Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education. Everyone at PWNA is sincerely grateful for this recent funding from Synchrony.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

Governor Josh Shapiro The historically Black university is set to receive an additional $992,500 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 to total state appropriations above $21.7 We’re developing a new vision for higher education — one focused on competitiveness and workforce development and grounded in access and affordability,” said Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in higher education with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. “My and she received a 2019 Graduate Peer Mentor Award at University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School, among others.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The first phase of Pell Grant Administrative Cost Allowance (ACA) payments for the 2024-25 award year, which help institutions cover the costs of administering federal aid programs, began on February 18 according to the Education Department.

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Active Minds

MARCH 11, 2024

Active Minds is proud to introduce our 2024 Emerging Scholars Fellows! Her “Art for All” project will educate and show how art can be inclusive, accessible, and therapeutic. She is grateful for the future opportunity to do two things she loves: create art and help others.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has released its latest policy recommendations to make postsecondary education affordable and completable for all students. “It The 2024-25 maximum Pell Grant covers just 26% of the costs of attending college. Because you can’t have student success without those things.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

The University of Southern California’s School of Dramatic Arts will offer tuition-free course study in its Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) degree programs in acting and dramatic writing starting in the 2024-25 academic year. The MFA degree programs serve 35 students, each of whom receive financial assistance through scholarships or grants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

Ted Mitchell “ The Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education: 2024 Status Report ” comprises updated data showing significant disparities in attainment levels among underrepresented groups by race and ethnicity despite growing diversity. This data is right in front of our face, and we have to decide where in higher education we want to go?"

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Cardona said the update, the latest in ED’s 2024–25 Better FAFSA ® implementation, will not impact implementation timelines. million students in total expected to be eligible for Pell Grants in the 2024–25 award year. Since the new 2024–25 FAFSA form became available Dec. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

ED has had several stumbles following an overhaul of the FAFSA form, as mandated by Congress’s FAFSA Simplification Act, starting the 2024–25 award year. Specifically in regard to Pell Grants, almost 220,000 students will gain eligibility in 2023-24, the SHEEO report stated. 30 instead of the usual Oct. 30 instead of the usual Oct.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The grant – from Lilly Endowment Inc. With our national reputation for outstanding classroom teaching and value, we’re ideally positioned to provide access to a rewarding college education for students from all backgrounds and interests.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

This is a result of changes in the formula for calculating what used to be called Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) but will be called Student Aid Index (SAI) when it is phased in during the 2024-25 academic year. Lower SAI numbers will lead to a greater number of students being eligible for Pell Grants. At least 7.8%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

We need to double what we offer for Pell Grants. Establish and maintain robust cross-sectoral partnerships with K-12, public housing, criminal justice, workforce development boards, and public health agencies to help lifelong learners access college however and whenever they need it.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 1, 2024

Two volumes from the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook regarding student eligibility for awards, parent borrowers, and Pell Grants are now publicly available. To access all nine volumes of the handbook or submit any questions that you may have, visit FSA’s Knowledge Center as well as their Customer Support webpages.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Among the Latino students who faced food insecurity, 45 percent of students sought access through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Pell Grants were utilized by 61% of the students. The UnidosUS survey was conducted by BSP Research, an independent national survey company, between Aug. 16 and Sept.

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College Aid Services

MAY 15, 2024

EDExpress for Windows 2024–25, Release 2.0 is now available for download and allows users to access the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant programs for the 2024-25 academic year. Provides Full Access to Pell Grant and Direct Loan Programs for 2024-25 The post EDExpress, Release 2.0

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

We’re also one of the largest enrollers of Pell Grant students in the country, enrolling about 30,000 Pell students every semester.” GSU’s student support team created a system of automatic micro-grants, which would be auto distributed to students in need. Tim Renick “Today, we’re over 80% nonwhite,” says Renick.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

Howard had previously received a grant from the Department of Defense in 2020 of $7.5 HBCUs contain huge talent that today is not accessible to us,” she said. This would give us a very strong opportunity the next time the classifications come out in 2024,” said Frederick. No HBCU currently has R1 status.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

