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Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips

EAB

MAY 25, 2023

Blogs Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips A Q&A with Dr. Louis Slimak, Associate Provost at West Virginia University In today’s fast-changing environment, program review is an increasingly critical area of focus and the first step in delivering a portfolio that meets the institution’s goals and students’ needs.

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With new safeguards rule, cybersecurity programs become even more critical for higher ed

University Business

JULY 27, 2023

Department of Education was putting it through a program review for Title IV compliance. The department’s reason for the program review: concerns with how the college prepared for and responded to the data breach. In other words, what started with a breach turned into an audit of its entire financial aid program.

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Tips for balancing work and school

Coursera blog

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Next, assess the time commitment of the programs you’re considering. If it’s a certificate program, get a sense of how many hours you’ll need to spend each week to make good progress toward completion. For a degree program, review how many courses you should take each semester and how many hours each one will demand.

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Schooling Degree Program Review Achievement

Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

And with the threat of another recession looming, EAB has received requests for guidance on higher-education philanthropy amidst uncertain times. For more guidance on metrics, goal-setting, and helpful toolkits, see Choosing the Right Fundraiser Metrics and Maximizing Fundraiser Efficiency.

Guidance

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OPM and Third-Party Servicers Update; Your Turn to Inform the Department of Ed

WCET Frontiers

MARCH 14, 2023

The topics include: Updates on Online Program Management (OPM), including a synopsis of the Department’s listening sessions, what we are hearing from members, and previews of our comment to the Department. Third-Party Servicers (TPS), including reactions from others to the third-party servicer guidance and urging for you to comment.

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Regular and Substantive Interaction Update: Where Do We Go from Here?

WCET Frontiers

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Along with that blog post , we wrote a letter to the Department requesting guidance on the application of regular and substantive interaction to the definition of distance education in 34 CFR 600.2. The letter also addressed issues regarding when distance education programs need to be approved by accrediting agencies.

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How I Reduced the DFW Rate

Today's Learner

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We looked closely at our student surveys and program review data to see where students were having issues and which group of students were having issues. They instead blame students’ inability to meet academic standards on a low level of college readiness. This data can be very telling if students are saying the same thing.

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Retention Learning Experience Degree Program Review

What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape

EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

Phil Hill, author of the On EdTech Newsletter, analyzed public comments for both the OPM and TPS guidance which demonstrated that the majority of commenters wanted to keep the bundled service exception for OPMs and were against the new expansive definition of TPS.

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Oberlin's board seeks to limit faculty power

Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Starting in 2018, for instance, several faculty members said, the faculty helped the college avoid budget-related program cuts via an academic and administrative program review. This work led to the publication of a long-term planning document called One Oberlin , which the general faculty and the board voted to approve in 2019.

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Georgetown University’s Trek to Turn Refugees into Students

WCET Frontiers

OCTOBER 13, 2022

ELC meets regularly with JRS to support its faculty and staff by providing feedback and guidance on the curricular material. We are exploring the skills needed in the areas where the displaced people are seeking employment and relocation and are considering offering programs as project and financial management.

Students

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Buckle Up. ED is Off to the Races with It’s NPRM

WCET Frontiers

JULY 22, 2024

We are in favor of better institutional program reviews. The Department will provide the details later (“we would explain the details of this reporting in guidance pertaining to the operation of the Department’s systems”) along with an opportunity for institutions to provide feedback on the proposed data collection elements.

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Addressing the Changing Perceptions of Higher Education: The Challenges in Public Perception and Exploring Solutions to Ensure Sustainability

The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 20, 2023

Programs periodically undergo a systemic review of the program outcomes (program assessment annually and program review every five years). Program assessment is generally internal, but program review should have an external component.

Higher Education

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Commission for Assessment and Evaluation Directorate Board Candidates

ACPA

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Currently, I serve as the Director of Assessment, Research & Data Analytics for the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder, where I lead a team dedicated to advancing assessment, strategic planning, research, and program review.

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Education Department to use secret shoppers to catch colleges lying

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

Other efforts include revamping regulations for debt-relief programs, including borrower defense to repayment; re-establishing an enforcement office within the Office of Federal Student Aid; and issuing guidance on how the department will require private nonprofit and for-profit college executives to assume personal liability.

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Washington Update: Dismantling the Department of Education and Redefining Oversight for Higher Ed: Changing Higher Ed podcast 252 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Tom Netting

The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 25, 2025

This office, central to administering student financial aid programs, saw substantial staff losses. FSA manages program reviews, audits, and student eligibilitycritical processes for institutional compliance and student funding. General Counsels Office Two-thirds of the Departments legal division was let go.

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Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips

With new safeguards rule, cybersecurity programs become even more critical for higher ed

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Tips for balancing work and school

Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

OPM and Third-Party Servicers Update; Your Turn to Inform the Department of Ed

Regular and Substantive Interaction Update: Where Do We Go from Here?

How I Reduced the DFW Rate

What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape

Oberlin's board seeks to limit faculty power

Georgetown University’s Trek to Turn Refugees into Students

Buckle Up. ED is Off to the Races with It’s NPRM

Addressing the Changing Perceptions of Higher Education: The Challenges in Public Perception and Exploring Solutions to Ensure Sustainability

Commission for Assessment and Evaluation Directorate Board Candidates

Education Department to use secret shoppers to catch colleges lying

Washington Update: Dismantling the Department of Education and Redefining Oversight for Higher Ed: Changing Higher Ed podcast 252 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Tom Netting

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