Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2024

When Donald Trump took office in 2016, the political shockwaves reverberated far beyond the United States, reshaping perceptions of America as the land of opportunity. For many of us, navigating the complexities of identity and belonging as Black international students, it marked a seismic shift. Fresh out of a graduate program at American University (AU), a predominantly white institution (PWI), I began my first job in global education.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In their latest Dear Colleague letter, Federal Student Aid has announced a new resource for administrators that consolidates training materials for Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) regulations into one page. This training page comes the federal government implements a series of new FVT/GE requirements and schools across the country work to adapt.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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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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Counselors' Corner

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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HEAG

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As outlined in the Federal Register ( 89 FR 4284 ), all corrections and adjustments to the Fiscal Operations Report (FISAP) for 202324 and the Application to Participate for 202526 must be finalized by 11:59 p.m. ET on December 13, … Read more .

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Thanks so much for reading, keep taking good care of yourselves over winter break, and email us at wellbeing@jhu.edu if you want to make suggestions or pitch us topics for 2025. 9 marijuana facts you should know. 17 months after the state of Maryland legalized cannabis for people 21+ , there’s still a lot to learn about the benefits and risks of marijuana.

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