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IHEP’s Value Data Collaborative Helps Colleges, States Build Connections and Work Toward Equitable Outcomes

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Higher education should be a gateway to greater economic and workforce opportunities. But in some cases, students’ return on investment varies widely because factors like race, income, and geography contribute to disparities in student outcomes. To address these variations, the Institute for Higher Education Policy launched the Value Data Collaborative , an initiative to help higher education leaders better understand and measure the value of postsecondary education.

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Celebrating the Incredible Emerging Scholars of 2025 Copy

Active Minds

Authored by Elena Smith. The Emerging Scholar Fellowship , generously supported by the Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health and Macys , is a unique opportunity for students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of Color (BIPOC) to work on their own groundbreaking mental health-related independent research. Active Minds is proud to facilitate change by supporting our fellows through funding, mentorship, and amplification.

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2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2025 Update #2)

College Aid Services

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 Feb. 21, 2025: We updated Volume 3 Electronic Data Exchange and FAFSA… More 202526 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2025 Update #2) The post 202526 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2025 Update #2) first appeared o

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Jacksonville University’s Innovative Approach to Peer Tutoring

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At Jacksonville University (JU), student success is always top of mind. Like many institutions, JU understands that fostering meaningful academic support and engagement is key to helping students persist and thrive. Thats why the university has embraced an innovative approach to peer learningone that is not only scalable but also high-impact.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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New Education Department Report Highlights 2024 Experimental Site Findings

College Aid Services

The Education Department released its 2024 Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI) annual report, which contains updates on current findings and experiments. These reports are designed to test the impact of regulatory flexibilities in Title IV aid programs, review important topic such as Pell grants for incarcerated students, Federal Work-Study programs, and competency-based education.

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What ordering pizza can teach you about healthy conflict

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Conflict occurs in all areas of our lives, from personal relationships to group projects to roommate arrangements and more. At the Office of Student Conduct , we see the positives and negatives of conflict. In this post, we discuss the different ways you can engage in conflict when it inevitably arises. Conflict is an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from others in achieving their goals ( Hocker et.

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WACADA NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

WACADA

December 2024: Issue No. 2 January 2025: Issue No. 3 February 2025: Issue No. 4 March 2025: Issue No. 5 (Coming.

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2023-24 Direct Loan Closeout: Key Details to Know Before the July Deadline

College Aid Services

The deadline to submit information for the 2023-24 Direct Loan Program Year is July 31, 2025 and all school data must be received and accepted by this date to finalize the ending cash balance. Institutions must also complete reconciliation, resolve discrepancies, and confirm their successful closeout through the COD website to avoid penalties for remaining… More 2023-24 Direct Loan Closeout: Key Details to Know Before the July Deadline The post 2023-24 Direct Loan Closeout: Key Details to

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New Year, New Me

I'm First!

Hola! I am back to write another blog which will be about my new year resolutions. Cant believe that we are in 2025. With this new year, I thought it would be fun to share my upcoming goals and aspirations. The first one is about looking after my mental and physical health.

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Anti-DEI Executive Orders in Sweeping Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A federal judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald J. Trump's executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, delivering a significant blow to the administrations efforts to curtail such initiatives in federal contracting and higher education. Paulette Granberry Russell Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore, ruled that the orders likely violate constitutional rights, particularly free speech protections, and granted the injunction reques

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