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Report Shows Small Changes in Post-High School College Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

percentage points between 2021 and 2022 graduates across nearly all high school characteristics in terms of enrolling in college within a year of graduation. The report doesn’t grab the motivations of the students,” said Jennifer Causey, a senior research associate at the National Student Clearinghouse. “The In 2023, 50.5%

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As minoritized individuals and scholars, we must set the record straight on several real ‘issues/problems’ confronting students of color. Thus, it is critically important that all students are provided access to a rigorous curriculum in high school to prepare them to be college and/or career ready. doi:10.5328/cter43.1.77.

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Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas

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A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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. ### The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) is a nonprofit organization established in 1981, dedicated to expanding college opportunities for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. Addressing Study Error in the National Evaluation of Upward Bound – Do the Conclusions Change?

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Expanding Horizons: The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program 

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For first-generation and low-income students, these programs can be life-changing, offering experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Abroad Program exemplified the power of study abroad for first-generation and low-income students.

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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey

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My youthful scholarship and service efforts were rewarded by admission to Yale University , where I majored in Political Science, and then Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) , where I pursued a curriculum that placed a particular emphasis on legislative advocacy.

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Educator Spotlight: Jasmine Hobson Rodriguez

Close the Gap Foundation

Let's meet Jasmine An English high school teacher from Hesperia, California, Jasmine Hobson Rodriguez joined Close the Gap in March 2021 as a part of Close the Gap’ s inaugural Board of Educators. And so, I’ve been using more public speaking geared curriculum because I think it just helps them become their own person more.