Active Minds
APRIL 16, 2024
Gen Z is no stranger to advocacy. But what happens when mental and physical commitment to a cause becomes too much? This is called advocacy burnout. Earth Day elevates climate and environmental concerns to the top of mind. Many honor the day through participation in outdoor clean-ups, donating to environment-focused organizations, and resharing educational content on social media.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 15, 2024
The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College recently hosted its second spring symposium addressing Black male identities, manhood, and masculinities. BMRI Executive Director Dr. Derrick R. Brooms noted Black male identities as both a pertinent topic for Black men’s lived experiences with a particular salience for the Morehouse community during the symposium, held at Morehouse’s Shirley A.
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Ed.gov Homeroom
APRIL 15, 2024
It’s FAFSA Week of Action (April 15-19) and to kick off the effort the U.S. Department of Education is thrilled to announce the launch our #FAFSAFastBreak campaign, a national effort to drive FAFSA submissions among high school seniors and returning college students. Everyone has an important role to play! We have already received nearly 200 Continue Reading The post It’s FAFSA Week of Action: Time to Take a #FAFSAFastBreak!
NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance
APRIL 18, 2024
Overview The Department of Education is temporarily pausing processing of PSLF applications & forms PSLF borrowers should download their information from their MOHELA account before April 30th Why is the Department pausing PSLF processing? Is my account still with MOHELA during the pause? Is MOHELA still going to service my loans after the transition to the new BPOs?
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.
Active Minds
APRIL 19, 2024
In the symphony of life, mental health often plays a leading role. Like a well-conducted orchestra, maintaining harmony within oneself requires a balance of many elements. Music stands as a universal language, and has the power to soothe the mind, uplift the spirit, and facilitate healing. It is important to explore the therapeutic benefits of music and offer practical tips on incorporating it into your mental health regimen.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 13, 2024
NEW YORK – At the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York City, social justice leaders gathered to discuss the impact of anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) legislation introduced or signed into law in states like Texas, Florida, and Alabama. Public institutions in these states are firing DEI-focused employees or redirecting their roles in an effort to comply.
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Ed.gov Homeroom
APRIL 17, 2024
By Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College During my 11 years at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Massachusetts, I have received many visits from global educators curious about the uniquely American phenomenon of the Community College. In our exchanges, we inevitably observe that we are a place that prepares individuals for the future Continue Reading The post Made for Our Times: Mobility, Vibrancy, and the Next 123 Years of the Community College Movement appeared first on
Knowledge Avatars College
APRIL 14, 2024
Should AI have a face? Emiliano for E… Sun, 04/14/2024 - 19:55 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is constantly evolving, increasingly moving from merely responsive entities to more proactive entities that aid us in a multitude of tasks. AI's growth is perhaps most noticeable in the form of virtual assistants and companion bots, such as Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, and Replika.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2024
A college education gave Aracely Bahenat access to a career in health care that enabled her to provide a better life for her three sons and escape violent domestic abuse. Aracely’s return to school 20 years after her first try wasn’t only about earning a degree. It was about overcoming adversity, gaining control of her life and finding a path to a better future.
College Aid Services
APRIL 18, 2024
The Department of Education discovered yesterday that IDSA25OP and IGSA25OP, two ISIR message classes, were accidentally replicated and sent to the SAIG mailboxes numerous times. In response, ISIR transmissions along with the duplicate files were temporarily suspended to prevent institutions from receiving inaccurate data while officials researched the cause of the issues.
Counselors' Corner
APRIL 17, 2024
by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Students, I get it. I used to work for the US Department of Education, and they’re supposed to be helping you get an education—but it sure doesn’t seem that way, if you’ve applied for financial aid for life after high school. They changed the FAFSA form—the one used to apply for aid—and it was supposed to make applying easier.
Student Loan Planner
APRIL 18, 2024
Many employers offer basic disability insurance coverage. But due to its limitations, such as having a strict definition of disability and capped benefits, employer-sponsored disability coverage usually isn’t enough to cover the needs of high-income earners. That’s where supplemental disability insurance comes in. Do you need supplemental disability insurance?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 16, 2024
Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. Those are the findings of a new report supported by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and Women in Measurement (WIM).
