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The Case for IES Postsecondary Studies: What NPSAS and BPS Tell us About College Affordability and Student Outcomes

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Among students with unmet need in 2019-2020 school year: 40% reported taking out student loans, nearly twice the rate of students without unmet need (21%). 33% reported working at least 30 hours per week while enrolled, despite strong evidence that working more than 20 hours per week can be detrimental to student success.

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Why Financial Literacy is the Bedrock of Student Success

Timely MD

It’s about empowering students to make informed decisions about their money and setting them up for long-term success. For university administrators, understanding this topic is essential for supporting both student success and institutional goals. Are you ready to empower your students to succeed?

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TICAS Policy Agenda Tackles the Flaws in the Higher Ed System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Recommendations include doubling the maximum Pell Grant, reforming the student loan system to protect borrowers, and ensuring that public benefit programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), are reformed to support a student’s journey through higher education.

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Solving Higher Ed’s Toughest Student Success Challenges with Will Ballard

Civitas Learning

Our mission at Civitas Learning is to empower higher education institutions to help students get through school as efficiently and effectively as possible. We can all agree that part of a degree and all of a student loan is not worth it. We can all agree that part of a degree and all of a student loan is not worth it.

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30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

EAB

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

EAB

Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Specifically, we weren’t educated on how to repay them.

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30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

EAB

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.