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Time for Action on Off-Campus Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When applying for financial aid they probably won’t realize that– thanks to federal law– their housing plans may reduce the amount of help they receive. In Florida, the Southern Scholarship Foundation runs rent-free cooperative living houses supporting students from a diverse array of colleges and universities across the state.

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Report Outlines Steps to Take to Support Students and Those Returning to College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Higher education leaders and states can take a number of additional steps to bolster academic success, reenrollment, and degree completion for students who started college but never finished. threshold took multiple terms; for those who did not have financial aid, this came at a significant cost.”

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The value of partnership to alleviate pain points in support services

Blackboard Higher Education

The past few years have seen a complete shift in not only the delivery of higher education courses, but also student services. Looking at recent job market metrics, employees are leaving in higher numbers and departments can’t keep staff in many areas, especially entry-level positions.

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How to empower student-parents in higher education: A conversation with Generation Hope

EAB

Blogs How to empower student-parents in higher education A conversation with Generation Hope My mom had me at 17, and like many teen parents, had to put her education on hold to care for our family. To get the word out about an institution's services, leaders should consider targeted marketing and communication efforts.

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NYU’s Alternate Pathways to A Top-Tier Degree – Part 2: Changing Higher Ed podcast 198 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Douglas Harrison

The Change Leader, Inc.

New York University's School for Professional Studies continues to break new ground in democratizing access to elite education, with a keen focus on serving first-generation and low-income students.

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Five AmeriCorps alumni share career success in the field of higher education

College Forward

Over the past couple of months, we had insightful conversations with AmeriCorps alumni who recently served with College Possible and have since transitioned into roles within higher education. Originally, Jerry had planned to go to law school to pursue a career in corporate law after completing his term of service.

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Leaders, students are on different pages when it comes to supporting degree completion

University Business

In “The Student’s Perspective,” the prominent edtech company sought to understand what higher education stakeholders believed needed to be refined to maximize teaching and student support. As a result, surveys from 255 students and 251 higher ed leaders were considered.