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

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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. According to the Department of Education, about six million students received Pell Grant funding in the 2020 – 2021 academic year. Federal Reserve. “On

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Duke University Uses Peer Mentorship to Support First-Generation, Low-Income Students

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When Dr. Sachelle Ford became the first director of the DukeLIFE program at Duke University in January 2020, she brought with her the experience of being a first-generation college student.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

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The graduation rate for URM at four-year public institutions (4YP) increased 9 percentage points from 2016-17 to 2022-23, and the graduation rate for low-income students increased 10 percentage points in that time period. Dr. Amanda Ellis joined CPE in 2020 as vice president of K-12 policies and programs.

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Report Shows Small Changes in Post-High School College Enrollment

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“The report doesn’t grab the motivations of the students,” said Jennifer Causey, a senior research associate at the National Student Clearinghouse. “It Unfortunately, there remains a persistent gap between low-income students and students at low poverty high schools. In 2023, 50.5%

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

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As minoritized individuals and scholars, we must set the record straight on several real ‘issues/problems’ confronting students of color. Equity-based career development and postsecondary transitions: An American imperative. Information Age Publishing. Sewell, C.J. & Goings, R.B.

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

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professor emeritus of higher education at New York University, who first met de los Santos in the 1960s and remained close friends with him until de los Santos’ death in 2020. Richardson Jr., His advocacy was for a society that was free from discrimination based on any race or cultural characteristics. He never excluded anyone.

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Fostering Success

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Alexander Another area being explored by AAP is international education because AAP students have not typically done study abroad, and Alexander says he thinks more should consider and take advantage of it. Another pressing issue, he says, is the cost of education in terms of how it is impacting low-income, first-generation students.

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