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Modern College Students Face Financial Fragility While Still Valuing Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report reveals that today's college students are navigating significant financial challenges while balancing competing priorities, yet they continue to believe in the value of higher education. The Student Financial Wellness Survey , released this month by Trellis Strategies, documents the financial wellbeing of over 53,000 students from 104 institutions across 27 states.

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State Guidance on the Use of Generative AI in K-12 Education

Student Privacy Compass

More than two years into the advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 schools, many state departments of education are issuing guidance or policies for responsible school and student use of AI. A helpful map from AI for Education shows that half of U.S. state departments of education have issued guidance on the use of generative AI in K-12 schools (and there has also been some at the district levels).

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concluding well: writing a plausible So What

Patter by Pat Thomson

Writing a paper or setting up a piece of research often involves a problem or a puzzle. Youve identified something that needs to be sorted and youre just the person to do it. At the start, problems tend to present themselves aseither practical there is something that is going on that is difficult/inequitable/could be better/could be different etc or conceptual we dont really know about this, we could know more about this, we should know more about this, we could think differently about this.

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The Impact of Inflation on College Savings

College Planners of America

When surveyed by The College Investor (TCI), 75% of parents with college-bound children said that they are currently saving for their childs college education. TCI also found that over 80% of parents are concerned about the impact of inflation on college savings. The amount that parents need to save rises in line with college tuition, which has risen much faster than the general CPI rate of inflation since 1980.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Historic Black Church Eliminates Student Debt for SAU Seniors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, Senior Pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church. Alfred Street Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, a prominent Black congregation located just outside Washington D.C., has donated $132,469 to Saint Augustine's University (SAU) to eliminate the outstanding debt of 11 graduating seniors, enabling them to receive their diplomas debt-free at the May 3rd commencement ceremony.

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Knowledge Avatars: Transformative Education For Teachers and Students

Knowledge Avatars College

Knowledge Avatars: Transformative Education For Teachers and Students Emiliano De La Mon, 04/28/2025 - 15:31 Knowledge Avatars (KAs) are revolutionizing classrooms by enhancing teaching effectiveness and deepening student learning. Heres how were implementing this dynamic tool across several schools. For Teachers: Personalized Teaching Assistant Knowledge Avatar bots are customizable, allowing teachers to upload tests, notes, videos, rubrics, and other resources.

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Streamlining Student Support: Civitas Learning Advising Tools Now Integrate with Canvas

Civitas Learning

At Civitas Learning, we’re always looking for ways to make student success tools more accessible and intuitive. That’s why were excited to introduce one of our latest innovations Canvas LTI Integration. This new feature enables colleges and universities to integrate Civitas Learning advising functionality directly within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), providing a seamless user experience for faculty and advisors.

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Value Entrepreneurs – Driven by Mission

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A Dr. Joshua Travis Brown formerly enslaved educator purchases a plantation to create a school for freed persons. A group of monks arrives by foot at an immigrant community in the throes of poverty, eventually developing a network of social services. Tribal leaders sheltering from windswept plains combat the disillusionment of their reservations youth through education.

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Commit with Confidence: A Guide to College Enrollment Before May 1st

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

If youve been juggling acceptance letters, financial aid offers, and those feelings of the unknown, its time to focus: May 1st is National College Decision Day. As a reminder, it’s the deadline by which most colleges expect you to officially commit by submitting your enrollment deposit. So, how do you make that choice and feel good about it? Lets talk about just that!

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Federal Student Loans: Resolving Delinquency

College Planners of America

If a former student is past due on a Federal student loan, there is an obvious way to bring the loan account current. The borrower simply pays the past due amount and continues on with his or her payment plan. However, most delinquent borrowers are unable to do this, so two options for temporarily resolving or avoiding delinquency are available from the U.S.

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Developing Positive Human Interactions

Steve Keating

Im pretty certain there is no such thing as a neutral human interaction. Every time, every single time, we interact with another human being, we leave them feeling either better about themselves or worse. They do the same for, or to, us. Sometimes its a lot better or a lot worse, but most of the time its just a little. Very often its so little that its almost imperceptible.

