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College Students Are Hungry to Learn Everywhere

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If you read the national news about higher education, you might think everyone is angling for admission to the Ivy League or trying to pay off debt for degrees earned. But finally, in spring 2020, the federal government asked undergraduates if they had enough to eat or a safe place to sleep.

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Higher Ed Officials Express Uncertainty Amid Further FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular.

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How Public Universities Can Tackle the Teacher Shortage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education is stepping up with $368 million in new grant funding to aid teacher retention and recruitment and improve diversity. But there’s more the federal government can do. Helping schools of education produce more teachers is only one half of the equation.

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FAFSA fail creates “state of emergency” in West Virginia

University Business

The ongoing FAFSA fiasco that has left many students and admissions officers pulling their hair out drove West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to take action on financial aid. Instead of celebrating decision day on May 1, West Virginia’s colleges and universities are facing a state of emergency.

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College applicants dispel 3 narratives currently hounding higher education

University Business

Higher education leaders frequently cite the pressure they have to deal with from a caustic public, the media and even state and federal governments that are skeptical about their offerings. An average of 55% of students and parents said financial aid would be “extremely” necessary. institutions.

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FAFSA: Five things to know

Hope College Network

If you need help paying for college, submitting your FAFSA is the first step in applying for financial aid from most colleges and universities in the United States. First, apply for a federal student aid ID number from the federal government. When do I submit my FAFSA? What happens after I submit my FAFSA?

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How to keep moving when higher ed data dries up

University Business

College Navigator provides detailed institutional profiles, including enrollment, financial aid, admissions and accreditation data. Leaders can build local and collective capacity to tell their stories well, with or without federal scaffolding. Institutional leaders can decide how to respond.