Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Logan Powell Frank Mullin The university reports that about 18% of its new 1,725-student class come from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, a decline from 27% in 2023. About 45% will receive need-based scholarship or grant aid, a decrease from 50%; and roughly 14% are first-generation college students, down from 15%.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Long-Time TRIO Professionals Honored with 2023 Walter O. Mason Awards September 12, 2023 — by Maura Casey The Walter O. At the Council for Opportunity in Education’s 2023 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., three TRIO professionals received the Walter O. Mason Award.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

Some measures of academic success also declined for law students of color in 2023. AccessLex found that in 2023, the proportion of law degrees awarded to students of color was the highest recorded — 31% of degree recipients were non-white. law students and applicants. But we know that's just not the case.” As of Friday, there were 5.7%

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We’re proud to announce and congratulate the recipients of the 2023 Dr. Irving Fradkin Legacy Awards: Burlington-Edison Alumni Foundation Dollars for Scholars , Washington: $15,000 Student Support Award, to initiate or expand support beyond scholarships.

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Active Minds

JUNE 22, 2023

Welcome to our summer 2023 interns! I really resonated with the main character, and reading it helped me feel closer to my culture as a first-generation immigrant. Thank you again to our wonderful cohort of summer 2023 interns — we couldn’t do this work without you! I move constantly.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Isabel Wilkerson’s Powerful Address on America’s Caste System Opens the 2023 COE Annual Conference September 11, 2023 — by Maura Casey Isabel Wilkerson’s keynote at COE’s 2023 Annual Conference addressed America’s caste system, emphasizing collective responsibility for change and historical parallels.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

One of these pilots was Common App’s Direct Admissions Program, which proactively admitted qualifying first-generation and middle-to-low-income students into the program’s network of schools on a conditional basis. Spurred on by these findings, Common App then launched a full-scale, 71-school version of this program in Fall 2023.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 8, 2024

Inside the UIA’s 2023 Annual Report bridget Thu, 05/09/2024 - 00:10 Image Graduation Higher Ed Leadership Student Success University Innovation Lab This coming October, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) will celebrate ten years of collaborating with higher education institutions to increase their graduation rates.

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Close the Gap Foundation

APRIL 19, 2023

Support Close the Gap By Close the Gap Foundation Close the Gap Foundation Close the Gap is gearing up for the 2023 Summer Fellowship Program, and we are excited to welcome 36 students and 36 mentors! Time is spent evaluating what else could be done to expand programs and close more gaps for first generation, low income students.

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Heading into the final month of 2023, we have some incredible scholarship opportunities for all kinds of students. Francisco is a first-generation college student, and he says : “I plan to open my own restaurant in the future, and this scholarship truthfully brings me one step closer to achieving my goals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular.

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

As the high school class of 2023 graduates, around two million of its members are poised to join the college class of 2027. In short, if you graduated from a school in an affluent community in 2023, you’re much more likely to be a debt-free member of the college class of 2027. The post What Can the Class of 2023 Expect This Fall?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman in space, will be partnering with McDonald’s USA to encourage Hispanic students to pursue higher education. 6, 2023. Applications are open now through Feb.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

"Welcome Jags" sign from Fall 2023 at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. From TAMUSA Photo Archives, "Jaguar March", Aug 2023. Ochoa said that 80% of TAMUSA’s transfer students come to them from Alamo Colleges, and 70% of TAMUSA students are first-generation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Priscilla Rodriguez Starting 2023, all SAT exams outside of the U.S. As a first-generation American and the child of immigrants who came to the U.S. will use the digital format, with the U.S. itself following suit in 2024.

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COE

AUGUST 21, 2023

Being on the Other End of Advocacy: 2023 Wolanin Intern Cristalina Ramirez Reflects on Capitol Hill Experience August 21, 2023 Thomas R. For three months, Cristalina Ramirez called Capitol Hill her home as she worked as the 2023 Thomas R. Wolanin intern, Cristalina Ramirez on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. The paid Thomas R.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

Beyond first-generation college students and low-income student-specific issues, the students tackled other polarizing topics through a mock congress, from book bans and religion in school to social media and climate change. .” 