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Department of Education Relaxes Accreditation Change Rules, Raising Quality Concerns

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it will eliminate the rigorous review process previously required for colleges and universities seeking to change accreditors, a move critics warn could undermine educational quality standards. The announcement, which implements parts of President Trump's Executive Order on "Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education," simultaneously lifts a moratorium on reviewing applications for new accrediting bodies.

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The Safe Pair of Hands: Intersol Global's Partnership with Symplicity Advocate

Symplicity

Running an external impartial investigation service to over 50 clients with our team of 20 remote working specialist investigators has its challenges.

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Using IRS Section 127 for Family Members

College Planners of America

When companies compete for the best employees, the quality of their benefits packages is a key differentiator. Prospective employees look for a comprehensive package that will improve their financial condition and help them prepare for the future. An IRS Section 127 Educational Assistance Program (EAP) offer long-term rewards for employees and their employers improve employee recruitment, loyalty, and retention.

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Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 32

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Missouri State News Refer a Future Bear Know a high school or transfer student who would thrive at Missouri State? Whether its a family member, a friend, or someone you mentor, you can help them become a Bear! Submit a quick referral form, and our Admissions team will reach out to share everything MSU has to offer. Refer a Future Bear Transfer News Join Transfer Nation!

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GOP Student Aid Overhaul Draws Criticism from Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

House Republicans have unveiled sweeping legislation that would dramatically reshape federal student aid programs, potentially making college more expensive for millions of students while cutting federal spending by an estimated $185 billion over the next decade. The 103-page bill, released as part of the GOP's reconciliation legislation, targets several key financial aid programs that disproportionately serve low-income and underrepresented students.

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How Fort Valley State University Is Redefining Peer Tutoring with Knack

Knack

Rethinking Academic Support in Higher Ed Colleges and universities are currently facing a host of challengesdeclining enrollment, budget constraints, shifting workforce demands, and the urgent need to improve outcomes for historically underserved students. For historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the pressures are even greater, compounded by decades of underfunding and systemic inequities.

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Using UTMA/UGMA’s to Save for College

College Planners of America

The Uniform Transfers To Minors Act (UTMA) and the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) are two laws that combine to produce the acronym UTMA/UGMA. They are useful tools for parents and others seeking to reduce taxes while accumulating assets for college. First came UGMA, a type of custodial account which was introduced in1956and revised in 1966 as a means of transferring assets from parents to their children.

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Reclaiming Capacity in the Financial Aid Office: Lessons from the Harvard Business Review on Managing Overload When Delegation Isn’t an Option

HEAG

As the demands placed on college financial aid professionals continue to growyet staffing levels, budget constraints, and compliance pressures complicate traditional pathways for supportmany financial aid managers are feeling overwhelmed. This feeling is exacerbated by the fact that delegating tasks simply isnt possible when an entire team is already stretched thin.

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National University Approved as Registered Apprenticeship Program Sponsor for K-12 Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

National University (NU) has been approved by the U.S. Department of Labor to serve as a sponsor of a Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) for aspiring K-12 teachers, the institution announced on National Apprenticeship Day. The nonprofit, Veteran-founded university, which serves over 50,000 nontraditional, working, and military students annually through degree programs and 80,000 more through workforce and professional programs, aims to address critical teacher shortages with this new initia

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From Advocacy to Exploring the Globe: Meet the Spring 2025 Interns

Active Minds

Authored by Active Minds. Another incredible internship semester has come to a close, and we’re thrilled to celebrate the energy, innovation, and unwavering dedication of our Spring 2025 interns as they embark on their next adventures! They’ve poured their hearts into championing a new era of mental health advocacy, and each brought unique ideas and invaluable perspective to the table.

