Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

Mellon Foundation has awarded a total $25 million in grant funding to five public colleges and universities to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors. The foundation announced that California State University, Fresno (Fresno State); the City College of New York (CCNY); Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia (ODU); the University of Missouri - Kansas City; and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Greensboro will receive $5 million each to promote the study of the humanit

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Ed.gov Homeroom

APRIL 17, 2024

By Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College During my 11 years at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Massachusetts, I have received many visits from global educators curious about the uniquely American phenomenon of the Community College. In our exchanges, we inevitably observe that we are a place that prepares individuals for the future Continue Reading The post Made for Our Times: Mobility, Vibrancy, and the Next 123 Years of the Community College Movement appeared first on

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Counselors' Corner

APRIL 17, 2024

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Students, I get it. I used to work for the US Department of Education, and they’re supposed to be helping you get an education—but it sure doesn’t seem that way, if you’ve applied for financial aid for life after high school. They changed the FAFSA form—the one used to apply for aid—and it was supposed to make applying easier.

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APRIL 17, 2024

From Port-au-Prince to Policy: A TRIO Upward Bound Journey of Service and Success April 17, 2024 I was born in Boston but grew up in Port-au-Prince, where I spent the first fifteen years of my life. When I left Haiti, I pledged to my family that I would serve those who need it the most upon receiving my share of the American dream. When I got to Boston, my cousin insisted I enroll in TRIO Upward Bound.

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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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College Aid Services

APRIL 17, 2024

President Biden has published the initial components of his second comprehensive student loan debt relief plan, which could benefit millions of Americans if enacted as proposed. This proposal addresses a number of issues that make the loan repayment process difficult for even the most diligent borrowers to navigate. Who will benefit from Biden’s new plan?

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Student Loan Planner

APRIL 17, 2024

The Biden administration approved another wave of student loan forgiveness last week, greenlighting at least $7.4 billion in debt relief to over a quarter million borrowers. “Today’s announcement shows—once again—that the Biden-Harris Administration is not letting up its efforts to give hardworking Americans some breathing room,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona in a… The post Breaking Down Biden’s Latest $7.4 Billion Batch of Student Loan Forgiveness appeared first on Stude

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