NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By Don Heller, Gigi Jones, and Abby Miller The recent dismantling of affirmative action and the COVID pandemic highlighted the barriers preventing underserved, underrepresented students – students of color and those who are low-income and first-generation – from enrolling in college. Source: U.S.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

For example, there is limited transparency on wealth outcomes for various student populations, including first-generation college students, such as myself, and little clarity on the repayment statuses and loan payment amount for students. Across the country, data on higher education outcomes is limited.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

EAB’s new survey shows that 20 percent of students who indicate they will not enroll in college right after high school say their primary reason is that they believe college is not worth the cost, compared to just 8 percent who expressed this view in EAB’s 2019 survey.

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Close the Gap Foundation

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Forbes Under 30 Circles connect Forbes 30 Under 30 Listers with first-generation, low-income (FGLI) high school and college students looking to expand their networks and their definition of success. Not many students can have access to something as special as this, and I truly appreciate it,” commented Michelle T.,

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Close the Gap Foundation

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

After beginning with a handful of students in 2019, the Fellowship annually tripled its cohort size in an attempt to meet student demand and in response to increasing generosity from donors and corporate sponsors like DoorDash. But gathering feedback was just the first step.

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In this role, he represents more than 26,000 admission and counseling professionals worldwide committed to postsecondary access and success. Named by a Forbes article in 2019 as the most influential voice in college admission, he strives to build an educational ecosystem that better represents today’s society. “As

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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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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

As illustrated in the chart below, 67% of participants in our 2019 survey had started researching colleges by the end of their sophomore year. One of the biggest changes we observed in college search behavior is related to timing: students aren’t completing steps in their enrollment journey according to the “traditional” timeline.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

We asked Chancellor Larive her thoughts about keeping people engaged, focused on what they have to do today, and hopeful about what's ahead, and she spoke about the transformational power of higher education: "Higher education changed my life from a low-income, first-generation college student. We do that every day at universities.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Initially unfamiliar with the world of higher ed, President Stokes admitted that her leadership trajectory was unexpected: “I'm a first-generation student. A first-generation college graduate, she earned her B.A. My parents had high school degrees but didn't talk much about college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

[link] Comics and graphic novels can disrupt traditional texts by challenging the worship of the written word ( Torres, 2019 ), a feature of white supremacy that perpetuates textual hierarchies within educational spaces. Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

This is a sharp increase from pre-pandemic levels that showed 14 percent of students feeling this way in EAB’s 2019 survey. First generation and lower-income students were hit particularly hard. This is a sharp difference to 2019 when only 8 percent of students surveyed expressed this sentiment.

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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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Timely MD

AUGUST 26, 2022

For many students, it’s not easy to access support on campus. Another barrier to accessing mental health resources is the idea that students feel they may not merit help. colleges and universities in 2019 was just over 1 million, making up 5.5% First-generation students Fifty-six percent of U.S. Puerto Rican, 3.9%

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Timely MD

AUGUST 26, 2022

For many students, it’s not easy to access support on campus. Another barrier to accessing mental health resources is the idea that students feel they may not merit help. colleges and universities in 2019 was just over 1 million, making up 5.5% First-generation students. are of Mexican background, followed by 9.5%

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 7, 2024

Hard Times in Higher Education We sometimes ask our guests about the hardest leadership challenge of their career and President Welch related this painful story: “In 2019, I got a call from the governor's office that Henderson State was facing serious financial challenges, and could the system step in an informal role?

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