College Aid Services
APRIL 19, 2024
FSA has released a reminder to institutions about the importance of safeguarding Federal Tax Information (FTI). If a concern or discrepancy arises with FTI on an ISIR, never include FTI information via email communications. The full announcement is below. POSTED DATE: May 12, 2023 AUTHOR: Federal Student Aid ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID: GENERAL-23-34 SUBJECT: Access and… More » Safeguarding 2024–25 Federal Tax Information The post Safeguarding 2024–25 Federal Tax Information first appeared
Timely MD
APRIL 18, 2024
Creating a supportive environment where every student can succeed is essential, but it also requires supporting educators. According to a 2023 RAND Report , 23% of teachers said they were likely to leave their jobs by the end of the 2022-23 school year. Teacher Turnover K-12 workers have the highest burnout rate of any industry in the United States.
Student Loan Planner
APRIL 19, 2024
A disability insurance agent, or broker, functions much like a broker you’d encounter in many other industries. They’re the middlemen of disability insurance policies. But since when is dealing with middlemen a good thing? Most disability insurance agents are independent, meaning they can research quotes for you across multiple disability insurance companies.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 15, 2024
Duke University is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a program for top applicants of African descent. Dr. Candis Watts Smith The decision comes in the wake of the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College that ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions, reported The Chronicle , a Duke student-run publication.
College Aid Services
APRIL 16, 2024
Students can now make corrections to their 2024-25 FAFSA through the application’s online portal. Unfortunately, users have reported four separate issues with making adjustments to their forms over the weekend and are waiting to see what solutions the federal government will provide to remedy them. What problems have FAFSA users encountered? Student assets are incorrectly… More » FAFSA Users Encounter Glitches Amid Rollout of Online Corrections The post FAFSA Users Encounter Glitches
COE
APRIL 17, 2024
From Port-au-Prince to Policy: A TRIO Upward Bound Journey of Service and Success April 17, 2024 I was born in Boston but grew up in Port-au-Prince, where I spent the first fifteen years of my life. When I left Haiti, I pledged to my family that I would serve those who need it the most upon receiving my share of the American dream. When I got to Boston, my cousin insisted I enroll in TRIO Upward Bound.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
APRIL 16, 2024
Every year in the United States one in six people get sick from contaminated food. Cooling food quickly helps reduce the risk of foodborne illness. Avoid the Temperature Danger Zone (temperatures between 40°F and 140°F) by refrigerating perishable food within two hours—one hour if it is a hot day (above 90°F). Keep your fridge temperature at 40°F or below and use a fridge thermometer to keep food safe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
Mellon Foundation has awarded a total $25 million in grant funding to five public colleges and universities to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors. The foundation announced that California State University, Fresno (Fresno State); the City College of New York (CCNY); Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia (ODU); the University of Missouri - Kansas City; and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Greensboro will receive $5 million each to promote the study of the humanit
College Aid Services
APRIL 18, 2024
Federal Student Aid has announced the publication of Volume 3 of the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook which discusses the academic calendar, payment period, and disbursement requirements for awarding aid under the Title IV student financial aid programs, determining a student’s cost of attendance, and packaging Title IV aid. Additionally, the following edits have been… More » Now Available: Volume 3 of the 2024-25 Federal Student Aid Handbook The post Now Available: Volume 3 of the 2
COE
APRIL 16, 2024
Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students April 16, 2024 — by Yvette Martinez-Vu and Miroslava Chavez-Garcia Is Grad School for Me? is a calling card and a corrective to the lack of clear guidance for historically excluded students navigating the onerous undertaking of graduate school—starting with asking if grad school is even a good fit.
CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors
APRIL 15, 2024
This time of year is so exciting for high school seniors! Financial aid packages are arriving with acceptance letters – and these students get to start figuring out what their next four years are going to look like. Now that all the paperwork has arrived, you might be feeling the pressure of choosing a college. Unfortunately, time is ticking – even with extended deadlines at some schools due to the FAFSA updates.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 19, 2024
Howard Community College President Dr. Daria J. Willis has announced plans to reopen the college’s on-campus Children’s Learning Center in partnership with the Community Action Council of Howard County. Tracy Broccolino The center’s reopening serves as an essential resource in reducing childcare costs, creating much-needed Early Head Start programming for infants and toddlers, and encouraging degree completion among student parents at the college of more than 2,900 students — 24% of which claim
College Aid Services
APRIL 16, 2024
Two new Gainful Employment regulations that implement greater requirements for distant education courses and limit overall program length will take effect on July 1, 2024 for schools across the country. After raising concerns about these provisions, financial aid offices can now appeal federal enforcement on the grounds that they face “unique and time-specific” complications that… More » FSA Outlines Enforcement Guidelines for New Gainful Employment Provisions The post FSA Outl
Patter by Pat Thomson
APRIL 14, 2024
Patter will be blogging from the QPR – Quality in Postgraduate Research conference later this week. it’s in Adelaide South Australia, and it’s QPRs 30th birthday. My keynote is done and on a stick, my what-to-wear questions resolved, and my key social events and connections planned. I’ve got the clunky conference app but not selected all the sessions I’ll attend.
HEAG
APRIL 15, 2024
Just when you thought you had a game plan to address each of the complex issues related to the ISIR delay, another electronic announcement rolls out. Then, when there’s news about a trickle of ISIRs being released, you become optimistic. … Read more ».
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2024
Ohio Wesleyan University and Columbus State Community College are collaborating to address societal challenges and help Columbus State students more quickly, easily, and affordably earn bachelor’s degrees at Ohio Wesleyan. The schools unveiled a trio of collaborations April 18 at Columbus State’s Delaware Campus, highlighted by the Tuition Match Program.
I'm First!
APRIL 19, 2024
My phone pinged with an email message: Check your WashU Pathway. My heart fluttered and my anxiety kicked in. Admission decisions were out this early? What if I got rejected? Would everything that I worked so hard for in high school be a waste?
College Aid Services
APRIL 17, 2024
President Biden has published the initial components of his second comprehensive student loan debt relief plan, which could benefit millions of Americans if enacted as proposed. This proposal addresses a number of issues that make the loan repayment process difficult for even the most diligent borrowers to navigate. Who will benefit from Biden’s new plan?
Student Loan Planner
APRIL 17, 2024
The Biden administration approved another wave of student loan forgiveness last week, greenlighting at least $7.4 billion in debt relief to over a quarter million borrowers. “Today’s announcement shows—once again—that the Biden-Harris Administration is not letting up its efforts to give hardworking Americans some breathing room,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona in a… The post Breaking Down Biden’s Latest $7.4 Billion Batch of Student Loan Forgiveness appeared first on Stude
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 15, 2024
The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute of Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) has released one of its latest report on the perspectives of law enforcement. “ Police/Civilian Encounters: Officers’ Perspectives on Traffic Stops and the Climate for Policing ” is designed to increase understanding of traffic stop encounters and foster meaningful dialogue for improved relationships in communities.
I'm First!
APRIL 19, 2024
For first-generation students, there can be a fallacy about professors in college. The classic misconceptions about professors can be that they are scary, unapproachable, tough, there to make your life harder, and just not that understanding. From my personal experience, these things could not be farther from the truth.
College Aid Services
APRIL 15, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education and the Biden-Harris White House have announced that April 15-19 is the National FAFSA Week of Action. High school counselors, principals, superintendents, after-school programs, parent groups, non-profit organizations, and other local and state organizations are coming together to help encourage high school seniors to submit the new and improved Free… More » Department of Education launches FAFSA Week of Action – April 15 through April 19 The post De
College Planners of America
APRIL 15, 2024
On April 8, President Biden released the details of his new student loan debt forgiveness plan. The plan would reduce payments for 26 million borrowers and erase all debt for four million more. Ten million of these borrowers will receive debt relief of over $5,000 according to the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Among other goals, the plan aims to relieve the disproportionate debt burden on Black and Latino borrowers.
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