Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

It is evident that the low African American male student graduation rates at a predominantly Black institution in the northeastern United States continue to be a concern for higher education administrators. There are serious inequities among students who graduate from colleges. Not dropout rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These schools and their leaders have an extraordinary opportunity to work with the federal government to support those students—and it doesn’t require new institutional spending or a new Higher Education Act. Yet there is an enormous SNAP gap in program utilization. In 2018 the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underrepresented students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It’s now common knowledge among college administrators and staff that many students experience shortfalls of the essentials. They deserve to be the focus of public attention and philanthropic giving and the priority for governments, instead of the tiny number of already highly-resourced gated colleges always dominating the news.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

I’m putting my time and energy into my education and volunteer efforts and living on campus on my scholarship and financial aid,” she says. Jennifer Nájera Another step forward came in 2013 with the passing of the California Dream Act, which made undocumented students eligible to apply for state financial aid.

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University Business

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Most colleges are not following best practices for providing clear and standard information in their financial aid offers. But about 90% of colleges “understate or don’t include the net price” in their offers, according to a report released this week by the Government Accountability Office.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

Column: Letters to the Editor To the Editor: I write regarding Wesley Whistle's December essay urging Congress to step in to improve the transparency of financial aid letters. Consider that a third of schools in a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report used a federal template created by the U.S. Justin Draeger.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education. While there are FAFSA webinars available, I believe community and family focused FAFSA and financial aid workshops in tribal communities might be an effective way to promote college going overall among indigenous students.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm welcomes back Tom Netting, President of TEN Government Strategies, to discuss recent higher education policy changes and challenges, covering FAFSA, Title IX, FSA, IDR, SAVE, NC-SARA, NACIQI, PPA, TRIO, Clery Act, Gainful Employment, Title IV, the Chevron Decision, and more.

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University Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Nine out of 10 colleges either exclude or understate their net cost of attendance in student financial aid offers, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a government watchdog organization. Here are three ways to do so.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Building pipelines After attending undergraduate and graduate school, Thompson built a career as a professor, administrator, and researcher/writer before joining the CPE in 2009 as senior vice president for academic affairs. Campuses are investing resources into financial aid and emergency support services.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 7, 2023

He noted in a news release after the vote that the board had “made the informed and thoughtful decision to keep Birmingham-Southern open” and that the college has “been working closely with our allies in state and local government to secure bridge funding.” Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It is also deeply consequential: students at unaccredited colleges are ineligible for federal financial aid and find it almost impossible to transfer credits or be admitted into graduate and professional programs. This applies to any governing board, whether public, private not-for-profit, or private for-profit.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Birmingham-Southern College, which lost millions of dollars after finding that it made financial aid errors in 2010, is in danger of closing in 2023, AL.com reported. Lawmakers said the private college may close if it doesn't get a government bailout. Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?:

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Drumm McNaughton speaks with Tom Netting, president of TEN Government Strategies and Washington Update expert, about anticipated changes in higher education following the 2024 US elections. Drawing from his policy expertise on The Hill, Netting discusses potential shifts under the incoming administration.

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University Business

DECEMBER 2, 2024

As concerns around the cost of a credential continue to surge, college administrators, policymakers and the sector’s countless stakeholders are working aggressively to conquer the changing postsecondary landscape. Higher education frequently found itself in the national spotlight this past year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Graduates of the program find jobs in hospitals, educational settings, business and tourism related companies, government institutions, translation companies and as freelancer translators. Rueda-Acedo says the service learning is extremely beneficial in retention as well as the students’ personal connection to this profession.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

NACUBO also found that colleges increased their endowment spending, with dollars increasingly flowing toward institutional operating budgets, largely focused on student financial aid. Colleges tapped into their endowments for a variety of reasons, but primarily for student financial aid.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 12, 2023

Since any associated policy changes could affect a much wider set of services than originally expected, we thought that we’d use this space to share what we think are the key points that university leaders across higher education need to understand about the potential impact of recent and anticipated actions by the federal government.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

Providing more financial aid and more information about financial aid can help prospective students make a true risk assessment. Providing more generous financial aid targeted based on need and simple to apply for has a strong positive impact on increasing enrollment and persistence.

