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UPCEA 2024 Recap: Uncertainty in Higher Education

MindMax

More than anything, I sensed that uncertainty in discussions about two primary focus areas: AI and financial solvency. Uncertainty about AI in Higher Education The impact of AI is a looming unknown in higher education, and the technology is evolving so fast that it’s difficult for anyone to know with certainty where it is heading.

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Poor mental health among community college students linked to lower persistence rates

University Business

Housing and food insecurity challenges take away students’ ability to focus, and at the root of the issue is prolonged financial struggles. One study it cited found a link between financial stress and cognitive bandwidth, which hurts students’ ability to work on difficult tasks.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Plans for Debt Relief

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education is releasing totals for approved discharge across four existing major student loan forgiveness programs — Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Income-Driven Repayment (IDR), Saving On A Valuable Education (SAVE), and Total and Permanent Disability (TPD).

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These are the states with the highest student enrollment rates

University Business

The financial advice service analyzed 2023 enrollment figures from the National Student Clearinghouse and compared them to June 2023 population estimates by the U.S. Of the five states with the highest rate of college-going learners, four prove this is the case, especially regarding policies that provide higher rates of financial aid.

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Capital One-Discover Merger

Higher Education Inquirer

Capital One and Discover Financial Services have publicly announced plans to merge. The deal worth a reported $35B would give this new entity greater power, competing (or colluding) on a higher level with JP Morgan Chase, Visa, and Mastercard. Nelnet is the student loan servicer for Discover private student loans, but their $10.4

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Navigating the Waves: Key Strategies for International Student Recruitment Success

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Vincenzo Raimo, an independent international higher education consultant and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading, where he previously served as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement. The questionnaire mentioned in this blog is embedded as a pdf below and can be downloaded from the website.

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Biden-Harris Administration Propose End to Higher Ed ‘Junk Fees’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Biden-Harris administration is proposing new steps to crack down on “hidden junk fees” to lower costs saddled on college students and families and make higher education more affordable. The proposed fixes, announced March 15, target fees imposed during the college or graduate school experience — some are imposed multiple times.