Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

The latest attack on efforts to support diversity comes in the form of a lawsuit targeting Northwestern University’s law school. The suit accuses the school’s faculty and administration of snubbing high-profile white male applicants. The 30-page complaint gets so many facts wrong that it is difficult to know where to begin. Since the plaintiffs decided to make the “high-demand, low-supply field” of tax law an example, I’d like to acknowledge one undeniably true statement: there are very few mino

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College Aid Services

JULY 24, 2024

Following a recent upgrade, several users reported that NSLDS Reports Tool did not accept their valid credentials when they attempted to log in through the NSLDS Professional Access portal. FSA has already contacted impacted users to resolve the problem and is urging everyone to renew their NSLDS credentials to ensure that they do not experience… More » FSA Resolves NSLDS Reports Tool Issue, Advises All Users to Renew Credentials The post FSA Resolves NSLDS Reports Tool Issue, Advises All

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

Dr. Constance Meadors Constance Meadors has been named director of the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Program. She served as associate director of the consortium. Meadors holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Grambling State University as well as a master’s in applied science and a Ph.D. in engineering science and systems from the University of Arkansas Little Rock.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

JULY 24, 2024

By: John Garcia, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development The U.S. Department of Education (Department), under the leadership of U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible higher education system. As part of that commitment, the Department has developed various tools and Continue Reading The post Unveiling New Tools for Educators, School Counselors and Advisors: Enhance College Decision-

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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

JULY 24, 2024

For the past several years, the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice (CSJ) has been bringing together crucial voices and perspectives to positively impact Black life in American society. And its impact on social issues has been dramatic, say scholars who add that the need for a social justice think tank, particularly with a focus on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is critically important.

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Student Loan Planner

JULY 24, 2024

Last week, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary order blocking the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan. SAVE is President Biden's newest income-driven repayment (IDR) program designed to be more affordable than previous IDR options like Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE). Here's what the order on SAVE means and what… The post SAVE Student Loan Plan Blocked: 8 Key Takeaways for Borrowers Seeking Relief appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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