Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2025

Institutions used various methods to distribute student aid, with paper checks being the most common distribution method every year, followed by direct deposits. Most institutions provided some form of guidance to students about the emergency financial aid grants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. Morales, president of CSUSB. The number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Latinx students has grown.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2024

A stark 51% of non-binary students surveyed expressed feeling targeted, criticized, or excluded, mainly citing discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, and mental health, according to the report. Mental health support remains a core concern for many students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 19, 2025

Even with increased financial aid, barriers like food insecurity, housing instability, and limited access to mental health services make the postsecondary journey far more challenging than it should be." The task force found that many eligible students aren't accessing available support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

Andes said that Radford’s grant submission prioritized “enhanced student services in mental health and mentoring,” which made Radford’s proposal stand out. Currently, all Virginia public four- and two-year institutions have received an award of varying sizes,” said Andes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

It might also include attending an institution that cares about inclusion and mental health, so makes getting in as easy as possible, even expanding the number of students it can serve each year and supporting professors to teach students from a wide range of backgrounds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Some students placed on academic probation lost access to financial aid and needed to raise their GPA to regain access to aid—a common catch-22 whereby students cannot reenroll and improve their grades without financial aid, and cannot get financial aid unless they reenroll and improve their grades,” the report noted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2024

Collecting and using these data will advance your basic needs and mental health services, while also activating on institutional commitments to parenting students, diverse populations, and addressing completion gaps. Then do it again each subsequent term. Give advisors access to the resulting data and consider giving it to faculty too.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The growth in on-campus support for students’ housing, food, transportation, mental health, childcare, and related needs is both heartening and depressing. Students require and deserve far more than band-aids. On the one hand it’s wonderful to see skilled professionals take to heart the lesson that students are humans first.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

A recent nationwide survey by TimelyCare, higher educations most trusted virtual health and well-being provider, shows that 71% of college students experience mental health challenges like stress, anxiety, and depression. Work with financial aid offices to develop emergency funds that can be accessed without daunting paperwork.

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Counselors' Corner

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The key to all counseling—personal, academic, career, mental health, college—lies in one goal: To give the client something new to think about. I thought about this when I read about a new survey of high school counselors showing more time is being spent on mental health counseling, and less on college counseling.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

That’s why researchers at Ithaka S&R found that three in four community college provosts rate student physical and mental health as critical to student success. Let’s be real: it costs significant money and time to address this problem, and most community colleges lack both.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

And that means that if they’re applying to selective colleges and universities, they are less competitive to get into those schools and to get financial aid from those schools.” Having that dark knowledge on top of all of the mountains of work that I have to do definitely would affect my mental health.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The suicides and resignations of key leaders and the broader mental health crisis are a signal that cannot be ignored. Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab is author of Paying the Price, College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream. The sector can’t take any more punches.

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Active Minds

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It’s a contributing factor in our mental health that we don’t often address. Financial stress, described as an emotional strain that is specifically related to money, can cause insomnia, headaches, fatigue, and more. Financial stress affects approximately 70 percent of college students.

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HEAG

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The annual release of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) can be a period of heightened stress for both students and families, as well as for the financial aid professionals who support them. This year, with the delay, … Read more ».

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College Planners of America

MAY 19, 2025

Federal Direct Loans are government-backed financial aid options provided by the U.S. Direct Subsidized Loans offer an initial interest-free period during college years for eligible borrowers, making them an attractive option for those who can demonstrate financial need. For the 2025-26 school year, it is June 30, 2026.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

It wasn’t always easy to know where to go if I needed advice on what classes to take, what to declare for my major, how to get financial aid,” Cardona shared in a keynote at last week’s Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona didn’t always know where to turn for help in college. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

EAB 2024 Parent Survey EAB 2024 Parent Survey Haywood said JCSU has found it necessary to re-educate parents and caretakers about the financial aid process, including explaining new definitions and types of aid. “We Not understanding cost is a major source of anxiety and there is a rising aversion to debt.

