Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released the 2024 High School Benchmarks report , which shows small improvements in college enrollment and persistence in public high school graduates. Data showed no change between 2022 and 2023 high school graduates when it came to immediately enrolling in college, but there was an increase of 3.2 percentage points between 2021 and 2022 graduates across nearly all high school characteristics in terms of enrolling in college within a year o

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Counselors' Corner

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Almost every fall, I’d pull up the first college application I received, look at the details the college wanted me to provide on the secondary school report, and think, what on Earth does any of this have to do with the student who’s applying to college? You’re dubious? Let’s go for a ride. Class rank Since the college has the student’s GPA, and I’ve given (or will soon give them) the GPA scale we use, it isn’t all that hard to figure out how well the student has done

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Meridith Randall has deftly stabilized Golden West College (GWC) and moved it toward its future. When Randall’s presidency was made permanent in January, she had been serving as interim president for nine months. Assuming the position when the previous president resigned, she knew everyone was looking to her to bring stability to the community college.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By: Isabel Prasad, Policy Intern, Office of the Deputy Secretary Isabel is a rising junior at UC Berkeley studying Political Science, concentrating in International Relations and minoring in Human Rights Interdisciplinary Studies. To build a globally adept citizenry, the U.S. Department of Education promotes biliteracy, collaborates with relevant domestic and international stakeholders, and participates in Continue Reading The post Lead the World: How the 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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Ronald M. Carrere Jr. Ronald M. Carrere Jr. has been named associate vice president of government and community relations at Xavier University of Louisiana. He serves as interim executive director of the Norman C. Francis Leadership Institute. Carrere holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance and real estate from the University of New Orleans and a master’s in sustainable real estate and architecture from Tulane University.

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Return to Title IV (R2T4) remains a top 10 compliance finding year over year, and one of the most complex processes facing financial aid professionals today. In this webinar, we’ll explore the intricacies of R2T4 calculations and the common errors that often arise, along with their underlying causes and strategies for avoiding mistakes. Our presenters… More » Tackling R2T4: Beyond the Basics – Webinar (Recording) The post Tackling R2T4: Beyond the Basics – Webinar (Recording) first a

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Department is adding new message classes for the Enterprise Data Management and Analytics Platform Services and FAFSA Processing System to the EDconnect message class table. Follow the steps in the announcement below to implement the change. Posted Date September 10, 2024 Author Federal Student Aid Electronic Announcement ID GENERAL-24-110 Subject SAIG Message Class File… More » SAIG Message Class File Update The post SAIG Message Class File Update first appeared on College Aid Service

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Dr. David M. Johnson The reach, scope, and importance of the California Community College (CCC) System cannot be overstated. As the largest system of higher education in the nation, it comprises 90,000 employees, 73 districts, 116 colleges, and nearly two million students. The 2022 report, The Economic Value of the California Community College System, noted that the operations, construction, and student spending of the system, together with the enhanced productivity of community college alumni,

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Henry Bonilla Honored with 2024 COE Lifetime TRIO Achievement Award September 11, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm U.S. House Representative Henry Bonilla’s (R-TX) journey from a housing project in South San Antonio to the halls of Congress is a powerful testament to the life-changing impact of the TRIO Talent Search program. At the Educational Opportunity Dinner on September 10, 2024, in New York City, former U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

As a child, I vividly remember going to the polls with my mother on election day. I would wait in line with her, peer over her shoulder in the voting booth, and leave with an “I Voted” sticker attached to my collar. She always enforced the idea that voting was powerful, and as I get ready to cast my first vote in a presidential election, that sentiment is fresh in my mind.

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