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University Business

JANUARY 24, 2023

The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association ( SHEEO ), an organization that serves to support statewide governing, policy and coordinating boards of postsecondary education staff, recently published a report outlining 10 state priorities for higher education in 2023.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

To make matters worse, the most highly resourced campuses exacerbate institutional inequalities by absorbing a disproportionate share of government, philanthropic and foundation resources. Meanwhile, expenditures on administration, even excluding student services and student life, have increased markedly. Over time, as Howard R.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Quick Facts Total enrollment of 673 students 76% retention rate 3 systems (admissions, enrollment SIS, and financial aid) combined for visualizations 56% six-year graduation rate The Challenge Elmira had difficultly accessing data from their Enterprise Resource System (ERP), making detailed enrollment analysis and strategy challenging.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Both educators and administrators can benefit from the power of data analysis by gaining useful insights that motivate wise choices and improve student outcomes. Streamlining administrative processes. Data management automation can help collate and map tons of data seamlessly, reducing administrative burdens and human errors.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 14, 2023

Lately, university governing boards around the country have been considering the balance and diversity of intellectual scholarship in the institutions they oversee. That takes us to issues of higher education governance—a process that is often tediously slow and too often inefficient but nevertheless the way we do business today.

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Edu Alliance Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Government Accountability Office. Hossler has received career achievement awards from the American College Personnel Association, the Association for Institutional Research, the College Board, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. Edu Alliance Group, Inc.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 15, 2023

Institutional accreditation is a quality assurance process that provides colleges and universities access to critical resources once attained: federal financial aid, the ability to transfer and accept student transcripts and credits, and the increased likelihood of degree acceptance from employers and other higher ed institutions.

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

With trustworthy data stored in a secure location (known as a data warehouse), a data management platform allows your campus to govern data, assign data access based on user roles, put data into action, and develop customized dashboards. EAB's data management platform, Edify , is built specifically for higher education.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

They also talk about the careers with the best ROI and how those with liberal arts degrees fare by comparison. Podcast Highlights Michael draws on his background as the former director of the College Scorecard program during his time in the Obama Administration to create user-friendly reports, utilizing the dataset’s 2,000 variables.

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Creatrix Campus

APRIL 4, 2023

The leadership of ACBSP accreditation The leadership of ACBSP accreditation The ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) is governed by a Board of Directors, which is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the organization and overseeing its operations.

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EAB

OCTOBER 16, 2023

One recent example of this collaboration comes from Eric Sykes, Vice President of Enrollment Management at Elmira College, who has been championing data management and governance efforts on his campus. We could unify different data sources, including our Student Information System (SIS), admissions CRM, and financial aid data.

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Creatrix Campus

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Despite these challenges, a small but dedicated group of educators, administrators, and students worked hard to provide educational opportunities and promote academic excellence. The Supreme Education Council (SEC) is the primary governing body responsible for the education sector in Qatar.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

MAY 11, 2022

Claremont McKenna College’s former Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid engaged in false reporting practices that went beyond inflating SAT numbers, misrepresenting statistics on ACT scores, class ranking and application numbers, according to a report published by O’Melveny & Meyers LLP. News & World Report.

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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

It is important that students take into consideration how they will deal with college finances as they decide which schools to apply to, and it is important that admissions officers and college administrators help low-income students to develop strategies and programs so that they can succeed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As the COVID-19 pandemic dawned in Spring 2020, the federal government granted institutions of higher education a series of waivers and flexibilities that allowed them to continue functioning under radically different conditions. This adjustment may be an administratively complex process. It sort of starts a clock.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 9, 2024

This success story underscores the crucial role of technology in not only supporting administrative functions but also in driving institutional growth. Technology, governance the same way. The original intent of TPS regulations was to regulate entities that directly administer Title IV financial aid.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This gap, exacerbated by widespread discounting practices, underscores the need for greater transparency in communicating the true costs and financial aid options to prospective students. This approach not only aids in student decision-making but also helps in building trust and credibility. from Harvard University.

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