ED Announces New Process to Launch 2025-26 FAFSA

A more efficient process is underway for filing the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Jeremy SingerAccording to U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cordona, the new process is informed by conversations with and feedback from students, institutions, and other stakeholders following a challenging 2024-25 FAFSA cycle. “Thanks to the partnership of…

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GAO Finds Nearly a Quarter of College Students Experience Food Insecurity

Robert C. “Bobby” ScottAn estimated 3.8 million college students experienced food insecurity in 2020, according to student data analysis from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The analysis — in a new report on how many college students experiencing hunger apply for and receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — is based on food insecurity…

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ANDY BOWNE | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

Dr. Andy BowneAndy Bowne has been named president for Tarrant County College Southeast Campus in Arlington, Texas. He served as president of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. Bowne holds a bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning as well as master’s and doctorate degrees in educational leadership from Western Michigan University. #ANDY…

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Best Practices for Managing Institutional Data

While higher education institutions are primarily dedicated to teaching and learning, they operate with a complexity rivaling that of a large enterprise. From student records and research data to financial transactions and alumni relations, higher education institutions must manage, secure and leverage data streams as diverse and challenging as those in any Fortune 500 company….

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