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

2023 National TRIO Achiever Awards: Honoring the Journeys and Impact of Distinguished Alumni September 13, 2023 — by Maura Casey Through their powerful messages, these National TRIO Achievers ensured that the Educational Opportunity Dinner was, once again, a most inspiring event that illuminated the vital role of TRIO programs in student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. As of fall 2023, 69% of the student population at CSUSB identified as Hispanic or Latino. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Dr. Kim Schatzel Schatzel – currently president of Towson University (TU) – previously served as provost of Eastern Michigan University and dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, A first-generation college student herself, she has been praised for making diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a priority.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Bennett will become dean of Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, effective Feb. Dr. Gary G. Bennett Bennett, a behavioral scientist, is currently vice provost for undergraduate education and professor of psychology & neuroscience, global health, and medicine at Duke.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The schools aim to finalize merging by June 30, 2023. And its historic campus will remain and continue to focus on first-generation students. Bloomfield is the state’s only four-year private college serving predominantly Black and Hispanic students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

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. With President Biden’s signature on Dec.

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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. this summer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

since spring 2023, which means over 359,000 more students enrolled this spring to pursue their bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or certificate. institutions. Their new report, " Current Term Enrollment Estimates Spring 2024 ," shows that undergraduate enrollment grew 2.5% If we look at the rates [of increase], 2.5%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Hispanic women earned 85 cents for every dollar earned by Hispanic men in 2023. Empowerment Through Education Education is the ticket to achieving the American dream for many immigrants and first-generation Americans. Yet the findings also illuminate the depth of the remaining challenges. When my family moved to the U.S.,

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COE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

the Council for Opportunity in Education awarded the 2023 TRIO Family Achievement Award to Surangel S. the President of the Republic of Palau , and his wife, First Lady Valerie Ngereblungt Remengesau Whipps. Mason Awards Blog Long-Time TRIO Professionals Honored with 2023 Walter O. At its annual conference in Washington, D.C.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

When the fall 2023 term begins, close to 20% of community college students will also be high school students who are dually enrolled. Courtney Adkins The beginning of the fall academic term brings to mind images of freshly graduated high school students arriving on college campuses across the country.

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Close the Gap Foundation

APRIL 23, 2023

First-Gen Focus is an informative newsletter designed to provide resources, tips and advice for first-generation students. For students who are the first in their families to go to college and face financial challenges, these challenges can be especially difficult. Sign up for our mailing list!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

These plans were subsequently executed when Acebo took the helm as interim president of the university in January 2023. In June 2023, the school formed a partnership with Hudson County Community College for HCCC|NJCU CONNECT , a dual-admission initiative that leads to degree pathways.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

However, she acknowledged that “it’s way too early to tell” the long-term effects of the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling. It was the first AP course for almost a third (29 percent) of the test-takers. Mason Awards Blog Long-Time TRIO Professionals Honored with 2023 Walter O. this summer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 27, 2024

So, for those powerful stories she heard as a child from her first-generation immigrant grandfather — who entered the U.S. And according to the group Stop AAPI Hate in 2023, there have been more than 11,000 reported acts of hate against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders since March 2020. Neither did college.

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COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas August 14, 2023 — by Holly Hexter, Neve Dole B Ashley Thomas spearheaded a strategic collaboration bridging TRIO Programs with Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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COE

OCTOBER 16, 2024

It can address broader questions surrounding college access and success for low-income, first-generation students,” said Brown. Mason Awards Blog Long-Time TRIO Professionals Honored with 2023 Walter O. “This data holds the promise of far greater impact. Department of Education, and Stephanie Miller. this summer.

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COE

JANUARY 8, 2024

ET In 2023, COE offered its members a head start with a four-part Better FAFSA series. In this session, we’ll present updates from FSA, address FAQs, and explore flexible options to guide you through March and beyond—exclusive access for COE members costs $400. Register here. Date: Tuesday, March 5 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey October 2, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones Becoming COE president, I strive for educational equity, inspired by my parents’ resilience and belief in transformative education for all. Mason Awards Blog Long-Time TRIO Professionals Honored with 2023 Walter O.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2023

From November 9th to the 12th, Indiana University’s Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center will host the 2023 Association for Black Culture Centers (ABCC) Conference. We must demand that institutions respond more effectively to the interests and needs of Black students and of first-generation students.

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