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EAB

MAY 5, 2023

Blogs How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors Colleges and universities face a slew of “ pandemic ripple effects ” that pose long-term threats to student success. Stepped Care organizes mental health services in a continuum based on their intensity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The program – founded in 2008 as part of Breakthrough’s larger support model – works to support students as they face the encounters and challenges of postsecondary education, offering resources such as academic advising, tutoring, emergency student support funds, legal aids, and tax services, according to CCST Director Dr. Arelis Palacios.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JUNE 10, 2024

Health and Wellness: Prioritize discussions about physical and mental health before your student heads off to college. Talk about the importance of eating well, getting enough sleep, exercising regularly, and seeking support if they’re struggling with stress, anxiety, or other mental health issues.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Increased unmet basic needs & mental health concerns According to a recent 2022 CCSSE report community college student mental health is worsening, and significant numbers of students are struggling with basic needs like housing and food. Let us know here. Please enter a message. SEND Message Sent! Message failed.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We already see concerning early signals around student mental health and math preparation. Financial This grouping refers to how students pay for college and its associated cost. Financial aid: Continuing to innovate with small emergency and completion grants to help students through temporary financial distress.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 4, 2024

The featured speaker was award-winning journalist, author, and TV commentator Jennifer Wallace, who spoke about achievement culture—an especially timely speech as schools look to balance resources and support staff mental health.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

By offering comprehensive support systems, including childcare services, flexible schedules, financial aid programs, mentorship, and counseling, institutions can empower student-parents to succeed academically while effectively managing their parenting responsibilities.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We already see concerning early signals around student mental health and math preparation. Financial This grouping refers to how students pay for college and its associated cost. Financial aid: Continuing to innovate with small emergency and completion grants to help students through temporary financial distress.

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Scholarship America

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Apply Now > United Health Foundation Diversity in Health Care Scholarship The Diversity in Health Care Scholarship supports underrepresented health professionals in obtaining upskilled certifications or degrees for clinical careers in medicine, nursing, midwifery, mental health and other specialties.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Source: EAB Student Communication Preferences Survey 2023) --> Financial concerns are highly correlated to both stopping out and mental health challenges. Financial hardship is the #1 reason students stop out. Financial Literacy: Virtual and in-person training is provided to students. Ready to find out more?

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IEFA

MARCH 16, 2023

Some policies may also include vision and dental care, mental health services, and prescription drug benefits. Having a good student health insurance plan is important for international students because it can help cover the costs of medical care should an illness or injury occur.

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Blackboard Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

Harpham, Director of Student Financial Aid at The University of Akron, had to say: “The partnership with Blackboard has completely changed the way that we do business in the financial aid office. Gone are the long lines of students waiting to check on their financial aid award or see if their verification is complete.”.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Factors Contributing to Move-In Melt Based on our last year’s data, we saw move-in melt primarily happening in two student groups: international students and students without financial aid packages where the enrollment team believes they may be eligible for need-based aid. So, what’s going on with these student populations?

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Counselors' Corner

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Too much counseling literature in the last two years has emphasized the need for better mental health programming in schools, without specifying just what that programming should include. In most cases, community colleges are realizing double-digit enrollment losses.

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Timely MD

MARCH 4, 2024

Mental health remains their most common challenge by far (60%), followed by financial (43%), physical health (37%), academic (36%), social / belonging (27%), career readiness (20%) and basic needs insecurity (16%).

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EAB

AUGUST 25, 2023

Beyond the day-to-day work of developing talent and evaluating, independent school leaders also submitted questions related to faculty wellness and mental health, developing a faculty pipeline for hiring, and how to appropriately compensate faculty, among others. Faculty morale, faculty recruitment, and faculty compensation.

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IEFA

APRIL 26, 2023

Make Time for Self-care If you are feeling sad and homesick, it is important to take care of your mental health. The post Dealing With Homesickness appeared first on International Education and Financial Aid Blog. It could be a summer camp or internship, the goal is to get out and explore your new environment.

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