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University of Notre Dame Merit Scholarships
17Dec By EditorNo Comments
College Search

University of Notre Dame Merit Scholarships

University of Notre Dame Merit ScholarshipsDescription English: The Main Building, Golden Dome, at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. Date 7 May 2015, 16:07:13 Source Own work Author Matthew Rice https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Main_Building_at_the_University_of_Notre_Dame.jpgFinding individual college merit scholarship information can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the statistics you need to know about University of Notre Dame’s merit scholarships, at a quick glance. Before diving in, make sure to review The Ultimate Guide to Merit Scholarships.   University of Notre Dame’s Merit Scholarships Statistics Percentage of students with no financial need: 50% Percentage of students with no financial need who were awarded merit scholarships: 4% Averag...
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First Amendment News 281: Clearview face-recognition controversy continues — privacy v. free speech
17Dec By EditorNo Comments
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First Amendment News 281: Clearview face-recognition controversy continues — privacy v. free speech

First Amendment News 281: Clearview face-recognition controversy continues — privacy v. free speechLast August we posted a story titled “Floyd Abrams’ march into postmodernity — facial recognition and the First Amendment.” That post began by quoting from a New York Times article: Clearview AI has hired Floyd Abrams, a top lawyer, to help fight claims that selling its data to law enforcement agencies violates privacy laws. . . . Litigation against the start-up “has the potential of leading to a major decision about the interrelationship between privacy claims and First Amendment defenses in the 21st century,” Mr. Abrams said in a phone interview. He said the underlying legal questions could one day reach the Supreme Court. At the time of that post, Mr. Abrams told FAN that there “are t...
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Professor Mike Adams’ suicide will always haunt me
15Dec By EditorNo Comments
Online Colleges

Professor Mike Adams’ suicide will always haunt me

Professor Mike Adams’ suicide will always haunt meIt’s been more than five months since former University of North Carolina Wilmington professor Mike Adams killed himself after being pushed into early retirement for offensive tweets. My friend David French and my colleague Robert Shibley already wrote powerful articles about it, but I knew eventually I needed to say my piece.  Mike S. Adams, from TwitterI first met Mike Adams back in 2001, when he was under investigation for responding dismissively to a student who was, as Mike summarized later, “blaming the 9/11 attacks on the United States Government,” all while the rubble was literally still smoking.  At the time, I was brand-new to FIRE.  Mike and I spoke on the phone many times as his case progressed. During one conver...
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FAFSA Resources for Students and Professionals
15Dec By EditorNo Comments
College Planning

FAFSA Resources for Students and Professionals

FAFSA Resources for Students and ProfessionalsTwitterFacebookLinkedinemailiStock Last week, the Department of Education wrapped up its four-day virtual Federal Student Aid (FSA) Training Conference. The conference mainly serves as an annual training for financial aid professionals who disburse federal aid to students on campus. COVID-19 has created a great deal of uncertainty among students and families, as well as admission and financial aid professionals. Foremost among these uncertainties is the fact that there has been a 15 percent decline in FAFSA submissions from high school seniors nationwide compared with the same time last year. Now, more than ever, students and families need information and support to complete the financial aid process. Some resources highlighted at the conferenc...
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Five years of the ‘Chicago Statement’: What have we learned? Part 2
14Dec By EditorNo Comments
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Five years of the ‘Chicago Statement’: What have we learned? Part 2

Five years of the ‘Chicago Statement’: What have we learned? Part 2Editor’s Note: This is the second in a multi-part series reflecting on the impact of the “Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression” at the University of Chicago (better known as the “Chicago Statement”), which was released in January 2015. Since then, FIRE has successfully advocated for colleges and universities across the nation to adopt the statement themselves in order to express their commitment to freedom of expression. In our first installment of this series, we journeyed back to 2014 to explore the beginnings of the Chicago Statement and discuss the impact it had on campuses across the nation to begin conversations about free expression. In this entry, we’ll explore some common critiques of the Chicago State...
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A breathtaking shift from autocracy to an open HE system
13Dec By EditorNo Comments
College Planning

A breathtaking shift from autocracy to an open HE system

A breathtaking shift from autocracy to an open HE systemUZBEKISTAN The higher education landscape in Uzbekistan, Central Asia, has been changing rapidly over the past three years. Since the passing of Uzbekistan’s first president, Islam Karimov, in 2016, who had been in power since 1991, the country has seen an about-face under the leadership of his successor, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.Under Mirziyoyev, a swathe of policies aim to transform higher education into what one government minister has called ‘Universities 3.0’. These policies will give universities more autonomy to choose their own leaders and to manage their own affairs through their governing bodies, will give universities greater control over student numbers and course offerings and will liberalise price controls on tuition fees a...
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Department of Education announces email hotline to report free speech violations
13Dec By EditorNo Comments
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Department of Education announces email hotline to report free speech violations

Department of Education announces email hotline to report free speech violationsEarlier this week, the Department of Education announced an email hotline for people to report campus free speech violations. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Robert King asserted that “any abridgment of free speech on a college campus can and should be reported to this new hotline.” Kirkwood Community College finalized a settlement with Jeff Klinzman, who was fired for his political speech on Facebook. FIRE knows from years of experience that censorship comes from across the ideological spectrum and silences students and faculty of all political stripes. For example, UCLA professor Gordon Klein was placed on administrative leave last June after 20,000 people petitioned the university to fire him...
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How to take advantage of college admission changes during COVID-19
13Dec By EditorNo Comments
College Rankings

