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The NCAA has awarded Division I Accelerating Academic Success Program grants to 17 schools for the 2024-25 academic year. The grants total over $1.5 million and are used to boost student-athlete academic achievement. Division I student-athletes are graduating at record rates, according to 2023 Graduation Success Rate data.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

is providing grants to its chapters in support of voter education, registration, and mobilization efforts for the 2024 U. The micro-grant application window opens Aug. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., election cycle. Lonzer, III, general president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., The ‘D9 is Stronger Together’.”

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

These are last-dollar funds, which means it covers a student’s remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid—scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers—has been awarded, and it does not cover the cost of housing, food, transportation, books or supplies. Students and their families don’t understand the inner workings.”

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MAY 8, 2025

Lavariega Monforti, who has served as Interim Provost since Fall 2024, brings extensive academic leadership experience to the position, including previous roles as CSUCI's Vice Provost and Accreditation Liaison Officer. "Dr.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Jericho Brown, a poetry professor at Emory University, are among the academicians who were awarded a “genius grant” by The John D. Dr. Jericho Brown The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation earlier this week.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Terrell Educational Foundation has selected three master's students from diverse institutions across the United States for its 2024-2025 MCT Araceli Negrete Scholars program, with a focus on investigating student mental wellness in today's challenging environment. The Dr. Melvin C.

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MARCH 14, 2025

The program, which provides incarcerated individuals with access to scholarly materials including academic journals, books, and research papers, crossed this threshold in December 2024. Since 2019, the program has seen dramatic growth, supported by grants from the Mellon Foundation and the Ascendium Education Group.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In 2024, California, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia joined Colorado in restricting legacy admissions through state laws. Between 2022 and 2023 alone, 92 colleges abandoned legacy preferences, representing an 18% decrease that coincided with the Supreme Court's landmark decision to ban race-conscious admissions.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

I think the most important piece to this was we didnt ask for the planning grant, remembers Curry. We went directly for the project funding grant. Just last year, rapper Kendrick Lamar surprised 2024 Compton College graduating students as their graduation speaker. Curry, however, was intentional about the request.

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APRIL 22, 2025

In 2024, White applicants received offers of admission at nearly twice the rate of their Black counterparts, with 79% of white applicants receiving at least one acceptance compared to just 45% of Black applicants. While women comprised 57% of all law school applicants in 2024, they accounted for only 56% of admitted students.

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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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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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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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OCTOBER 27, 2024

The program also provides access to mentors for early career faculty and trains them in grant writing, op-ed writing, teaching, and how to achieve a better work-life balance. Applications for ELEVATE 2025 will open on November 15, 2024. How to achieve tenure and publishing assistance is also on the agenda.

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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

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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APRIL 21, 2025

billion in financial aid over the next five years, having already distributed over $650 million in grant aid since launching the program in 2019a 54% increase compared to the previous five-year period. Students from families earning less than $75,000 receive comprehensive coverage for tuition, fees, and living expenses.

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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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MAY 14, 2025

million in 2023 and was expected to surpass $50 million for 2024. The university won a series of multimillion-dollar federal grants for projects that span thesocial as well as physical sciences. Figures provided by Morgan State show the university has been gradually approaching those benchmarks in recent years.

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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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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Service releases for EDExpress for Windows 2024–25 and Windows 2025-26 are now available for download. This issue specifically affected the Pell Grant modules and caused additional error messages for Windows 2024-25,… More » EDExpress for Windows 2024-25, Release 2.0 and 2025-26, Release 1.0 and 2025-26, Release 1.0

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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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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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College Aid Services

JANUARY 31, 2024

Today, Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid, published a Dear Colleague Letter (GEN-24-01) announcing the Federal Pell Grant maximum and minimum award amounts. For the 2024-2025 academic year, the maximum Pell Grant award remains fixed at $7,395 and the minimum award amount is $740.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

"These funds could have supported infrastructure and student services and would have better positioned the university to compete for research grants," Cardona wrote. The letter called on more than 12 state governors to address the funding disparities for land-grant HBCUs.

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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

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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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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APRIL 19, 2024

Recommendations include doubling the maximum Pell Grant, reforming the student loan system to protect borrowers, and ensuring that public benefit programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), are reformed to support a student’s journey through higher education.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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