Active Minds
JUNE 25, 2024
“I’m so disappointed in myself” or “I wish I could’ve just done better,” are common things we say to ourselves after a period of perceived failure. Our feelings of sadness, anger, or even regret are completely valid at this time. It’s easy to get tunnel vision and only recognize the bad that comes out of failure, but it’s also important to empathize with yourself.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 25, 2024
Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough has been appointed interim president of Talladega College, a historically Black college in Alabama. Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough Dr. Edward L. Hill Jr., the college’s vice provost for Lifelong Learning and Professional Development and Dean of Graduate Studies, served as the immediate interim president following the June 4 resignation of Dr.
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Ed.gov Homeroom
JUNE 26, 2024
It has been nearly 18 years since Congress ended the joint consolidation loan (JCL) program; no new JCLs could be issued, and JCLs could not be reconsolidated or separated. Borrowers who were married and combined their individual federal student loans into a single joint Direct Consolidation Loan or joint Federal Consolidation Loan with their spouse Continue Reading The post Implementing the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act appeared first on ED.gov Blog.
College Aid Services
JUNE 24, 2024
Federal Student Aid is hosting a virtual webinar where users will have the opportunity to watch a demonstration on how institutions will submit corrections through the FAFSA Partner Portal (FPP). In addition to manually entering FPP data, this session will include step by step instructions on performing professional judgements or dependency overrides when federal tax… More » 2024-25 FAFSA Partner Portal Webinar Scheduled for June 28th The post 2024-25 FAFSA Partner Portal Webinar Scheduled
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.
Civitas Learning
JUNE 25, 2024
Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript Each year, we conduct a meta-analysis of Initiative Analyses run by our partner institutions to determine the impact of their success initiatives on persistence. As part of this effort, Civitas Learning produces an annual Student Success Impact Report that reflects directional trends across our partner institutions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 23, 2024
Kenneth E. Sigmon Jr. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received a $20 million gift from an anonymous donor. “We are deeply honored and grateful for this extraordinary gift,” said Kenneth E. Sigmon Jr., vice chancellor of University Advancement. “This generous support will provide crucial resources to our students, faculty and programs, ensuring that N.C.
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College Aid Services
JUNE 25, 2024
As a reminder to institutions, the Department of Education will implement updates to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System to support a new Extensible Markup Language (XML) Schema. Campus-Based XML Schema Version 1.0b will primarily used to report campus-based program data such as FWS earnings, COD web activity, and to validate all Common Record… More » COD System Update scheduled for June 30th to enable 2023 FWS reporting The post COD System Update scheduled for June 30th t
Student Loan Planner
JUNE 25, 2024
Locum tenens physicians are like substitute teachers of medicine. They fill crucial gaps in healthcare facilities awaiting permanent staff. Although they can earn a higher hourly pay rate than their full-time counterparts, they face unique challenges as independent contractors. Particularly, locum tenens physicians miss out on employer-sponsored benefits like health insurance options, 401(k) plans and… The post Why Locum Tenens Physicians Need Their Own Disability Policy appeared first on
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2024
When Sister Dr. Christine De Vinne first came to Ursuline College, a private, Catholic institution in Pepper Pike, Ohio, she was a young woman studying math for her undergraduate degree. In 1996, she returned to campus as a dean, and, in 2015, she became president of her alma mater. It’s been over 50 years since De Vinne first matriculated in the class of 1973.
CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors
JUNE 24, 2024
Borrowing student loans is a significant financial decision that can have long-lasting implications on your student’s future. While loans can help make higher education more accessible, it’s crucial to approach borrowing with careful consideration and awareness. Before you and your student sign on the dotted line, here are several essential things to know about student loans.
College Aid Services
JUNE 27, 2024
Beginning July 1st, new regulations concerning financial responsibility triggers that must be reported to the Department through the COD Document Center will go into effect for institutions that receive Title IV aid. The electronic announcement outlines how as well as when an institution should report Mandatory and Discretionary Triggers; FSA will provide more guidance… More » Guidance on Mandatory and Discretionary Trigger Reporting Under Financial Responsibility The post Guidance on Mand
Student Loan Planner
JUNE 24, 2024
Disability insurance is one of the most important financial decisions physicians can make early in their careers. As a profession, physicians have a lot to lose from a long-lasting disability. The Social Security Administration reports that one in four Americans will experience a disability before retirement age (i.e., a car accident, cancer, you name it!).