The FAFSA – which plays an integral role in how colleges and universities determine financial aid packages for its students – was overhauled this past year due to Congress’s FAFSA Simplification Act, simplifying the form, changing aid calculations, and expanding Pell Grant eligibility. Later, the U.S.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

Expanding Horizons: The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program August 26, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm A group picture of participants from the 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders program with group leaders in the Netherlands. The program’s impact on its participants was profound, as evidenced by their reflections. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

Treviño Peña’s work ranges from the coasts of Rhode Island, where she studied how people from marginalized groups navigate coastal access, to South America, where she studied how mangrove deforestation impacted people of different genders in Ecuador. Are they young children?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino. As you work with people closely, you know that you’re making a difference,” says Michael Heim, director of CAMP and of WSU’s Migrant Education Student Access & Support. The summer 2024 META had almost 200 participants. This recognition] means a lot.”

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We welcomed new colleagues, celebrated a long-time equity champion , and commemorated 30 years of advancing equitable college access and success. Policy and Advocacy We engaged with federal, state, and institutional policymakers, to advance policies that improve data, access, affordability, and quality in higher education.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Two volumes from the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook regarding student eligibility for awards, parent borrowers, and Pell Grants are now publicly available. To access all nine volumes of the handbook or submit any questions that you may have, visit FSA’s Knowledge Center as well as their Customer Support webpages.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

Practitioners and advocates can submit comments to the Department by May 28, 2024. Read more about the day’s conversations and speakers, and watch the recording here. Photos courtesy of IHEP and the U.S.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college education for the first time since the 1990s. However, prison reform and the drive to expand access to education programs in prisons have been gaining momentum.

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College Planners of America

MAY 13, 2023

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) integrates major changes in the way students will apply for Federal student aid. The 2024-25 FAFSA represents the final implementation of the rules stipulated in the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020 , some of which have already been released in the 2122-23 and 2023-24 FAFSA’s.

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Close the Gap Foundation

OCTOBER 18, 2024

San Francisco Bay Area, CALIFORNIA – October 2024 – Close the Gap is honored to announce that we have been awarded the prestigious STEM Action Grant from the Society for Science. We invite donors who share Close the Gap's mission to support our cause.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Dr. Kaleb Briscoe In June 2024, Dr. Kaleb Briscoe, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Oklahoma (OU) Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, found herself at the White House, presenting her research to policy makers and legislators.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, with the release of the 2024-2025 FAFSA, families, students, and financial aid offices alike are hopeful that the once complicated application will be easier to complete and process. Pell Grants: More students will be eligible to receive maximum or partial federal Pell grants.

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Active Minds

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Our chapter was started with support from KyleCares , The Kyle Johnson Foundation, who provides grants to schools in New England to start Active Minds chapters. Our advisor wrote a grant to the KyleCares foundation and before we knew it we had an Active Minds chapter at Whitman-Hanson.

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COE

JULY 9, 2024

Balancing Acts: 2024 Wolanin Intern and Mother of Four Recalls Her Journey to Capitol Hill July 10, 2024 — by Ni”Aisha Banks Thomas R. The deadline to apply is Friday, August 30, 2024. Wolanin intern, Ni’Aisha Banks on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. I applied for the Thomas R. Wolanin Congressional Internship.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

DECEMBER 6, 2023

By providing financial assistance to families facing economic challenges, K-12 private and independent schools can ensure that a diverse student body can access quality education. The post Resources to Help Your School Thrive in 2024 appeared first on School and Student Services by Community Brands.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How the FAFSA is Making Financial Aid More Accessible to Families Nationwide In the last year and a half, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – or FAFSA – has undergone major changes to make the application easier to complete for students nationwide. Who should file the FAFSA?

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Timely MD

JULY 30, 2024

In a July 2024 survey of college and university students , 65% said they are experiencing mental health issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Providing easy access to comprehensive mental and medical health care during critical times can be life-saving. In 2024, The Larry H. & In 2023, the state announced $7.7

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COE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Three TRIO Leaders Honored with the 2024 Walter O. Award for Exceptional Contributions to Educational Opportunity September 10, 2024 — by Terrance L. On Monday, September 9, at the Council for Opportunity in Education’s Annual Conference in New York City, three distinguished TRIO professionals were honored with the 2024 Walter O.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).

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