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Financial Aid Timeline for High School Seniors

Great College Advice

Also, don’t forget that submitting earlier means you have the greatest chance of getting the aid you need. Fall of Senior Year Get Organized Start a physical folder of all the documents you’ll need to file for financial aid including Social Security numbers, prior year tax returns, bank and brokerage account balances, and pay stubs.

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How Admissions and Marketing Teams Can Collaborate More Effectively

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Fostering Interdepartmental Collaboration to Drive a More Effective and Engaging Student Journey Achieving success in your higher education marketing strategy requires seamless collaboration between your admissions and marketing teams to create a connected, consistent student journey experience.

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An Open Letter to HBCU Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The war on DEI is being well documented. Other bills range from those that defund higher education DEI offices and staff, restrict diversity statements and training, and ban identity-based preferences in hiring and admissions. According to recent figures , 32 states have been affected by anti-DEI legislation.

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Student Expelled After Getting Scholarship With Fake Documents and AI-Written Essay

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Lehigh University student with a full scholarship pleaded guilty to a forgery change and was expelled after admitting online that he faked admissions documents and used ChatGPT to write his essay.

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Stop Cooling Out the Next Generation’s Aspirations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That animals avoid environments which seem unhealthy due to predators or poor conditions is a well-documented ecological phenomenon. It is therefore time to connect the dots among efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, overturn race-conscious admissions, and bring back standardized tests.

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Going to College Doesn’t Have to Suck

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Why, he was asked, hadn’t his mom hired a private SAT tutor and college admissions consultant? It’s finally happened. Why isn’t he applying, they wonder?

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Replacing Affirmative Action with ‘Positive Practices’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court decision outlawing the use of affirmative action in the higher education admissions process continue to ripple across the nation. Harvey Proactive, targeted zip code-focused recruitment combined with direct admissions. The shock waves that erupted following the U.S. Dr. William B.