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
As her days as president of Mott Community College (MCC) in Flint, Michigan, wind down, Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea is pleased with the impact she and the college have made on the community. In the 10 years of her presidency, Walker-Griffea has had many proud moments, particularly the opening of the Lenore Croudy Family Life Center. The center provides services that students need, such as a childcare center, a food pantry, clothing distribution, and social workers on staff.
Symplicity
JUNE 24, 2024
A university’s best assets are its students. Looking after the welfare of students is key, so, when things go wrong universities need to make sure investigations are conducted professionally and fairly. Numerous students each year are the subject of, or part of non-academic misconduct investigations. Too many of these investigations are conducted by untrained staff with limited support.
College Aid Services
JUNE 27, 2024
The latest version of EDExpress for Windows includes updates that improves institutions’ ability to report Federal Work-Study data through the Campus-Based Common Record schema to the COD system. The announcement below provides installation instructions, troubleshooting recommendations, and discusses the updated EDExpress for Windows 2024–2025, Release 2.0 Desk Reference.
Steve Keating
JUNE 27, 2024
I’ve known many a person who claims to having a poor memory. They use that as an excuse for not remembering the names of people they’ve recently met. Then you ask them about an event from their childhood and they have amazing recall. They can tell who was present, what the weather was like, what they were wearing, what others were wearing, all kinds of amazing details.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
In its latest report regarding higher education’s return on investment (ROI), Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce (CEW) has analyzed 186 law schools and found at nearly one-in-five law schools, graduates’ net take-home pay after student loan payments averages at $55,000. Four years after completing law school, students still owe roughly $120,000 in student loans.
Symplicity
JUNE 24, 2024
In recent years, the mental health of students has emerged as a critical issue for universities and student accommodation providers worldwide. Mental health issues among college students are on the rise, with studies indicating that nearly one in six undergraduate students in the UK experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other mental health concerns.
College Aid Services
JUNE 28, 2024
The NSLDS Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) User Guide provides instructions and guidance for complying with the FVT/GE reporting requirements via the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS®). We recommend that you continue to monitor the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment Information page on the Knowledge Center for the most current FVT/GE guidance and information.
Steve Keating
JUNE 23, 2024
First off, let’s make sure we all understand the difference between being nice and being kind. Being nice is easy. It doesn’t cost us a thing. It involves simple things like saying hello, saying thank you, smiling at others. Very simple things to do, although it does require that we be mindful of all the opportunities we have each day to “be nice.” Being kind, on the other hand, takes effort.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2024
The rate of college freshmen returning for a second year is at a decade high. A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center noted that more than 76% of students who started college in the fall of 2022 returned for their second year. Done annually, the 2024 Persistence and Retention report shows the persistence rate (returning to college at any institution) rose 0.8 percentage points to 76.5% and the national retention rate (returning to the same institution) rose one full
HEAG
JUNE 28, 2024
Higher education, even public higher education, is expensive. Students often need to get creative to make earning a degree affordable. One way to do so is to take summer classes which earn the same number of hours as semester courses … Read more ».
College Aid Services
JUNE 24, 2024
Our June Team Spotlight is Senior Consultant Nancy Da Silva. Starting her career as a Financial Aid Advisor, Nancy quickly advanced and now serves as the Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid at Chaminade University. She joined College Aid Services in May 2023. Nancy brings a diverse skill set from conflict resolution to project management… More » Team Spotlight: Nancy Da Silva The post Team Spotlight: Nancy Da Silva first appeared on College Aid Services.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
JUNE 25, 2024
Bicycling is a great way to be physically active and improve mental health. Health benefits include stronger muscles, better coordination and mobility, reduced body fat, and lower stress. Bicycling is a lower-impact activity compared to running and causes less stress to feet, knees, and hips. Bicycling is versatile. It can be enjoyed alone, with a small group, or as part of big bicycling events like RAGBRAI.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 23, 2024
Dr. James Martin II has been elected chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Dr. James Martin II “Our students, faculty, staff and alumni are on an incredible ascent, having accomplished so much in recent years,” said Martin, who succeeds retiring Dr. Harold Martin Sr., effective Aug. 15.
