COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

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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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success. Thu, 12/15/2022 - 06:00. The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) operates as a multi-campus laboratory for student success innovation. Completion grants are an emerging form of student aid. College to Career. Completion Grants. Proactive Advising.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

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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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In 2022, we reemerged from the challenges of COVID. Our board, staff, and network convened in person for the first time in three years. Impact and Scale UIA institutions' deep commitment to producing more low-income graduates and graduates has been paying off. The number of overall annual graduates has increased 32%.

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COE

JULY 25, 2023

Growing up around family members who worked in TRIO, a federal program that provides student support resources to first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities, he modeled the program after Upward Bound. ” appeared first on Council for Opportunity in Education.

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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.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

When people ask me about my work, they often wonder if my motivation stems from being a low-income, first-generation college student myself. My new role as the president of COE is both exhilarating and daunting as I know I will encounter new challenges that have broad implications for our students.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

They’re students like Yhan, whose pursuit of a combined medical and master’s of public health degree is both complicated and inspired by his diagnosis: “When I started college as a first-generation, low-income student in a city over a thousand miles from home, I expected to face new challenges.

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COE

MAY 23, 2023

Yang, whose parents are Hmong refugees from Laos , says the TRIO programs are critical for low-income students and families like hers to erase barriers to college access and allow students to envision themselves and their futures in unforeseen ways. Faces of TRIO Collette Yellow Robe: From academic probation to Ph.D

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 06:00. For many students, it's also the primary goal. Lack of adequate career preparation can be especially harmful to students from low-income backgrounds seeking to expand their career options and increase their lifelong earning potential through college education. College to Career.

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Close the Gap Foundation

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

” — Glen Smith, high school teacher in Columbia, Maryland As an essential part of Close the Gap Foundation’s programming serving first-generation, low-income (FGLI) students, the team is building a community of partners to bring the advantages of a diverse and influential network to those least likely to have access.

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Close the Gap Foundation

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

A responsibility that for Nina, a first-generation, low-income student herself, is personal. Close the Gap Foundation’s fourth annual Social Impact Fellowship will run from June to September 2022. To apply to be a 2022 Fellow click here. To apply to be a 2022 mentor click here.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

Madison Bollin , who had just completed her sophomore year at the Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy in Dallas, Texas, added that she wished there were more time for even more integration among the different student groups at the conference.

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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. The partners aim to launch the second program in early 2022.  

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COE

APRIL 10, 2024

My name is Krystal Hicks, 38, and I’m a University of New Hampshire 2007 graduate and former TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) participant. I still seek ways to support first-generation students and even taught summer courses for the UNH Upward Bound program in 2021 and 2022.

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

Unfortunately, the students most likely to find themselves in that situation are those from low-income, high-poverty and historically marginalized communities. That includes better serving all of our students, in particular students of color, low-income students, and first-generation students.”

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Close the Gap Foundation

MARCH 18, 2023

The team at Close the Gap (CtG), spoke with the many talented fellows and mentors about their experience with the Close the Gap Social Impact Fellowship program, as well as their support for the first generation, low income (FGLI) community. Diane was a previous CtG Social Impact fellow with the 2022 cohort.

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Close the Gap Foundation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The much-anticipated conclusion to a three-month intensive, structured mentorship and project-based learning program brings together motivated, first-generation, low-income (FGLI) high school students with intentionally paired mentors. This year’s Pitch Day included many firsts for Close the Gap Foundation.

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Close the Gap Foundation

MARCH 15, 2022

Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA — Today, Close the Gap Foundation announces its first donation from Airbnb, adding to the foundation's family of corporate sponsors committed to help close the digital divide for first-generation, low-income ( FGLI ) students in the United States.

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Close the Gap Foundation

JULY 10, 2023

The team at Close the Gap (CtG), spoke with the many talented fellows and mentors about their experience with the Close the Gap Social Impact Fellowship program, as well as their support for the first generation, low income (FGLI) community. She is currently a product manager at a non-profit called One Degree.

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Close the Gap Foundation

APRIL 13, 2022

Embedding deep knowledge of education systems and organizational best practices sets the 2022 program year on a path towards longevity with a lasting impact for years to come. Entering its fourth year of operation, Close the Gap Foundation's commitment to leveraging community engagement continues to pay dividends.

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Close the Gap Foundation

AUGUST 2, 2022

With the recent launch of its fourth annual Social Impact Fellowship , Close the Gap Foundation kicked off the summer mentorship program with a Mentoring with Empathy Q&A panel on May 28th, 2022. About Close the Gap Foundation Close the Gap Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Sunnyvale, California.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Students participating in All In Milwaukee , which helps minority, first-generation students and low-income students graduate from college, have a graduation rate of 91 percent. “It We realized there wasn’t navigation [in college] to help them finish the journey.”

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success. Thu, 08/11/2022 - 06:00. Student Success. These respected campus leaders are skilled in change management, and we look to them for spearheading and scaling student success initiatives at our member institutions. but across the globe.

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COE

AUGUST 15, 2024

Supporting First-Generation College Students This Back-to-School Season August 15, 2024 — by Nicole Brunt The Pell Institute is proud to announce the release of a new set of fact sheets that illuminate critical insights into the experiences and outcomes of first-generation, low-income students, and students with disabilities.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

And then he looked at those same 350 colleges in either 2021 or 2022, so who participated quite recently. And these are just areas that we feel are very important and that the research and validation have shown to be very important to student engagement. What have you noticed when you're really looking and analyzing the data?"

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COE

JANUARY 17, 2023

2022 Year in Review. 2022’s Biggest News Stories, as Told by the Council for Opportunity in Education. And as we continued to extract the possible from the impossible, this year taught us that our students can change the world. October 25, 2022. September 21, 2022. August 26, 2022. June 4, 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Williams They continue to be essential beacons of higher education for the talented students who attend them. Not only do HBCUs enroll twice as many first-generation, low-income students, but they also outperform peer institutions in improving the economic standing of their students.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Read this and more in the Fall 2023 issue of Equality , now available for download. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

MAY 31, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide May 31, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm The gift will support first-generation and low-income college graduates of a Federal TRIO program who apply for the Thomas R.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

The Federal TRIO programs assist students from middle school through graduate post-baccalaureate programs, adult learners, and veterans with the resources they need to successfully prepare for and complete postsecondary education. I have long supported the TRIO programs and worked to ensure they reach the most needed students.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

His pioneering work expanding broadband access and promoting digital literacy has allowed countless low-income students to pursue their educational aspirations. Lesia Crumpton-Young , immediate past president of Texas Southern University, has profoundly impacted higher education, particularly for marginalized students.

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COE

MAY 10, 2024

The 2024 Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States report reveals alarming trends indicating increasing inequity of opportunity in higher education, particularly for low-income students. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S., Margaret Cahalan , Ph.D. ,

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COE

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Carmouche , who passed away on March 31, at the age of 83, was a beloved figure in the educational community and one of the first black employees at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. This association will ensure his legacy endures, fostering success and opportunity for future generations.” this summer.

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COE

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In this Year in Review, read how COE worked to advance college access and success for first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities and serve TRIO programs nationwide in 2023.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

million additional students are expected to qualify for Federal student aid every year under the Act. Education Department ( ED ) was to complete the changes to the FAFSA system mandated by the Act in time for the 2022-23 award year (college admissions cycle). Originally, the U.S.

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COE

MARCH 11, 2024

for our Policy Seminar and working with you throughout the year to increase the federal investment in our nation’s first-generation, low-income students. We look forward to seeing you next week in Washington, D.C. , Get in Touch Questions? Contact COE Vice President for Public Policy Diane Shust.

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