Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A new report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences offers promising insights into the state of humanities programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), even as humanities degree completions decline across the nation. The report titled “Tracking the Health of the Humanities at HBCUs ” highlights how HBCUs continue to play a critical role in maintaining humanities education and diversifying the student body in these fields.

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Thrive Alliance Group

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Students succeed with parent-teacher communication & partnerships We know it takes a village to raise a child. That’s why building relationships with parents is essential. Start with student-centered parent communication. Let’s take a look at why communicating with parents is more challenging than ever, and why it’s worth the effort to build relationships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby, a prominent educational psychologist and racial equity expert who is on the faculty at the USC Rossier School of Education, has been named the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. She will replace Dr. Shaun R. Harper, the founding director who first announced in Diverse last year that he was planning to step down after 14 years on the job.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today launched the Career and Technical Education (CTE) CHIPS Challenge, a $1 million prize competition, funded by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins V) that seeks to expand student recruitment, training, and placement strategies in good-paying semiconductor fabrication (fab) construction and advanced manufacturing Continue Reading The post U.S.

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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 17, 2024

The Kresge Foundation has created two permanent $1 million endowment funds to support Detroit Public School graduates pursuing education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The funds will be managed by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Kresge will provide an additional challenge grant of $500,000 to each of the national organization if they raise matching funds.

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Steve Keating

OCTOBER 17, 2024

One of the most common mistakes new leaders make is assuming that their position or title makes them a leader. It is as if one day they were individual contributors and the next day they were a respected leader. All because they have a new title or a position higher up in their organization. But all the title or position does is give them the opportunity to earn the right to lead.

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Student Loan Planner

OCTOBER 17, 2024

What is the worst-case scenario for the SAVE plan lawsuits, and how can you protect yourself from that outcome using a tax filing strategy? To answer that question, you must first know that the SAVE plan was created from the ICR statute, which says that the ‘Secretary of Education can make IDR plans no more… The post The Worst Case SAVE Scenario, and How Tax Planning Could Protect Against It appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Posted Date: October 16, 2024 Subject: EDExpress for Windows 2025–2026 Packaging Technical Reference We are pleased to announce the posting of the 2025–26 EDExpress for Windows Packaging Technical Reference in the Software and Other Tools area of the Knowledge Center website ([link] The Packaging Technical Reference provides instructions and record layouts for schools and other… More » Now Available: EDExpress 2025–2026 Packaging Technical Reference The post Now Available: EDExpress 2025–2

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Note: this post originally appeared as an email sent to the Hopkins community on October 17, 2024. Dear Johns Hopkins Community, Fifteen years ago, Johns Hopkins launched its first universitywide effort aimed at combating the climate crisis. Since then, we have made significant progress—from hitting our ambitious 2025 goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% three years early, to initiating the largest investment in solar power of any single university in the country at the time of our sig

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The White House has approved $4.5 billion in student loan debt relief for 60,000 borrowers who work in public service sectors. This brings the Biden Administration’s total approved loan forgiveness to over $175 million for 4.8 million Americans. Read the U.S. Department of Education’s full announcement below. PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 17, 2024 Contact: Press… More » 60,000 Public Service Workers Receive $4.5 Billion in Student Debt Relief The post 60,000 Public Service Worke

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