Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The first time I lost control of a college classroom, fiction played a starring role. Or maybe it was the absence of concrete facts. I was teaching undergraduates in the Deep South. The course was an honors seminar on race and American politics, focused on current events. That week’s topic: voting. The year: 2008. To get my students thinking, I gave them a discussion prompt: If old enough, do you plan to vote in the upcoming presidential election?

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Schools have until December 10th to validate their assigned Electronic Services user accounts and TG/FT numbers associated with the NSLDS Professional Access website, COD website, FAFSA Partner Portal, and EDconnect program. The memo below outlines the steps that each Primary Destination Point Administrator Schools must take to recertify their institution and failure to meet the… More » FSA Sets Dec. 10 Deadline for Institutions to Validate TG/FT Numbers and Electronic Services User Accoun

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, a prolific researcher who has led the School of Education at American University as its dean for the past eight years, has been selected president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy "I'm honored to take on this new role at AACTE, an organization with such a rich tradition of leadership, advocacy, and innovation," said Holcomb-McCoy.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Meet Bradley Bateman, a transfer student from Decatur, IL! Bradley transferred to Missouri State University from Ozarks Tech. Bradley is pursuing the Biology/Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and the Mathematics/Statistics programs at Missouri State University. When asked why Bradley chose to transfer to Missouri State University, Bradley said, “the ease of transfer from OTC, as well as scholarships and research opportunities.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Latino college students face significant barriers across the United States, according to UnidosUS, the largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization who released a new national survey on Tuesday. Among the 3,000 Hispanic students between the ages of 18 and 35 surveyed, the study highlighted systemic and institutional obstacles that these students face while navigating higher education.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 22, 2024

According to recent data from the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), roughly one-quarter of students at private day schools received some amount of financial aid over the course of the 2022-23 school year. So, who determines which students receive tuition assistance, and how does the average private K-12 financial aid formula work? In this blog, we answer critical questions surrounding how to finance a private education and how administrators can make their process more efficien

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Higher education is increasingly embracing strategies that focus on holistic student development, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has taken a leading role with its strengths-based approach to student success. As highlighted in this Inside Higher Ed podcast , this approach shifts the focus from remediation to empowerment, encouraging students to build on their unique strengths and talents.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Federal Student Aid has released volumes of the 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical information for the 2025-26 award year and are only available as PDF documents at this time. Update on October 21, 2024: We have added Volume 2 – FPS Schedule and Getting… More » 2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update #4) The post 2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update #4) first appeared on

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Meet Colorado Quinn, a transfer student from Willard, MO! Colorado transferred to Missouri State University from Lindenwood University. Colorado is pursuing the Speech and Theatre Education major at Missouri State University. When asked why Colorado chose to transfer to Missouri State University, Colorado said, “I decided to change my major from BFA Theatre Performance to Theatre Education and my old school did not have the program.

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Growing Together Iowa Mini-Grant Program , www.extension.iastate.edu/mastergardener/growing-together-iowa, has provided funding for the Master Gardener donation garden projects since 2016. The funding helps volunteers buy materials such as seeds, fencing, and harvest supplies to support food pantry donation gardens. Growing Together Iowa aims to accomplish the following: Increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables Promote healthy food choices Provide nutrition and gardening education In 2

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