Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

One of the reasons that many of these efforts haven’t made as much difference as they could have is the administrative burdens that they place on students—the difficulty of the steps that students and their families must go through to apply for financial aid, or even to college at all. “By said Gándara. “Or

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University Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

More than a fifth (22%) accepted fewer financial aid recipients and 11% noticed a decline in their students’ racial diversity. Declining tuition revenue Schools that reported declines in students needing financial assistance also reported decreased fall enrollment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

It offered associate degree-level programming in nursing, health information technology, and radiological technology as well as a bachelor’s degree in health information management. Students who have accepted federal financial aid may be eligible to apply for a closed school loan discharge with the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

One of the first 10 questions that a student encounters in the FAFSA is ‘Who is your parent or guardian and what is their income information?’ Demographic information about the recipients was not available. There are 11 federally recognized American Indian tribes in Minnesota. The state’s FAFSA filing rate is up 11% from last year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2024

Dr. Aaron Fichtner Educators, college administrators and students say the governor’s proposed FY25 budget reduction — flat funding from FY24 — could negatively affect students and the higher education community. New Jersey Council of County Colleges members fear Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

If the school is able to regain accreditation, as those involved believe will happen soon, students will be able to access federal financial aid funding and state funding opportunities, including the Tennessee Student Assistance Award , which offers repayment-free financial aid to students from low-income backgrounds. “KC

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Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 2, 2025

Public Administration Review, 78 (4), 626-639. link ) University of Tennessee Systems FY2025 budget: [link] University of Tennessee Systems FY2023 annual financial report: [link] UTKs Budget Allocation Model (responsibility center management) website: [link] Higher education expenditures Archibald, R. Is information enough?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Despite federal and state financial aid, 23% of undergraduates, an estimated 4 million nationally, lack the resources to afford adequate food on a regular basis. It is also essential because a diverse community of faculty, administrators, advocates, students, think tanks, and state legislatures, and even the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

My professional training and my lived experiences inform my perspective in a world that often seeks to undermine the voices of women who look like me. By the time I transferred to the State University, I realized I was a decent student and no longer anxious about my financial aid being denied for academic standing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Institutions review the data and put together a financial aid offer, helping families decide which institution is the best fit for them and their wallets. For states that run out of state aid, if you’re not one of the students who was able to successfully navigate getting a FAFSA I.D.,

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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

MARCH 2, 2023

When the FAFSA Simplification Act begins to take effect this July, it’s expected to significantly affect the process of applying for financial aid, making the paperwork less complex and altering the formula for eligibility. However, there has been scant information on the specific impacts at a national level.

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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. Students require and deserve far more than band-aids. Food insecurity wasn’t a widely recognized problem in higher education and “student basic needs” wasn’t a field of practice. What else can and should we do?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

If that staff member in financial aid or that person who was motivating them no longer exists, why would they show up?” This suggests, said Shapiro, that these students were encountering other barriers to credentials, including fees or administrative holds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 3, 2024

Public Administration Review, 78 (4), 626-639. link ) University of Tennessee System’s FY2024 budget: [link] University of Tennessee System’s FY2022 annual financial report: [link] UTK’s Budget Allocation Model (responsibility center management) website: [link] Higher education expenditures Archibald, R. Is information enough?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Indeed, while the scientific review process involves feedback, college administration and even teaching involves very little. This work includes seriously investigating a major concern: where do regular people get their information about colleges and universities and who is shaping narratives that inform them?

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Using information from that survey, Ryan’s team will develop an online data platform that will enable college administrators and policy makers to view each community college's Medicaid reimbursement data and create scenario-based projections for potential future revenues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

To address some of these questions, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE), the main advocacy group for diversity administrators, put on a webinar Wednesday, featuring Art Coleman. Then, a group of all of the students who qualify for the aid based on their GPA can be assembled.

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2025

AI advancements thatstreamline user experience and administrative workflow could revolutionize student accessibility, enrollment and workforce outcomes, according to leaders attending Ellucian Live, the annual conference hosted by the global higher education software company.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

After earning tenure, Byrne began taking on administrative roles, one which notably put her in direct contact with Macaulay Honors College. She speaks proudly of CUSP (Completion for Upper-division Students Program), which uses predictive analytics to identify students at risk of not graduating because they have depleted their 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. Administrators should also take heed of the fact that the GAO is urging Congress to require colleges and universities to provide clear, standard information in all financial aid offers.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 28, 2023

Still, a combination of technology and legislative changes should lead to a simpler process to fill out the application, which is essential for students to access need-based federal and state financial aid. “Lower-income students are going to be providing basically just consent and demographic information,” she said.

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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. Institutions submit information about their cultural competence programming to CPE.

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University Business

JANUARY 30, 2024

Financial aid officers’ ability to process FAFSA forms is the only way for prospective students and their parents to know what kind of federal aid they can expect from a specific school. billion in aid will now be available to students. While the Department touted that over 3.1 As a result, approximately $1.8

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University Business

JULY 27, 2023

If they don’t, they may be unable to participate in Title IV programs and award federal financial aid. That is the result of the June 9 effective date for the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) updated rule on safeguarding consumer information, a component of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).

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Robert Kelchen

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

IPEDS IPEDS has a rough measure of college closures in its Directory Information data collection , which is updated annually. Combined institutions can be the result of one college acquiring another, but it can also be an administrative consolidation for reporting purposes that does not change anything for students.

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University Business

AUGUST 8, 2024

Another delay from the Department in sending students’ completed data to institutions caused financial aid offices to defer rewarding students’ financial aid packages from Decision Day on May 1 until the summer. ” Some institutions are blaming lower enrollment and staff cuts on the FASFA delays.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 2, 2023

Information Sessions Are Virtually Identical From School to School. The father of one of my juniors said to me the other day, “after three of these sessions, I could have given the information session myself.” Information sessions have to promise all things to all people. So they end up not being very informative.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

Image: Financial wellness may not be the first area that comes to mind when thinking of well-being, but it is considered one of the eight dimensions of wellness. Inside Higher Ed spoke with three financial aid professionals about their best strategies to strengthen this area for students. What Is Financial Wellness?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: Higher education administrators say a change in the federal student aid formula could mean lower levels of financial aid for children whose parents run family farms or small businesses, and they want Congress to take action. million in 2021,” the commission’s report states.

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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. CTI commits its member institutions to share the same principles when informing students about their college costs.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 7, 2023

The Biden administration is best known for one thing: vastly overreaching its authority and then acting surprised when it gets pushback. But as written, the new guidance will increase regulatory burdens, stifle innovation, balloon administrative compliance costs and reduce access to education, particularly for nontraditional learners.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Financial aid administrators at colleges and universities say a lack of time and guidance from the U.S. Department of Education are key barriers they’ll face in preparing to carry out the coming overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 1—the launch date for the FAFSA since 2016.

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AIFS Abroad

APRIL 19, 2023

But before you pack your bags, it’s essential to reach out to certain key players to help you make informed decisions. Others might rely on a designated faculty member or administrator. They can give you information on how credits you earn abroad will transfer to your school. Did you know?

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Robert Kelchen

JUNE 15, 2023

Public Administration Review, 78 (4), 626-639. link ) University of Tennessee System’s FY2023 budget: [link] University of Tennessee System’s FY2022 annual financial report: [link] UTK’s Budget Allocation Model website: [link] Higher education expenditures Archibald, R. InformEd States. Is information enough? Ortagus, J.

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