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Positive Partnership: Targeted Support for Scholarship Students Aids Retention

Inside Higher Ed

The University of South Carolina launched an initiative to provide personalized advising for learners on scholarships who are at risk of losing financial aid. Since 2021, around 2,500 students have maintained their scholarships as a result.

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College cancels classes for career, advising expo

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania hosted a full-day advising and career exploration event in lieu of classes on March 21, giving students an opportunity to access resources and develop their success plans. And, as originally intended, faculty academic advisers were available by appointment to meet with students all day.

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Arkansas Transfer Achievement Scholarship: New, but Growing Rapidly

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Arkansas’ new transfer scholarship program seeks to address these challenges. The Arkansas Transfer Achievement Scholarship (ATAS), rolled out in fall 2019, has shown incredible growth, particularly among students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds, including first-generation students.

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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moses, who served as her faculty adviser and co-chair of her dissertation committee. “Something I learned is just that media shapes the way that the public thinks about immigrants, undocumented immigrants, immigration policy issues, and perhaps even how they make decisions about whether to support these issues."

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Programs on the Rise to Help Younger Generations Achieve Financial Literacy

Insight Into Diversity

To help students achieve economic stability, Northern Illinois University (NIU) launched Student Financial Advising Services in 2021. Three full-time advisers work with students to develop a personal, multiyear financial plan. He has developed a strong connection with his financial adviser and plans to check in with them again.

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First-year Discount rate at private colleges, 2021

Higher Ed Data Stories

If tuition is $40,000 and you offer a $20,000 discount or scholarship, you simply take $20,000 to educate the student, and write the rest off as an accounting transaction. Almost all college aid is discount, much like those coupons the ice cream stores hand out.

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75% of agents expect UK rises, US/Aus to grow

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Ranking and program cost were both seen as the most important information when advising students for 51% of respondents, while INTO found that entry requirements were also seen as vital information. “Over the years employability has emerged as one of the most significant drivers of studying abroad,” Streatfeild added.

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