Opinion: How universities can better accommodate students with ADHD
CTV NEWS WINNIPEG — A graduate student from the University of Manitoba is raising awareness about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its impact on graduate students.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — If the parties challenging the plan can’t clear the standing threshold, then the Supreme Court justices shouldn’t consider the other arguments that the debt-relief plan is illegal. But that might not stop the conservative justices from striking down loan forgiveness.
Read More about US Supreme Court case challenging federal student loan relief may be determined on standingUS Department of Education signals that FAFSA applications may be delayed
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The new version of the Free Application of Student Aid might not be ready by Oct. 1, Federal Student Aid officials said Tuesday, though the agency is planning to launch the application in the fourth quarter of this year.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The first hearing of the new House Committee on Education and the Workforce featured talk about the return on investment of a college education, expanding the Pell Grant to cover short-term programs and the need to provide more access to postsecondary programs.
Read More about US House of Representatives education committee discusses possible expansion of the Pell Grant programBiden Administration plan to release new Title IX rules in May
USA TODAY — A long-awaited Title IX rule directing how federally funded schools and colleges handle sex and gender discrimination will become public in May, the Education Department said, though it’s unclear when it would take effect.
Read More about Biden Administration plan to release new Title IX rules in MayNew report shows progress on degree attainment but racial gaps persist
INSIDE HIGHER ED — New data from the Lumina Foundation on college degree or credential attainment rates for U.S. adults show both good and bad news. The national share of working-age Americans who hold college degrees increased across racial and ethnic groups and rose in all states between 2019 and 2021. The share of adults…
Read More about New report shows progress on degree attainment but racial gaps persistHow virtual advising could create more opportunities for first generation college applicants
USA TODAY — Ben Castleman, a professor of education at the University of Virginia, studies college access and the barriers students face in obtaining a higher education. In a recent paper, he and his coauthors found high schoolers who receive Matriculate’s virtual advising are about 25 percent more likely to attend one of the nation’s top…
Read More about How virtual advising could create more opportunities for first generation college applicantsNational Student Clearinghouse Research: college freshman enrollment increases for the first time since 2019
INSIDE HIGHER ED — After more than two years of declining enrollment numbers, fall 2022 finally brought refreshing news: freshman enrollment, which represented the most significant deficits throughout the pandemic, is up from the previous year, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Having meaningful relationships with law school faculty and staff is essential for underrepresented racial minority (URMs) students as they decide on law school options, adjust to academic environments, and negotiate in-school experiences, a recent study found.
Read More about Study investigates the experiences of underrepresented racial minority law studentsSome states will require colleges to provide return on investment data for students
THE HECHINGER REPORT — With federal data on college costs and outcomes limited in some crucial ways, and colleges and universities themselves often making it hard to find answers, several states have quietly passed or proposed laws requiring that certain information be made available to consumers about what they’ll get for their investment in a higher education.
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