Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The number of academic credits a student takes per year has ties to their likelihood to graduate and complete their college journey, a new report from course scheduling company Ad Astra found. Sarah Collins Ad Astra’s 2024 Benchmark Report – released on Feb. 20 – dives into data from its partner institutions to look at potential relationships between access to courses, credits taken per school year, and college completion.

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Counselors' Corner

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. On the face of it, it seems like a simple enough question—what will you major in when you go to college? Most colleges use majors as the building blocks for departments, degrees, and even housing, so they must be pretty important. But there’s a dark side to all this majoring business. Ask the average 17-year-old what they’d like to do with their life, and the honest answer would likely have something to do with eating cereal for dinner, and staying in their pajamas til

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Universal Write Publications (UWP) was founded in 2004 by Dr. Ayo Sekai and has flourished from a passion project publishing fiction and children’s books into a respected publisher of rigorous, peer-reviewed academic literature. Dr. Ayo Sekai The independent Black-owned scholarly press is celebrating two decades of promoting and publishing academic works that underscore Black voices and narratives.

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Steve Keating

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The benefits of developing a deeper level of empathy are many. When you understand your own emotions you can better understand the emotions of others. When you understand the how and why of their emotions you can communicate much more effectively. You’ll make better decisions. Managing our emotions, and understanding why others may not be able to manage theirs, will lower our stress levels.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Morgan State University and the State of Maryland are establishing a new Center for Urban and Coastal Climate Science Research to address the issue of climate change. The center is one of six that Morgan State has launched over the past five years. It represents one of the “Peaks of Excellence” recommended by a Blue-Ribbon Panel on STEM Research Expansion.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Each and every day, our client managers and implementation managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier so that they can better support their students. With a client support team that comes from across the student success spectrum, clients continuously speak to the dedication of our client support team, and we at Symplicity want to give them the attention they deserve.

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Community College Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Explore the diverse landscape of community colleges with our comprehensive guide, 'Community CollegeS: A to Z.' From academic programs to student support services, this article provides a look at everything community colleges have to offer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Giving to U.S. higher education institutions was $58 billion in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. Although this represents a 2.5 percent decline from the record high reported in 2022, it demonstrates continued significant philanthropic support to the important higher education sector. The annual survey results were released today by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in a research brief.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Collaboration vs. Competition in Higher Ed A Conversation With Shonda Gibson, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Texas A&M University bridget Thu, 02/22/2024 - 00:16 Image Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed Weekly Wisdom Institutions of higher education come in many sizes, and the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) is interested in hearing from every kind of leader.

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Student Loan Planner

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

I distinctly remember how happy and excited I felt when I found out that I was going to be a father of twins. After rejoicing at seeing both babies on the ultrasound screen, my next thought as a student loan consultant was, “Oh no! I’m now behind on my college savings plan.” Both babies were… The post How to Manage Student Loans When Caring for a Child with Disabilities appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Collaboration vs. Competition in Higher Ed A Conversation With Shonda Gibson, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Texas A&M University bridget Thu, 02/22/2024 - 06:00 Image Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed Weekly Wisdom Institutions of higher education come in many sizes, and the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) is interested in hearing from every kind of leader.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Trusted by over 300 universities globally for its case management solution, Symplicity® Advocate ™ expands its UK footprint with the renowned University for the Creative Arts (UCA). Home to 6,000 creative minds and with over 100 diverse courses, UCA is a leading UK institution for those passionate about the arts.

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WACADA

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

SPRING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT March 15, 2024 8:30 am – 12 pm Half day professional development event to be held virtually

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Welcome to our spring 2024 interns, our biggest advocates for mental health awareness! Every semester, our class of interns at Active Minds contributes to important initiatives, including chapter support, program development, fundraising, and so much more. We’re thrilled to see all the work our interns will do during these coming months and their contributions toward mental health awareness.

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WACADA

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

What is your reason for staying in higher education? What is something positive that has happen.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that nearly 153,000 borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan are getting their loans canceled thanks to early implementation of the shortened time to forgiveness component of the new repayment plan. We previously wrote about this issue in our January blog post , but the first round of borrowers eligible for cancellation will now officially receive the good news that their loan balances have been wiped out.

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