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How student loans impact workers’ long-term career choices

Fast Company Tech

Student loan debt has an influence over borrowers career choices long after graduation, affecting their job satisfaction, career advancement, and investment strategies. Furthermore, while 18% of public sector employees without student loan debt report low work morale, the proportion jumps to 23% among borrowers.

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Student Memberships Could Be a Thing of the Past

Association Analytics

If you’ve observed a decline in student membership retention or a slowdown in attracting new members, you’re not alone. To better understand and address this issue, it’s crucial to consider the external factors currently influencing student membership across the board, and what you could do about it.

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The Looming Membership Cliff: What Associations Can and Should Be Doing

The MatrixFiles

Fewer younger professionals : Low birth rates and political resistance to immigration have created a smaller pipeline of potential members. Low student-to-professional conversion : Many associations struggle to transition discounted or student members to full membership.

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Enhancing Student Success Across Campus with Western Michigan University + Salesforce

Cloud 4 Good

Western Michigan University (WMU) is a large, public research-intensive university that has been helping students reach their potential through a pursuit of purpose since 1903. Around 20K students find that purpose each year across a range of undergraduate and graduate programs at WMU. Solidifying Student Success.

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham: Transforming Student Journeys Through Salesforce

Cloud 4 Good

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is an internationally-renowned, public doctoral research university and academic health center dedicated to transforming the student experience. Thrailkill elaborates, stating, “We see with students that text messaging is how they want to receive communications, especially since COVID.

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Students of color are getting flagged to their teachers because testing software can’t see them

The Verge

Proctorio, a piece of exam surveillance software designed to keep students from cheating while taking tests, relies on open-source software that has a history of racial bias issues, according to a report by Motherboard. Proctorio, and other programs like it, is designed to keep an eye on students while they’re taking tests.

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Democrats call on telcos to lift overage fees for students

The Verge

A group of Democratic senators is calling on the telecom industry to lift their limits and fees associated with heightened broadband use for students in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In many situations, online learning activities require additional data allowances beyond plans readily available for students.”.

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