Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

College and university student enrollment is down for the third straight year, 7% lower than it was in 2019. Still others, influenced by dangerous myths, are reluctant to attend an open-access institution like a community college. The institutions are open-access, affordable, and conveniently located. Dr. George R. attend them.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 16, 2023

Department of Education’s 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) underscores a disconcerting reality: most students face a gap between what their families can afford and what they must pay to attend college. New IHEP analysis of data from the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

There is great concern that African American student enrollment is reported to have declined by 29% from 2011 to 2019, representing a decrease of 600,000 persons. Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, D.C. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference. But despite their efforts to increase access and opportunity for all, equity gaps remain. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

Established in 1992, this federal designation is granted to institutions with an enrollment that consists of at least 25% Hispanic students. In 2019, however, the system was awarded the National Seal of Excelencia by the nonprofit Excelencia in Education. There are currently nearly 600 HSIs across the country. of enrollment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

Being an HSI gives institutions access to grants and funding that must be used to better support and serve Latinx students. Enrollment decreases are partly due to the exodus of Puerto Rican residents after Hurricane Maria in 2017 and the earthquakes, which started rumbling in late 2019 and culminated in two quakes on Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

When Achieving the Dream (ATD) launched an innovative regional Professional Learning Community (PLC) project to strengthen career pathways for communities, the college eagerly applied and was awarded a grant to participate. Many of these careers are associated with a degree or other credential (or pathway) at the College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Some are creating new programming, while others endeavor to increase access for students interested in serving the most vulnerable populations. With health services management they can work as managers in hospitals and in enhancing healthcare access. Dr. Shamard Charles is an assistant professor of public health at St. Francis College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

No Pell Grants. In 2019, Oglethorpe partnered with TheDream.US , a national scholarship program that helps provide access to a college education for immigrant youth who came to the country at a young age without documentation. On top of that, undocumented students are ineligible for any federal financial aid. No student loans.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Last year, we reported that students of color were more likely than White students to face a gap between their total college costs and the financial assistance available to them from grants and family resources, also known as unmet need. Department of Education’s 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey (NPSAS:20).

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NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Financial aid discussions have centered on simplifying FAFSA and increasing federal Pell Grants – all important – but federal student aid policies are only one funding source for families trying to determine how to pay for college. However, the reality is these institutional grants are not fairly distributed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The time is now for Democrats and Republicans to join us and pass this bill, just as they worked together to pass the FUTURE Act in 2019. This bill is the most important single piece of legislation for HBCUs before this Congress, and it must be passed by both the House and Senate prior to adjournment. The bill would require the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino. As you work with people closely, you know that you’re making a difference,” says Michael Heim, director of CAMP and of WSU’s Migrant Education Student Access & Support. It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. This recognition] means a lot.”

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 31, 2019

The authors identified several areas of concern, including misleading presentation of Parent PLUS loans and work-study grants, failing to list costs on the letter, failing to calculate the net price, and a lack of clear next steps for students and families. Leaders in Congress have taken note.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

With five STEM degrees collectively from MIT, the University of Pennsylvania, Boston University, and Harvard University, and an abundance of refereed publications and grant-supported research, Rodriguez has chosen to focus on community-based, action-oriented projects.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. The 2019 Campus Computing Project survey of chief information officers and senior campus officials found the following (4): %. 5,100 reasons to invest in your grant data.

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Clair Kamp Dush

MAY 31, 2019

How competitive is it to get an NIH grant? The number of submissions to the National Institutes of Health has grown continually over the past 20+ years; in 2018, NIH received more than 55,000 grant applications, of which about 20% were funded, though the success rate varies by NIH institute. Who is actually receiving grants?

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WashU Institue for Public Health

JULY 3, 2019

Written by Juliet Enow, DrPH candidate, Jackson State University and participant in the 2019 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track. The Center also works towards reducing childhood obesity through family-based programs and education among others.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

It could also affect recruitment as prospective students are more likely to question whether college is worth the cost in the first place. --> 0 % of high school students reported college isn’t “worth the cost” in 2023, up from 8% in 2019. Public Benefits : Students can learn about and access public benefits on campus.

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Close the Gap Foundation

AUGUST 30, 2021

Photo Credit: Close the Gap Foundation) Hailing from 19 states, 100% of the admitted students identify as first-generation, with 97% of students qualifying for Pell Grant or free/reduced lunch. Not many students can have access to something as special as this, and I truly appreciate it,” commented Michelle T.,

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Believe in Students

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A rising challenge for students nationwide is access to basic needs. Food and housing insecurity, as well as limited access to technology, transportation, dependent care, and other foundational services — these are barriers students must overcome before they can be successful at our institutions.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

House of Representatives , 2019-2023, and director of external affairs and government relations, U.S. Five distinguished TRIO alumni received the 2023 National TRIO Achiever Awards at COE’s Educational Opportunity Dinner during its annual conference. They are Cheryl L. Johnson , 36th Clerk of the U.S. Agency for Global Media ; James T.

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

They indicate how generous the college can be in granting financial aid. Colleges assert that this is the reason why they couldn’t bail themselves out of the pandemic-induced fiscal crisis by simply accessing their own endowment funds. 2019 UCLA Henry Samueli $100 million Expansion of the UCLA engineering school. Bloomberg $1.8

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

And it is that mission of access, opportunity, and forward-looking change that helps us stay focused on our work. She has authored more than 155 research publications, and has received research grants from federal agencies, foundations, and corporations. We do that every day at universities. But how we think about our work is changing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2024

Using his booming voice and skillful diplomacy while remaining accessible to the everyday person kept him grounded in working to provide equitable access for all Baltimoreans, Marylanders, and American citizens.” 17, 2019, became the first Black member of Congress to lay in state in the Capitol’s National Statuary Hall.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

years from 2019 to 2021. Lee explains how some of her students live in rural areas “not having access to hospitals nearby … not even just having running water. He says obtaining grants and donors to fund recruiting, lectures, and events has become paramount in helping the program recover from the negative impact of the pandemic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

Malaklou, also chair and associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Berea College in Kentucky, got to know hooks when she came to Berea in 2019. The beauty of bell’s work was that it was so accessible, it was not contained in the academy,” said Malaklou. I’ve seen a lot of shifts and changes,” said Fries-Britt. “I

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

Providing access to gender-affirming health care Access to gender-affirming health care can be a critical aspect of the mental health and well-being of transgender students. Providing access to counseling services and support groups can help students manage these challenges and find a sense of community and belonging.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

COE President Maureen Hoyler National TRIO Achiever Award recipients have made significant contributions in their fields while exemplifying the values and principles of educational access and equity. Brett , president and CEO of The New England Council, has been recognized for his relentless advocacy for educational equity and access.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

anxiety, depression) while being less likely than their White peers to have access to and engagement in treatment (CBC, 2020). Weaver (2021) calls on the need for homeplace to be developed in schools and references Love’s (2019) notion of homeplace as a “space where Black folx truly matter…where souls are nurtured, comforted, and fed” (p.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Using the authority Congress granted to the Department of Education, we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding student federal loans. In addition, students who come from low-income families, which allowed them to qualify to receive a Pell Grant, will have debt reduced $20,000,” Biden said in August. The Eighth U.S. Supreme Court News U.S.

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