Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

The study found that Latino students, who represent one in five postsecondary students nationwide, are more likely to be first-generation college-goers (51% compared to 22% of white students), come from lower-income households (70% have family incomes below $50,000), and have an expected family contribution (EFC) of zero (45%).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2024

million grant to NCCU’s Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences (DEEGS) , as part of the more than $7 million shared among the universities, each attracting different student bodies. Akinleye “This grant presents a great opportunity for the DEEGS,” said Chancellor Dr. Johnson O. Dr. Johnson O.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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APRIL 7, 2023

From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs April 7, 2023 — by Terry Vaughan III The research will examine how TRIO programs can work with existing career services to provide comprehensive career support to learners.

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