How to take advantage of college admission changes during COVID-19

How to take advantage of college admission changes during COVID-19No matter when COVID-19 finally disappears, the college admission practices that changed due to the pandemic, will not completely disappear. In a recent webinar, I discussed how the pandemic has impacted college admissions in significant ways and how families can take advantage of these changes going forward. [embedded content] COVID-19 and College Admissions Here are some COVID-19 developments that you should know about: 1.  The vast majority of colleges and universities are now test-optional. That includes more than 90% of all highly selective and elite schools. 2. Because two-year-old tax returns are used when completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the CSS Profile, many a family’s financial infor...
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Get the Most Out of ACT Academy Free Test Prep With These 5 Tips
12Dec By EditorNo Comments
College Planning

Get the Most Out of ACT Academy Free Test Prep With These 5 Tips

Get the Most Out of ACT Academy Free Test Prep With These 5 TipsIf you’re looking for ACT prep that provides questions that are just like the real exam, look no further than ACT Academy, a (free!) test prep resource created by the makers of the ACT. If you’ve heard of ACT Academy but aren’t exactly sure how to use it or who it’s a good fit for, this overview of ACT Academy test prep is for you. In this article, we’ll cover all of the following info about ACT Academy: How to use ACT Academy test prep Four things that ACT Academy is good for in terms of test prep Four things that ACT Academy isn’t good for in terms of test prep Five tips for getting the most out of ACT Academy test prep. Let’s begin! What Is ACT Academy Test Prep? ACT Academy is a free, self-guided and self-paced online ...
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Why a new higher education review is a waste of time
12Dec By EditorNo Comments
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Why a new higher education review is a waste of time

Why a new higher education review is a waste of timeINDIA In the first 100 days of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second administration, the government has launched yet another rethink of higher education policies and priorities through the draft National Education Policy (NEP) and the Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP).This is the latest, and seemingly one of the most elaborate, of an endless series of official reports and programmes aimed at improving higher education in the post-independence period. These documents – the first of which was the Radhakrishnan Commission of 1949, continuing with the national education policies of 1968 and 1986, the Yashpal Committee of 2009, the National Knowledge Commission in 2007, and most recently the draft NEP of 2...
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A Student’s Guide to Finding the Best College Scholarships
12Dec By EditorNo Comments
Financial Aid

A Student’s Guide to Finding the Best College Scholarships

A Student’s Guide to Finding the Best College ScholarshipsRaising money for college can seem daunting with tuition, textbook fees, and living expenses to consider. Receiving scholarships and grants can make a big difference toward defraying the high cost of college. College financial aid packages typically don’t cover all costs and often include student loans. Applying for scholarships and grants takes time and patience, but has significant long-term benefits. These awards will help you pay for college without the financial burden created by student loans because unlike student loans, scholarships and grants don’t require repayment. Any funds you receive from these programs are considered gift aid. There are a wide range of scholarships and grants, including need-based awards, merit-based ...
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Quality doctoral programmes are vital for development
12Dec By EditorNo Comments
Graduate Admissions

Quality doctoral programmes are vital for development

Quality doctoral programmes are vital for developmentGHANA Ghana’s National Accreditation Board was established in 1993 by the government of Ghana for four primary purposes. One is giving official quality approval to both public and private tertiary education institutions in terms of curricula content and standards of academic programmes. Two, it constantly monitors tertiary education institutions to ensure compliance with normative standards and ethics of organisation, governance, academic and administrative leadership. Three, it ensures that education institutions satisfy appropriate standards in physical facilities such as classrooms, laboratories, academic and professional staffing. Four, it determines the equivalence of degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded by institutions ins...
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Ultimate Guide to College Grants and Scholarships for Minorities
11Dec By EditorNo Comments
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Ultimate Guide to College Grants and Scholarships for Minorities

Ultimate Guide to College Grants and Scholarships for MinoritiesScholarships and grants are a valuable tool for students who need funds to pay for college. These programs typically have criteria that consider your background and interests. One major category of gift awards is minority scholarships and grants. Minorities are groups that have historically faced societal disadvantages or challenges due to factors including: ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and disability. Students whose backgrounds qualify them for these awards can access financial assistance that they don’t need to pay back. Like all scholarships, minority scholarships will usually have additional merit or need based criteria for selection. Minority scholarships are offered by colleges, private organizations ...
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Revolution in AR
11Dec By EditorNo Comments
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Revolution in AR

Revolution in ARIt’s Time for a Revolution in Academic Resourcing This new academic year is unlike any other.  Colleges and universities are coping with nasty deficits and cash flow problems, but the probable long-term disruptions are even more worrisome.  Never in my half-century of close involvement with academic resourcing have I seen such threats to the operating and financial sustainability of so many institutions.  As Charles Dickens said, it is the worst of times. (more…)
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Researching whether a college will close
11Dec By EditorNo Comments
Online Colleges

Researching whether a college will close

Researching whether a college will closeFor most colleges and universities, competing for high school seniors has been a cutthroat Hunger Games exercise for many years. Before the pandemic hit, the majority of colleges were failing to meet their freshmen admission goals every year. At the start of the pandemic, some respected higher-ed observers predicted that many colleges would close by the summer, but that hasn’t happened. So far, most schools are still open for business. Whether this will last, remains an open question. Whatever happens, it makes sense to do your own research on whether colleges on your child’s list are financially stable. Resources to evaluate a college’s financial health To help you with that task, I’m sharing some new and old resources that attempt to divine how fin...
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