Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 3, 2024

This spring, I get to teach my PhD class in higher education finance again—the eighth time that I have taught it in my eleven-year faculty career. Each time, I have updated the readings considerably as the field is moving quickly and I figure out what works best for the students. Eight economic facts on higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Letherio Zeigler Letherio Zeigler has been named financial aid director at Savannah Technical College in Georgia. He served as director of student financial aid at Mississippi Valley State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Manny Rodriguez His job entails research and collaboration with other education groups, state legislators, and education officials in accordance with TICAS’s mission to increase college access, affordability, and success through improvements in student financial aid policies.

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Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 2, 2025

I hope that everyone had a restful break and is excited to come back for what will undoubtedly be an eventful year in the world of higher education. To add to the excitement of the coming few months, I have the pleasure of teaching my PhD class in higher education finance again. Department of Education.

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University Business

APRIL 8, 2025

Philanthropy is on the rise in higher education as donors prioritize research, financial aid and faculty. When adjusted for inflation, donations to higher education increased by 3% during the 2023-24 academic year, according to a new report from CASE Insights. Here’s a closer look at the numbers.

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University Business

MAY 15, 2024

Financial aid offices were already struggling with staff shortages, a lack of representation and other personnel challenges when the FAFSA fiasco struck higher ed. The report found that median salaries for financial aid employees are higher at colleges and universities that process more FAFSA applications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Senators Alex Padilla of California and Bernie Sanders of Vermont in a letter to Education Secretary Dr. Miguel A. Padilla and Sanders, who is also chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, led 24 Senators in urging U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

higher education institutions was $58 billion in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. percent decline from the record high reported in 2022, it demonstrates continued significant philanthropic support to the important higher education sector. Giving to U.S. Although this represents a 2.5 of the total.

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 22, 2025

The ongoing faculty strike at Wellesley College reveals, in stark terms, the reality of the two-tier faculty system that has come to define much of American higher education. These administrative strategies not only weaken labor solidarity, but also erode the educational environment they claim to protect.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Traditionally, the FAFSA form opens on October 1, leaving students and their parents plenty of time to fill out the form. 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. Nina Longino, executive director of iMentor, Chicago.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Higher education is one of the most powerful assets our state has to uplift families, support businesses, and create prosperity. A credential earned after high school changes an individual’s career trajectory and typically leads to higher wages and more stable employment. And it is not just about a job.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

According to the school, student financial aid will not be affected. . While we are disappointed with the decision made by the SASCOC Board, we are not discouraged; the entire SAU community has renewed our commitment to fulfill our vision and stay the course to complete our mission.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 19, 2024

Assemblymember Marc Berman California state legislators are considering a bill designed to ensure that students who are parents can get the most out of their student financial aid. AB 2458 would help student parents afford, enroll in, and successfully complete their higher education journey," said Berman.

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University Business

JANUARY 11, 2024

Another year, another opportunity for higher education stakeholders to set the agenda for state policy and improve its value. State support for higher education decreased in more than half of all states between 2020-22 when adjusted for inflation, destroying momentum built over the last two decades.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Art Coleman, co-founder of EducationCounsel Coleman was presenting as part of a webinar organized by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, part of a series about the cases that could fundamentally re-align their work.

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Robert Kelchen

JUNE 15, 2023

I have the pleasure of teaching my PhD class in higher education finance again at Tennessee this summer. Our students take classes year-round, and I am offering the class in a condensed five-week format this summer to best meet the needs of our students. Here is the reading list I am assigning my students for the course.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

More than half of all working-class Americans hold a college degree or credential beyond high school, according to a new report from the Lumina Foundation, a higher education advocacy group. About a quarter of all aid that goes toward higher education in Kentucky goes toward student financial aid.

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Higher Education Today

MAY 15, 2023

Read more » The post How Campuses Can Help Prepare Borrowers for the Resumption of Student Loan Repayments appeared first on Higher Education Today. NASFAA created.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Although the data represents only about 20% of non-profit colleges and universities, those institutions own about 99% of the endowment wealth in higher education, according to calculations by Dr. Sarah M. Kimball, professor emeritus of educational studies at the Ohio State University. Dr. Bruce A.

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Higher Education Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Read more » The post How State Financial Aid Programs Propel Low-Income and First-Generation Students appeared first on Higher Education Today. Recent research by the National. Recent research by the National.

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Higher Education Today

JANUARY 30, 2023

Title: Pell for Incarcerated Students Working Group Report Source: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) The signing of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act canceled the ban on access to Pell Grants for formerly or currently incarcerated adults.

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Higher Education Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Title: 52nd Annual Survey Report on State-Sponsored Student Financial Aid, 2020-2021 Academic Year Author: National Association of State Student Grant Aid Programs The National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) recently released an annual survey report on state student aid programs.

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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. So I think bringing some transparency back lets [us] reevaluate the real value of higher education.”

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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. That’s a direct quote from the latest federal analysis of how easy—or difficult—colleges and universities are making it for students to figure out how much higher ed will cost.

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University Business

AUGUST 8, 2024

A limited set of students and institutions will be granted entry beginning on Oct. 1 through a phased rollout, allowing the Office of Federal Student Aid to resolve any system errors that might arise before its official release. ” Some institutions are blaming lower enrollment and staff cuts on the FASFA delays.

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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. National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Justin Draeger. President & CEO.

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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.

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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. “But all of a sudden, now it is.” ” Thomas L.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 7, 2023

The Higher Education Act recognizes organizations that contract with a college or university to help administer or participate in the Title IV financial aid programs as third-party servicers, subject to federal monitoring and compliance requirements.

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University Business

MAY 24, 2023

Higher education gained an unlikely asset during the pandemic, and it came in the shape of billions of federal emergency funding. A new report by Bain & Company is forecasting the majority of higher education to be in a tough financial spot three years from now due to a confluence of operational challenges affecting institutions.

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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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Higher Education Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Title: National Student Aid Profile: Overview of 2022 Federal Programs Source: NASFAA Federal financial aid programs play a critical role for students as college costs continue to rise. NASFAA aims to increase awareness.

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Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 17, 2022

For their analysis, NASFAA, Read more » The post New Report Evaluates Student and Campus Experiences With Federal COVID Relief Funding appeared first on Higher Education Today.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Making Sure Your Institution Is Ready for Online Student Success With Archer’s Readiness Assessment On the crowded highways of higher education, institutions are continually having to navigate through critical construction zones. How does your university handle financial aid? What is your desired service level?

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The decision drew dissent from CSU’s faculty union and students who are already struggling with their current expenses, but university officials defended the decision, stating that the tuition raise will help CSU continue supporting student financial aid and academic success programs. tuition increase. “How

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 16, 2024

[Editor's note: This article first appeared at the Kelchen on Education blog.] This spring, I get to teach my PhD class in higher education finance again—the eighth time that I have taught it in my eleven-year faculty career. The higher education finance landscape and data sources Chetty, R., Friedman, J.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

The institutions lost 13 percent of their employees nationally from January 2020 to April 2022, according to an estimate from EAB, a higher education consulting firm. She also noted that a growing lack of financial aid officers at the colleges risks slowing down the processing of student financial aid paperwork.

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