The federal aid form could officially launch this week. Hopes for a smooth financial aid cycle, and the Education Department’s chance at redemption, are on the line. This year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid is now widely available to students and is set to launch officially any day now—Education Department officials said in a press call last week that they expect it will be live by Friday.

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21.11.2024

DEI retrenchment on campuses is far worse than maps show

They don’t capture local-level and self-imposed efforts to defund, eliminate or otherwise suppress diversity and inclusion efforts. I have displayed two data maps in most of my keynotes and professional learning sessions over the past 18 months. One is from Education Week, and it shows states in which bills aiming to ban critical race theory and other topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion in K-12 schools have either been introduced or passed.

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21.11.2024

Postelection uncertainty looms large for presidents

At a media dinner in New York Monday, nearly a dozen college presidents fielded questions on a range of topics, but none dominated the discussion more than Trump. NEW YORK—With Donald Trump set to re-enter the White House in two months, many higher education professionals have more questions than answers about what his education priorities will be, a sense reflected in the palpable uncertainty among the nearly dozen college presidents who convened in Manhattan Monday evening.

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21.11.2024

Bard College at Simon's Rock campus closing

Bard College at Simon’s Rock is shutting down its campus in Great Barrington, Mass., and moving the academic programs to a location near the institution’s main site in New York. Administrators cited enrollment challenges at the Bard College at Simon’s Rock campus, which admits students after the 10th or 11th grade and allows them to begin college classes early.

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The 2025–26 FAFSA is now broadly available. Is it ready?

DEI retrenchment on campuses is far worse than maps show

Postelection uncertainty looms large for presidents

Bard College at Simon's Rock campus closing

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