EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

When Patricia Clay first came to Hudson County Community College (HCCC), she suggested that the financial aid office partner with IT vendors to offer students deals on laptops. “I Our students live off their financial aid refunds. They need that money to pay for housing.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 28, 2023

Fine-tuning: The workshops are a collaboration between departments, including career services, the Academic Support Center, financial aid and student success. In January 2022, 2,155 students participated in the workshops (with 98 percent reporting they were helpful), and 1,772 students participated this past January.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

She is involved in myriad school matters including campus life, international students services, disability services, the Clery Act, and financial aid as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. Len Jessup and the Board of Trustees.

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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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University Business

JUNE 26, 2023

.” The significant portion of first-generation online learners might explain why students overall reported difficulty paying (31%), gathering transcripts (25%) and completing financial aid forms (22%). They were not, however, interested in a certificate that could build toward being admitted into an online program.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 23, 2023

“More than 17 million students and thousands of schools use the FAFSA form to help access and award financial aid every year, but far too many are locked out of aid because of the cumbersome processes and outdated technology that come with the current form,” FSA chief operating officer Richard Cordray said in a statement.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 3, 2023

Image: Boosting student financial literacy skills is a key to their wellness , and financial aid officers agree it should be an effort the whole campus community gets involved in. Educators and higher education professionals can equip and encourage financial literacy among students using online education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

His philosophy was if we admit them, let’s make sure we’re doing everything possible — financial aid, better counseling, better advisement, tracking courses — to make sure the students who are admitted have an opportunity to do well.” “He was a strong advocate for quality and excellence in the community college,” said Roueche.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

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. In its first three years, about 600 more students earned degrees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

How is it going to impact financial aid, endowed scholarships that have been based on race and ethnicity? Supreme Court’s banning of affirmative action plans, a ruling expected this summer. How is that going to impact missions?” asks SACNAS Vice President Bitsóí, born and reared on New Mexico’s Navajo Reservation. “How

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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. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The silver lining for many students is that the university is also expanding financial aid, raising the income threshold for free tuition, room and board from $75,000 to $100,000. ” According to Stanford’s website, about two-thirds of students receive some form of financial aid. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 31, 2023

Kessler Scholars, on top of the academy’s benefits, will also receive financial aid, personalized services, support network orientation and stipends for academic expenses. The first cohort will begin in fall 2023 with a total of 20 students. Additionally, UD received $1.25 Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 3, 2023

The department wrote a Dear Colleague letter in February that said any entity involved with the administration of an institution’s federal student aid is considered a third-party servicer, which puts them under the department’s oversight authority and subjects the companies’ contracts with institutions to regular audits.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 24, 2023

Similarly, it offers tutoring and assistance with choosing courses, applying for financial aid, building financial literacy and applying to graduate programs. But an innovative first-year experience program is central to USD’s TRIO approach. Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

Next steps: The team scheduled meetings with departments on campus that provide high-touch support to students, including academic counseling, financial aid, student services, outreach, special population support services and the tutoring center. Discussions involved department needs, communication objectives and staffing capabilities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 7, 2023

Students who are receiving financial aid (n=814) are likelier to say this than students without financial aid, at 48 percent versus 34 percent. Forty-five percent of students say that deadlines should be flexible in general—not just in emergencies. Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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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. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The program – founded in 2008 as part of Breakthrough’s larger support model – works to support students as they face the encounters and challenges of postsecondary education, offering resources such as academic advising, tutoring, emergency student support funds, legal aids, and tax services, according to CCST Director Dr. Arelis Palacios.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

She also noted that a growing lack of financial aid officers at the colleges risks slowing down the processing of student financial aid paperwork. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Students often encounter barriers when completing enrollment or financial aid forms—such as needing a parent’s Social Security number or financial information. Education access is a priority for the Male Resource Center. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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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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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2023

SAGE also offers scholarships and other financial aid to students to alleviate outside responsibilities or burdens so they can focus on school. The program hosts about 40 students in each cohort, with a total of 80 to 90 SAGE scholars per year, and around 90 percent of program participants are first-generation students.

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University Business

JUNE 25, 2024

When Molly started the college search with her oldest child last year, she was afraid her family would fall into the “donut hole” of tuition finances — where they made too much to qualify for need-based financial aid but not enough to easily pay for college out of pocket. Read more from New York Magazine.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

She thinks states have also responded to concerns about college affordability by granting funding requests attached to promises for a tuition freeze—as state lawmakers did in Tennessee and are contemplating in Texas—or to help with financial aid in general. percent went to financial aid and 11.4 5.2% -6.2%

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Office of Disability Resources and Services helps students access financial aid, find jobs and housing, and connect with peer support groups as part of the office’s mission “to ensure that students with a disability have full access to the university experience. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. She was also 25 years old and an undocumented immigrant from Peru. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 27, 2023

The university has also established the Haudenosaunee Promise scholarship, which provides financial aid to qualifying students who are a part of the six nations. They liaise with faculty and staff through designated programs and events, including Indigenous ceremonies. Still, students say more needs to be done.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2023

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 9, 2023

2: Assuming Online Learning is ‘Second Best’ Some policy makers, perhaps based on earlier efforts to root out for-profit online institutions that were seen as abusing federal financial aid programs, may continue to view online education as a “stepchild” in the higher ed ecosystem, according to Oates.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

For example, students may be susceptible to gambling away their financial aid funds, she said. Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 6 In-Article Advertisement High: 9 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 15 Include DNU? Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

“Let’s take that chance to inform them about the admissions process, broader financial aid, other programs we have.” Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 3 In-Article Advertisement High: 6 In-Article related stories: 9 In-Article Advertisement Low: 12 Include DNU?

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Campus Sonar

AUGUST 24, 2022

Early on, they may be browsing college websites and looking at cost calculators, while later they’re looking for specific admissions requirements and financial aid information. At one point they’ll need detailed financial aid information, and later an inspiring story to spark a donation. Key Messages.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

“There are a number of material things that can be done to make college success more achievable for Black students—financial aid, tuition reductions, support for childcare—but that’s not the only answer,” she said. “It’s cultural, too. The survey really shows that discrimination is a big issue.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

“It also pushes schools to use financial aid to recruit high-scoring students. News our concern about the magazine’s decision to discount, in the employment ranking, professional positions held by those who receive public interest fellowships funded by their home schools.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 6, 2023

” But some are concerned that by trading out-of-state slots for merit scholarship recipients—instead of for students who qualify for Pell Grants or significant financial aid—the state is prioritizing not necessarily the best Colorado students, but the most privileged. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 29, 2023

What it includes: The Family Study Room, located in the college’s library, has computers, whiteboards, comfy seats, a TV, a DVD player, an interactive touch-screen table, age-appropriate books, games, magazines and more. Do they “recognize these students as assets and not liabilities in their classrooms?”

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