COE
JUNE 26, 2024
House Appropriations Subcommittee proposes 11% cut to LHHS budget; Slashes Federal Work Study and SEOG by 50%. June 26, 2024 — by Kimberly Jones The funding bill cuts education funding by 14%. Still, it maintains TRIO, GEAR UP, and Pell funding flat – meaning it does not increase or decrease – but will halve the Federal Work-Study Program and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program funding.
College Aid Services
JUNE 26, 2024
Federal Student Aid has updated the 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed? Volume 1 – Summary of Changes to include multiple updates and clarifications about functionality on the 2024–25 FAFSA Partner Portal website.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2024
If you speak it into the world, it just might happen. That’s how Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser became president of Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in 2013. Hauser had always admired the institution because of its unique, tax-based funding, its open-access dual-mission purpose, and its location, nestled into the scenic western slope of the Rocky Mountains.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2024
Dr. Doris Yvonne Wilkinson, the first African American female appointed to a full time position at the University of Kentucky in 1967, has died at age 88. Dr. Doris Yvonne Wilkinson “Dr. Doris Wilkinson was powerful, influential and, at times, larger than life,” said UK's President Dr. Eli Capilouto. “It is with deep sadness that I learn of her passing, but I am comforted in knowing that her legacy continues to run deep across the foundation of our community.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2024
Dr. Ronald A. Johnson Dr. Ronald Johnson has been appointed interim president of Tennessee State University (TSU). Johnson takes the helm from retiring President Dr. Glenda Glover and is expected to serve in the role for one year, as the TSU Board of Trustees conducts a search for a permanent president. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Ronald Johnson and have him join the TSU family,” said Dakasha Winton, chair of the Tennessee State Board of Trustees.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2024
Many of the student-athletes who participated in a recent review of athletics accountability and culture expressed appreciation for the resources made available to them at Northwestern University, according to a university report by law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Michael Schill The firm conducted an 11-month-long independent review of the university’s processes and accountability mechanisms to detect, report, and respond to potential misconduct in its athletics progra
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2024
Newly released research highlights policy reforms and institutional support systems that target student fathers, particularly Black and brown fathers, in higher education. Dr. Brittani Williams The nonprofit Generation Hope, which provides direct support and national advocacy for student parents in college, has released “ EmpowerED Dads: Amplifying Voices, Advancing Higher Education for Student Fathers.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 28, 2024
Dr. Lisa Coleman Lisa Coleman has been named president of Adler University. She serves as senior vice president for global inclusion and strategic innovation at New York University. Coleman holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology/anthropology from Denison University as well as master’s degrees from The Ohio State University in African and African American Studies; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and Communication Studies.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
Jessica Berg has been appointed dean of the University of California Davis School of Law. Berg, who served as co-dean of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, will start in her new role Sept. 1. “While I initially hadn’t planned to consider another deanship right away, the opportunity at UC Davis was too exciting to ignore,” said Berg.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 23, 2024
Lafayette College has entered into a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education regarding its compliance with Title VI of the of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The agreement includes steps the Easton, Pennsylvania, college plans to take when responding to allegations of discrimination or harassment based on shared ancestry, according to department’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR), which investigated the college’s responses to an Oct. 25, 2023, on-campus protest and notices of antise
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
Dr. Vicky Wood Vicky Wood has been named president of Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina. She serves as president of Washington State College of Ohio in Marietta, Ohio. Wood holds an associate degree in business from Marion Technical College, a bachelor’s degree in business education from Ashland University, a master’s in education from Bowling Green State University, and a doctorate in higher education leadership from The University of Toledo.
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