Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2024

The American Association of University Professors, or AAUP, has responded to a proliferation of administrative actions it deems as hastily enacted policies restricting rights to assemble and protest on college and university campuses. The association, which recently revised its own policy concerning academic boycotts, released a statement that argues new on-campus policies responding to last spring’s antiwar demonstrations go beyond reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 14, 2024

The program and session information is now available for the 2024 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference which will be held December 3 to December 6, 2024. There are over 30 sessions currently listed for the conference. FSA will release the daily agenda for the virtual conference when it opens registration in October. Sessions include:… More » 2024 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference (12/3 to 12/6/24) – Program Information The post 2024 Virtual Federal Student Aid Trai

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $40 million in grant funding to help improve completion rates for underserved students. James Kvaal “Across the country, colleges and universities are rejecting the old idea that weeding out students was a sign of quality, and instead they are taking responsibility for all of their students’ success,” said U.S.

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Symplicity

AUGUST 14, 2024

Symplicity® Corporation, the global leader in student employability, wellness and success is thrilled to welcome the University of Aberdeen to its CareerHub network. Home to 14,000 students from 120 nationalities, the University of Aberdeen places employability at the heart of its strategic priorities, inspiring and supporting career success through professionally accredited careers education, information, advice and guidance services and a diverse range of work experience and graduate opportuni

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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

AUGUST 14, 2024

Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik resigned her post effective Aug. 14. Dr. Minouche Shafik The university has been embroiled in controversy since antiwar demonstrations reached a fever pitch in the spring of 2024. Many on faculty at the university expressed no-confidence in the administration partly for its aggressive response to on-campus demonstrations.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 14, 2024

After a year filled with technological challenges, the Department of Education is taking steps to ensure that the upcoming FAFSA application rollout is successful with the release of the 2025-26 Student Aid Index (SAI) and Pell Grant Eligibility Guide. This document offers a comprehensive overview of how a student’s SAI and Pell Grant eligibility are… More » Dept. of Education Prepares for 2025-26 with New SAI and Pell Eligibility Guide, Request for Information Notice The post Dept.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 14, 2024

Federal Student Aid is publishing the latest information related to Program Participation Agreements (PPA), which are required documents that must be signed institutional leadership if they want to retain their status as a Title IV program. As of August 14th, the following will be available on through the FSA Data Center: The participation statuses of… More » Now Available: Title IV Program Participation Agreements The post Now Available: Title IV Program Participation Agreements first ap

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2024

Dr. Joseph Glover is leaving his leadership post at the University of Arizona in Tucson and headed back to the University of Florida in Gainesville after just a month on the job. Dr. Joseph Glover Glover, who holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, San Diego, was appointed following a months-long national search. His hire was expected to help bring stability to the university.

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Active Minds

AUGUST 14, 2024

It is officially the start of the new school year in our home. For me, the last few days have been packed with back-school-shopping for my new middle schooler, orchestra supplies, theater fundraisers, and monitoring my own mental health as a single parent during this time. For you, though, I imagine the back-to-school transition is exciting and kind of terrifying.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2024

Nearly a third of borrowers whose federal student loans entered repayment in October 2023, following the COVID-19 pandemic extended pause, are past due on the payments, according to a newly released report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). The above pie chart shows the number of federal student loan borrowers in repayment by status, as of Jan. 31, 2024.

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Student Privacy Compass

AUGUST 14, 2024

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education released updated Title IX Regulations that clarified schools’ ability to raise incidents of harassment using non-consensual, sexually explicit deepfakes through Title IX action. Title IX is a federal law that bars sex discrimination in education programs and applies to all public and private elementary and secondary schools, school districts, colleges, and universities that receive federal funding (hereinafter “schools”) and includes governance

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