Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Employment rates for Class of 2022 graduates returned to pre-pandemic levels after two relatively down years, according to results of a new survey. Shawn VanDerziel The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) First-Destination Survey for the Class of 2022 revealed that the overall employment rate for Class of 2022 bachelor’s degree graduates was 64.0% with a full-time employment rate of 59.1%.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Our Team Spotlight for the month of December is Tiffany Benson! Joining College Aid Services in 2021, Tiffany serves as a Senior Consultant and has earned several NASFAA credentials for Cost of Attendance, Direct Loans, Student Eligibility, and Verification. We had the opportunity to sit down with Tiffany for a brief interview where she shared… More » Team Spotlight: Tiffany Benson The post Team Spotlight: Tiffany Benson first appeared on College Aid Services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Jason T. Evans Jason T. Evans has been named chief operating officer at Tennessee State University in Nashville. Evans holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bellevue University in Nebraska, an MBA from Webster University in Missouri, and an MBA in national resource strategy from the National Defense University.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Department of Education has announced that they will be treating the period leading up to and following Dec. 31 as a soft launch period of the 2024-25 FAFSA. The “soft launch period” will allow the Department to monitor and respond to any potential issues impacting the applicant experience. The electronic announcement (GENERAL-23-115) listed below… More » 2024–25 FAFSA Soft Launch Details and Timelines The post 2024–25 FAFSA Soft Launch Details and Timelines first appeared

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees has named Gregory Smith to be the district’s next chancellor. Gregory Smith Smith has been serving as acting chancellor. His appointment will be official, pending final approval of his employment contract, to be considered at the next Board of Trustees meeting in January. “Chancellor-Designate Smith has extensive executive-level experience as well as strong familiarity with the challenges facing California’s community colleges,” said SDC

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Federal Student Aid has announced an additional set of webinars in their Wednesday Webinar Series, a series of live webinars which cover a variety of topics related to the Title IV programs. The webinars provide the most recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Education and the office of Federal Student Aid, including statutory and… More » FSA Announces Winter-Spring 2024 Webinar Series The post FSA Announces Winter-Spring 2024 Webinar Series first appeared on College Aid Services.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed? Volume 2 – FPS Schedule and Getting Help, Volume 3 – Electronic Data Exchange and FAFSA Processing, and Volume 6 – ISIR… More » 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (December 2023 Update #2) The post 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (December 2023 Update #2) firs

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Seval Yildirim Seval Yildirim has been appointed vice provost for inclusive excellence at the University at Buffalo. Yildirim, a graduate of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia, holds a juris doctorate and an LLM degree from New York University School of Law as well as a master’s in international affairs from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

By: U.S. Undersecretary of Education James Kvaal After more than three years, in June 2023, Congress ended the student loan payment pause, which suspended payments and interest for the duration of the pandemic. This fall, more than 28 million borrowers are returning to repayment, an unprecedented challenge for both borrowers and the Department of Education.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs 2023 in Review: A Momentous Year in Higher Ed 2023 was a year of big changes. As we reflect on the past 12 months, we’re sharing what was most popular with our readers this year—including you! Read on to see our 2023 trends and check out resources you may have missed. The Greatest Hits You dealt with tectonic shifts this year, and that’s reflected in the content you read and listened to: Our most popular podcast posed the question, “ Will ChatGPT ruin or improve higher ed?

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The ways in which we engage with those around us are shaped by our own unique lived experiences and identities. Now imagine those very characteristics that make us who we are inadvertently becoming obstacles to accessing health care. It’s a reality experienced every day by historically underrepresented and marginalized college students. These barriers are a significant roadblock that impacts students’ academic and personal health outcomes.

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Student Loan Planner

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As you review your financial portfolio, you've stumbled upon a noteworthy relic – your old employer's retirement plan. It might be from your residency days, a gap-year job that you took before med school, or another forgotten account from long ago. If you recently transitioned jobs and want to get a handle on your retirement… The post What Physicians Should Do With Retirement Accounts From an Old Employer appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In October 2023, Federal Student Aid initiated the annual active confirmation process that required every organization enrolled for a Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) account to review and validate its assigned TG numbers by Dec. 7, 2023. This included TG numbers (SAIG mailboxes) with access to the NSLDS Professional Access website, the COD website, and all FAA Access… More » Access Removed for Unconfirmed TG Numbers (SAIG Mailboxes) and Electronic Services User Accounts The post Access

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Student Loan Planner

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Children in a household can provide tax relief in the form of child tax credit or dependent care credit. However, when there’s income attributed to your child, that could lead to scenarios that need some planning, in order to avoid undesirable outcomes. Your child may not be old enough to vote yet, but if they’ve… The post What to Know About Kiddie Tax and Hiring Your Kids as Employees appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Roger A. Fairfax Jr. has been tapped to become dean of the Howard University School of Law. Roger A. Fairfax Jr. “Mr. Fairfax is a passionate legal educator whose extensive scholarship and commitment to criminal justice reform are deeply aligned with the law school’s mission,” said Howard President Dr. Ben Vinson III, who announced the appointment effective July 1, 2024.

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Student Loan Planner

DECEMBER 15, 2023

If you’re in the midst of a general practice residency (GPR), you’ve probably heard talks about the importance of disability insurance for dentists. But like most, it’s hard to think about the “what ifs” of becoming disabled, especially when you have limited income. That said, why buy disability insurance during dental residency versus waiting until… The post Why Buying Disability Insurance While in Dental Residency Is a Smart Move appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has voted 11-6 to approve a deal with Republicans, a change-up from their close 9-8 vote just days earlier. UW Board of Regents President Karen Walsh Universities of Wisconsin With this approval, the school system will receive funding for employee pay raises and building and renovation efforts – $800 million – which had been withheld by state Republicans for months.

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