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CollegeSure CD’s Help Families Cope with Inflation

College Planners of America

In saving for a childs education, parents want to know if they will have the funds necessary to pay the costs of college when the time comes. An dilemma they face is that, due to inflation, their objective is unknowable in advance. Tuition Inflation Many experts attribute the abrupt acceleration of tuition in the 1970s to the passage by Congress of laws that funded new student aid programs in an effort to make college affordable for all.

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90/10 Reporting in eZ-Audit Online Training Available

College Aid Services

FSA has announced six new training modules on the FSA Training Center to assist proprietary institutions and their auditors with understanding and complying with the 90/10 Revenue Calculation and how to report the information in eZ-Audit. The training sessions include step-by-step tutorials to demonstrate proper data entry and treatment of the 90/10 Revenue Calculation and… More 90/10 Reporting in eZ-Audit Online Training Available The post 90/10 Reporting in eZ-Audit Online Training Avai

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RFK Jr.’s Autism Misinformation Undermines Equity—and the Role of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Yolanda Wiggins Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s recent claims about rising autism rates directly contradict the findings of a rigorous, peer-reviewed study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the CDC attributes the increase to better diagnostic tools and broader awarenessespecially among historically underdiagnosed populationsKennedy has revived a discredited suggestion that environmental factors, including vaccines, may be responsible.

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Providing Empathetic Feedback

Steve Keating

I remember one of the very first times I had to give feedback to someone who reported to me. I had the title of manager, but I knew nothing about managing people and much less about leading them. Even if I had known what I was doing, it was going to be a difficult conversation. He was a young guy who I think was living on his own for the first time.

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Transferring Loan Accounts Damage Borrower Credit

College Planners of America

A student loan borrower may be contacted by the marketing arm of a Federal student loan service provider for the Education Department (ED) at any time during the term of the loan. The borrower will be asked to transfer their accounts to that provider in exchange for attractive incentives such as a lower interest rate or longer term. But borrowers should be aware that loan account transfers from one service provider to another have the potential to harm their credit score.

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Real College Counseling Season Begins Now—And Is in Trouble

Counselors' Corner

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. There is a sense most of the college counseling world goes on hiatus after May 1. Not every college requires a May 1 deposit anymore, but there is still this feeling most of the decision making and form completing is done, and all thats really left is to fill out the end-of-the-year college selection reports and get ready to enjoy an afternoon or two of mozzarella sticks and jalapeno poppers on the patio of a grateful senior.

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Rachel Wu - Fencing, New York University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Kids on Campus Initiative Shows Strong Progress in Connecting Head Start and Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A national partnership between the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) is creating powerful educational opportunities for both young children and their parents through the innovative "Kids on Campus" initiative. The recently released Year One Annual Report details how the five-year project aims to establish at least 50 Head Start childcare centers on community college campuses by 2030, addressing two critical challenges simultaneously:

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Basketball Legend Takes on Leadership Role at Sacramento State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shaquille O'Neal In an unprecedented move bridging professional sports excellence with collegiate athletic development, Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal has accepted a voluntary position as general manager for Sacramento State men's basketball program. This unpaid role adds to O'Neal's impressive legacy, which includes four NBA championships, three Finals MVP awards, and a league MVP throughout his illustrious 19-year professional career.

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Chanel Thomas - Soccer, University of Mississippi

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Eric Zobel - Fencing, New York University

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Claire Zanti - Pistol/Rifle, North Carolina State University

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Givon Washington - Track & Field, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Historic Limestone University to Close Doors After Nearly 180 Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After serving students for nearly two centuries, Limestone University announced Wednesday that it will permanently close at the end of the current semester, marking the end of one of South Carolina's oldest educational institutions. The university's Board of Trustees voted to discontinue all on-campus and online programs despite recent fundraising efforts that secured over $2.1 million from nearly 200 supporters in the past two weeks.

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Senate Democrats Challenge Administration on International Student Visa Revocations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Senator Alex Padilla A group of 36 Democratic senators is pressing the Trump administration to reconsider its recent actions revoking international student visas and terminating Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records, calling the moves potentially unlawful. The senators, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member Alex Padilla and Senator Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), sent a letter to Department