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 For higher education, the budget comprises $120 million in increased funding for scholarships and grants, $20 million for student teacher stipends, a $15.7

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Ellucian Banner Users: On December 29, 2022, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which included a $500 increase to the maximum Pell Grant. The maximum Pell Grant award for the 2023-2024 award year is $7,395, and the corresponding maximum Pell Grant eligible expected family contribution (EFC) is 6656.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 28, 2023

Posted: January 26, 2023 Author: Federal Student Aid Subject: 2023-2024 Federal Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules Attached to this letter are both PDF and Excel versions of the Payment and Disbursement Schedules for determining Federal Pell Grant awards for the 2023-2024 award year (July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024) […] The post (..)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Montana State University President Dr. Waded Cruzado has been named winner of the American Council on Education’s 2024 ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award. She also chaired the board of directors of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and HERS.

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College Aid Services

MAY 22, 2023

The Department of Education (ED) has released the Pell Grant look-up tables for the award year 2024-25. These tables assist in determining a student’s eligibility for the maximum or minimum Pell Grant amount. ED has also made updates to the 2024-25 Draft Student Aid Index (SAI) and the Pell Grant Eligibility guide.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Marjorie Hass A $180,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to the Council of Independent Colleges is expected to help expand open civil discourse and free expression on campuses. “In

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 28, 2024

Federal Student Aid has uncovered a technological problem where schools are receiving a Pell Grant rejection code from COD despite the student being eligible according to FPS, the individual ISIR, and the FPP.

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Originally scheduled for release in August, Federal Student Aid announced yesterday that batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA. This surprising announcement places a significant burden on Financial Aid Administrators and may cause further delays in granting aid to students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

million grant for former Holy Family University and other Pennsylvania undergrads who were near degree completion but withdrew before obtaining diplomas or certificates. Holy Family University is partnering with the Bucks County Workforce Development Board in Pennsylvania on a $1.3 Dr. Anne M. Prisco, president of Holy Family.

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Federal Student Aid has provided additional guidance for institutions who are closing out their TEACH Grant programs for 2023-2024 academic year.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 19, 2024

Deep Dive into Calculations: SAI and Pell Grant Deep Dive into Calculations: SAI and Pell Grant Broadcast date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 In this webinar we will be doing a deep dive into the calculations for both the FAFSA and the Pell Grant Calculations.

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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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College Aid Services

MARCH 22, 2024

FSA has published an update to its previous electronic announcement regarding changes to the Student Aid Index and Pell Grant Eligibility Guide for the upcoming academic year.

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College Aid Services

JULY 31, 2024

Originally scheduled for release in August, Federal Student Aid announced yesterday that batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA. This surprising announcement places a significant burden on Financial Aid Administrators and may cause further delays in granting aid to students.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JUNE 8, 2022

Here is an update on the FAFSA Changes For 2024-25. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will see the majority of changes starting in the 2024-25 academic year and not in the 2023-24 year that was originally planned. Restores Pell Grant eligibility for those who didn’t graduate because their school closed down.

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Active Minds

MARCH 11, 2024

Active Minds is proud to introduce our 2024 Emerging Scholars Fellows! Learn more about the fellowship, as well as our 2024 Emerging Scholars, here. The post Uplifting BIPOC-Centered Mental Health Research With the 2024 Emerging Scholars appeared first on Active Minds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The grant – from the National Science Foundation (NSF) – is a first-of-its-kind awarded to a historically Black college or university (HBCU) through the NSF Decision, Risk and Management Sciences , Office of Integrative Activities , and HBCU Excellence in Research (EiR) integrated programs, for this type of research.

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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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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The latest service release for EDExpress for Windows 2024-25 is now available to administrators to fix issues with the program’s Direct Loan and Pell Grant modules. Posted Date: September 27, 2024 Author:… More » Service Update for EDExpress, Release 2.0

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Updated 9/4/2024: We have corrected the Pell Grant eligibility data on the COD System for FPS transactions processed from Aug. 18–28, 2024. Schools can now submit 2024–25 Pell Grant records regardless of the FPS transaction date. 4 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The proportion of students from underserved backgrounds has declined at Brown University, according to its first year, incoming class numbers for 2024. 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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HEAG

MARCH 20, 2024

In all the hubbub around FAFSA ® Simplification, we haven’t really had time to talk much about the new methodology for awarding Pell Grants. Throw your Pell charts away and read on for the three steps to a Pell grant.… … Read more ».

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College Aid Services

MAY 10, 2024

Today the Department released several 2024-25 FAFSA updates including the timeline for processing Paper FAFSA forms and when school-initiated corrections will become available. In addition the deadline has been extended for reporting Direct Loan, Pell Grant, and TEACH Grant program disbursements.

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College Aid Consulting Services

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The 2023-2024 FAFSA® deadlines parents need to know. Academic Year FAFSA Open FAFSA Deadline Corrections Due 2022-2023 October 1, 2021 June 30, 2023 September 10, 2023 2023-2024 October 1, 2022 June 30, 2024 September 10, 2024 *Until further notice from the FSA, those dates will not change for subsequent academic years.

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In a recent publication, Federal Student Aid released key deadlines for Title IV institutions must submit reports for the 2024-25 academic year.

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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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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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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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College Aid Services

MAY 29, 2024

Institutions have until the last day of September 2024 to process, reconcile, and submit their TEACH Grant program data to the Department of Education for the current academic year.

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College Aid Services

JULY 10, 2024

Federal Student Aid has provided several tools that institutions can utilize until the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) post-screening and identity verification processes are available later this year for 2024-25.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Sixty-seven percent of 2024 Community College Survey of Student Engagement ( CCSSE ) respondents across 164 institutions indicated that they were planning to transfer to a four-year college or university. Garcia The 2024 survey also asked students about their intentions regarding transfer. Dr. Linda L.

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HEAG

JANUARY 31, 2023

On January 26, 2023, the Department of Education, signed by Richard Cordray, Chief Operating officer, released the Pell grant payment charts for the 2023-2024 award year. Each year, HEAG monitors the Pell grant changes closely to share the news with … Read more »

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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

APRIL 23, 2024

Additionally, the college received an Innovation Lounge Grant, during the 2024 Retool Your School Celebration hosted by Home Depot April 11 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant allows Livingstone College to enhance existing spaces on the campus where our students can gather, ideate, and collaborate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Idaho State University The grant funding over five years – two grants from the Office of Special Education Personnel Preparation – will help pay for the Idaho Hearing Education and Aural Rehabilitation program’s (HEAR program) schooling for 42 students studying to become service providers in speech language pathology or audiology.

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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

JULY 29, 2024

The center, which will open its doors during the 2024-25 academic year, is made possible in part, from funding from two major philanthropic organizations. MacArthur Foundation granted a total $550,000 to support the center; each gifted FAMU $275,000. The Henry Luce Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T.

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