Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean The Education Department is planning to deploy “secret shoppers ” to colleges around the country to suss out deceptive and predatory practices, particularly around financial aid. The office most colleges called the bursar was instead called the cashier.

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Bursar Financial Aid Mining Community College 74

EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

For example, career counseling, financial aid, and other support services may be unavailable via virtual appointment or only open during traditional business hours—making them difficult for working professionals, parents, and others to access.

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Marketing and Communication Services Financial Aid Bursar Recruitment 105

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid.

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Veteran and Military Services Financial Aid Bursar Student Affairs 104

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 2, 2023

” What about financial holds? Gottlieb says these aren’t always bad news for students, either: “Sometimes it means that the student hasn’t shown up in Financial Aid to sign their promissory note.” ” More difficult are financial holds due to large balances that students must pay on their own.

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Financial Aid Bursar Libraries Academic Advising 104

EAB

MAY 5, 2023

Dimension People and Services Emotional Understanding and managing one's feelings • Student Affairs • Counseling • Student Success • Accessibility Services Intellectual Understanding and managing one's feelings Faculty Student Success Advising Mentoring/Tutoring Accessibility Services Physical Maintaining a healthy body through exercise, nutrition, (..)

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Campus Ministry Student Affairs Health Services Residence Life 52

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Scholastica Student Success Improving success for pre-health students Joe Fritsch, Ph.D.,

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Budget and Finance Management Marketing and Communication Services Enrollment Management Higher Education 52

University Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Funneling colleges’ financial aid data and institutional costs into one location will require an unprecedented level of cross-departmental collaboration. Boston University postponed its tuition due date after students reported delays with accessing their financial aid information. How did we get here?

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