University Business

MAY 1, 2023

While students overall will gain billions in funds, students with siblings in college likely could lose some financial aid, according to a recent analysis by the research group Brookings Institution. Read more from USA Today.

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Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Title: “Working Harder Just to Be Seen and Heard”: Barriers to Financial Aid for Homeless and Foster Youth Source: SchoolHouse Connection Many foster and homeless youth aspire to a college education but encounter numerous barriers in the process, according to a new report from SchoolHouse Connection.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

One of the reasons that many of these efforts haven’t made as much difference as they could have is the administrative burdens that they place on students—the difficulty of the steps that students and their families must go through to apply for financial aid, or even to college at all. “By said Gándara. “Or

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

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. For states that run out of state aid, if you’re not one of the students who was able to successfully navigate getting a FAFSA I.D.,

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

For many high school seniors and their families, the college selection process includes a comparison of financial aid offers. Keep this list handy as you compare financial aid packages: What is the renewal criteria for my financial aid? Does your financial aid package include an academic scholarship?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

Earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the rate of economic return varies across college majors and student demographics, according to a new American Educational Research Association (AERA) analysis of 5.8 million Americans. It relied on 2009–2021 data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey for 2.9

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

HB261 also prohibits institutions from considering an individual’s personal identity characteristics in determining receipt of state financial aid, including waivers, but excluding private scholarships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

Emily Labandera The April 2024 report uses publicly available data to provide readers with a “fundamental understanding” of who Latino students are, how they fit a “post-traditional student profile,” and the schools they are attending, said Emily Labandera, director of research at Excelencia. Of the Latino students in U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

The college offers merit-based scholarships, need-based financial aid, fellowships, ROTC opportunities, and other programs. There is no cost to join ATI, which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and coordinated by the Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program and Ithaka S+R.

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Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 3, 2024

State investment in higher education: Effects on human capital formation, student debt, and long-term financial outcomes of students. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 27885. Educational Researcher. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 31291. Research in Higher Education. Ortagus, J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The annual survey results were released today by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in a research brief. The survey found that much of the endowed support was targeted by donors to fund student financial aid, academic divisions, and faculty and staff compensation. Although this represents a 2.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2023

Diversity of the US Public Health Workforce Pipeline (2016-2020): Role of Academic Institutions ,” developed by researchers at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) looked at public health student diversity from 2016-2020 using a Diversity Index (DI).

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Research and Shortlisting An ample amount of research is necessary before applying, especially while shortlisting colleges that suit your academic goals. You can amp up your research game by using college websites, online forums, and alumni networks. Let’s go through some tips to help us keep such a mental state.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2023

There’s an alarming percentage of students who are enduring physical and emotional trauma,” said Jeff Webster, director of research at Trellis Company, a nonprofit that researches food insecurity in higher ed. This has led to students getting less financial aid than need. Their estimates are wrong,” said Goldrick-Rab. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The webinar allowed Diverse to inquire further about the scholars’ ongoing research and their views on a number of topics relevant to the current education landscape. Scholarly research should be made accessible and legible for people not in academia, the scholars agreed. "My My sisters and I joke that, somehow, she has an M.B.A.,

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 30, 2023

Researching colleges and universities can be very overwhelming. What percentage of students who don’t qualify for need-based financial aid receive merit-based financial aid? What’s the average dollar amount of merit-based financial aid offered? It is a mistake to make these assumptions.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Out-of-state enrollment at the University of Wisconsin at Madison increased by 29 percent in the three years after the state government removed a cap on nonresidents in 2015, according to a new working paper from researchers published by Brown University’s school of education. Tuition revenue also rose significantly, by 47 percent.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention? This reminds me every day why teaching, mentorship and service matter just as much as research. Why is that?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Though confidence about the value of pursuing a two- or four-year college degree is higher among high schoolers than graduates who either dropped out or chose not to attend in the first place, neither demographic view such pursuits as the most valuable, according to a recent report from Edge Research, HCM Strategists, and D2 Strategies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

Diane Cheng “ Rising Above the Threshold: How Expansions in Financial Aid Can Increase the Equitable Delivery of Postsecondary Value for More Students ,” estimates how many colleges provide a minimum economic return for their typical student – labeled Threshold 0 – and highlights what can be done to improve affordability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

On top of that, undocumented students are ineligible for any federal financial aid. On and off-campus jobs, paid internships, and funded research would be almost entirely off the table, post-graduation career opportunities will be limited. Research your institution’s policies. No Pell Grants. No student loans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Part of a direct admissions acceptance letter from the College App and George Mason University Direct admissions are an increasingly popular tool for those looking to entice more people to apply to college and to close racial and financial gaps. The researchers observed almost no change in the enrollment rates for students of any category.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Transfer-level courses are courses that count towards a degree, in contrast with developmental education courses – remedial education classes to help students develop coursework skills – which do not, said brief lead author Dr. David Radwin, senior researcher at California Competes. Empowering the 6.8

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Paxson – a globally renowned economist and public health expert – was honored for leadership of efforts bolstering health, education, and economic well-being, diverse recruitment, curriculums, and research about race, ethnicity, inequality, and justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

It recaps previous CEW research involving simulated admissions that showed that the proportions of all under-represented groups only increased in the highly unrealistic scenario of colleges directly admitting students from the entire high school graduating class, rather than only from those who applied to them. “I Money, again, is a problem.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

Research suggests that we send cues affecting underrepresented students’ aspirations, application, and enrollment decisions through three channels: public policies, admissions requirements, and recruitment and advising interactions. Recruitment involved more than competitive financial aid packages, glossy brochures, and the shine of rankings.

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University Business

APRIL 2, 2024

A working paper from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University studying two-year students’ habits has linked mental health-related issues, such as anxiety and depression, to worse persistence rates and credit accumulation.

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Higher Education Today

MAY 15, 2023

Title: Resumption of Loan Repayment: Task Force Report Authors: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) recently released a report providing guidance to college and university leaders on how to support borrowers waiting for their student loan repayments to (..)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Students require and deserve far more than band-aids. They should only need to visit a food pantry once; after that they ought to be connected to programs like SNAP, financial aid, and related programs to meet their needs in an ongoing way. What else can and should we do? What makes a college truly “hunger-free?”

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University Business

APRIL 17, 2023

Our recent survey of prospective college students revealed some surprising insights into their expectations and preferences when researching and applying to schools. This support can vary from resources such as front-line support in student service areas like admissions, financial aid, student accounts, advising and registration, and more.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 20, 2023

Increase Investments in Research and Development: Colleges and universities have a crucial role in advancing economic opportunity by increasing investments in research and development. Through cutting-edge research, faculty and students can work collaboratively with industry partners to develop pioneering technologies and solutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

When the FAFSA Simplification Act begins to take effect this July, it’s expected to significantly affect the process of applying for financial aid, making the paperwork less complex and altering the formula for eligibility. States may respond by modifying their aid programs if they don’t want to pay more or cannot afford to. “I

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Robert Kelchen

JUNE 15, 2023

State investment in higher education: Effects on human capital formation, student debt, and long-term financial outcomes of students. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 27885. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 31291. The distribution of indirect cost recovery in academic research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

Now, for the first time, this population of almost 300,000 is being studied, as researchers look for clues about how to get these students on to campuses. However, the researchers found disparities in a variety of factors, including race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and education and career plans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging.

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