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Emory Replaced Loans with Grants for Over 1,500 More Students Last Fall, University Announces

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An additional 1,600-1,700 students at Emory University received grants and scholarships instead of loans in their financial aid packages this fall, the Atlanta-based institution announced recently, more than doubling the number of undergraduates expected to finish school with limited or no debt. This allows us to enroll those students.

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The 5 subjects proven to give undergrads the best wage premium

University Business

Wage premiums associated with earning an undergraduate degree declined precipitously following the Great Recession in 2008. Researchers who implemented a series of quantile linear regression models discovered that computer science and engineering had the highest wage premium, followed by business, health and math and science.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Through partnerships with organizations such as the aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman, EPW is able to offer internships and research opportunities. They can work on their mentor’s already established research project or develop their own.

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State support for higher ed up for second year in a row

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Still, she said, this year’s numbers are “definitely a strong positive,” building on a strong fiscal 2022, which already represented some of the largest boosts for state higher ed funding since the 2008 recession. percent went to financial aid and 11.4 billion and $7.8 billion, respectively. . 5.2% -6.2%

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DEI Blog – Being First-Generation: A Challenge & a Gift

College for Creative Study

When my dad lost his long-time warehouse job in 2008, he did everything he could to pick up work, whether it be with a temp agency or working as a handyman for a local realty company. Before I looked at dorm options, I was researching work-study jobs on campus. I just could not relate! I had no idea what that meant.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

00:52:09] Phil Hill: Yeah, it’s counterintuitive, but you see it in research after research that that’s the case. Well, so many students who are interested in online, they might be researching your school Friday night at 11 p. And, you know, build on that advantage, if you will. [00:52:25]

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Accreditors must do the job Congress assigned them (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The context is this: before students can use federal financial aid to pay for college, a college must be accredited by one of the recognized accrediting agencies ; there are “regional” and “national” accrediting agencies, and most public and private nonprofit colleges are accredited by the regionals.