it directly affects, but also as we think about alumni and neighboring communities around us that may be directly impacted by what happens as a result of the incident. Do we know what students are saying?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

With it comes our individual and collective hopes and concerns about the quality of life in schools for Black students. Simultaneously, we have hopes and concerns about the preparation of teachers – majority white (80%) and females (77%) -- and others -- to work in anti-racist, equitable, and culturally responsive ways with Black students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

We and many others have written about how Black males are the most disenfranchised students in our nation’s schools. Giving all of our students access to contemporary literature that centers Black youth perspectives is not only important in decolonizing literature education but also in presenting a holistic view of Black childhood.

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Student Minds

MAY 17, 2023

Alex, a counselling student, shares his thoughts on navigating mental health, academic life and previous experiences in employment and the emotional impact. So, a little backstory … Coming to University has been a long journey and one in which I may proudly declare myself as a mature student. How do I find these perfect jobs?”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.” In response to the decision, the U.S.

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