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Intentionality is Key in First-generation Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation college graduate and the first-ever female, Hispanic president of St. Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. We are fully committed to first-generation students, but commitment is just the start.

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Kessler Collaborative Breaks Down Silos to Help First-Generation Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.

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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. The new total is a record high for the program, first created in 1972. In spring 2020, Black male retention at Whittier dropped to 30%. With President Biden’s signature on Dec.

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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2020, all of the higher education sector was affected. We are certainly concerned about the fact that underrepresented students are still facing additional hurdles to access,” said Dr. Julia Kent, vice president of best practices and strategic initiatives at CGS. “We The number of students enrolling part-time decreased by 6.9%

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Two Community Colleges in the South Are Bringing Students Back

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Through carefully targeted programs and partnerships that remove barriers to educational access and success, these leaders hope their latest numbers portend future growth. It was most pronounced from 2016 to 2020, where we dropped about 25% of our enrollment. “It It was a dangerous decay, and Covid pushed it hard nose downward.”

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Northeast College’s College Access Scholarship and Renton Technical College’s McCarthy Bridge Grant program are two examples. The scholarship program at Northeast has been in operation since fall 2021 as one of the 384 organizations to receive funding from Scott in December 2020. We are located in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds.

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