Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has launched a partnership pilot program to increase effectiveness of skills-based hiring with the help of a $350,000 grant from the Lumina Foundation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The overhaul – which comes with form simplifications, different student aid measures and calculations, and expanded Pell Grant eligibility – is expected to be beneficial and to increase federal financial aid eligibility, according to a 2023 report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. I think this makes MSU much more accessible than ever before,” adds Leonard. That’s huge for many in our community.

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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. This was to be accomplished by the year 2025. “We

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. I think this makes MSU much more accessible than ever before,” adds Leonard. That’s huge for many in our community.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Perhaps one of the biggest pros of the SAI is that more students will be able to receive access to Pell Grants. Access to Pell Grants is typically based on family size and the federal poverty line. Starting this year, applicants who don’t qualify for a max Pell Grant if their SAI is less than the maximum grant amount.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Drake, who recently announced that he would be stepping down as president of the University of California at the end of the 2024-2025 academic school year, said that UC is not necessarily opposed to the legislation. However, those arguments do not pass muster at the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy, among other supporting groups. “I

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The FAFSA is the way that students qualify for federal grants, loans, and work-study opportunities. All of these programs are designed to make higher education more accessible. But, due to recent changes in the form, this year’s FAFSA for the 2025-2026 school year will be available starting December 1st.

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EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

Blogs What enrollment leaders need to know about the upcoming FAFSA changes Updated April 2023 As most of us in enrollment know, the FAFSA is set to substantially change for the 2024-2025 academic year. Anticipate Pell expansion Qualification for Pell Grants will change and should provide broader access and support for low-income students.

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COE

JULY 9, 2024

The Council invites applicants for the 2025 Thomas R. Donate Partner Through strategic collaborations, we work to strengthen quality, opportunity and access to education for all American students — the next generation of global leaders. As a result, I secured my current position as a staff assistant in the U.S.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

EAB experts Caylie Privitere and Matthew McAloon examine the benefits to students and institutions from the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated persons who want to pursue a college education. Our guest today discuss the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students. Transcript [music] 0:00:11.6 Do we know?

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Data from fall 2022 show that: Founding UIA institutions have produced over 118,500 additional degrees above baseline projections and are on track to double their 68,000 degree goal by 2025. To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list. Diffusion to the Field 1.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Data from fall 2022 show that: Founding UIA institutions have produced over 118,500 additional degrees above baseline projections and are on track to double their 68,000 degree goal by 2025. To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list. Diffusion to the Field 1.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

And I'm also responsible for our growth strategy, Let's Get Ready is growing across the country, so we started with a strategic plan serving 13,000 students in 2021, and our goal is to serve 25,000 students by 2025. And I know that in the college access world, we use a lot of acronyms and vernacular that people aren't super familiar with.

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The Education Hub

OCTOBER 10, 2023

You can read more about the report on Gov.uk.  A range of mental health and wellbeing support is available for pupils, students and teaching staff, from grants to train senior mental health leads in schools to online support for university students.

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The Education Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Grants for Senior Mental Health Leads We’re supporting schools and colleges to provide learning environments that promote mental wellbeing, identify individuals’ needs and offer appropriate targeted support to children and young people. This aims to help more children to access high quality enrichment activities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

At Wayne State, she founded efforts such as: Leading Well, a grant-funded professional learning community for Black women school leaders in Detroit; the Center for Black Children in Education (CBCE), which hosts an annual conference; and the Sankofa Scholarship Foundation, which provides scholarships for young people in higher education.

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COE

MARCH 11, 2024

However, among several requests for flat or even decreased funding in the education arena, we are pleased to see that the President’s budget includes an increase of $20 million for the Federal TRIO Programs in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), which would fund TRIO during Program Year 2025-2026. Department of Education here.)

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Student Loan Hero

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The big news on the student loan forgiveness front is that the federal government plans to forgive up to $10,000 in federally held student debt, or up to $20,000 if you previously received a Pell Grant. ( Student loan forgiveness for nurses Like teachers, nurses also have access to a variety of federal and state programs for loan forgiveness.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

APRIL 25, 2024

Congress is considering next year’s federal funding priorities, and the Biden-Harris administration has released its fiscal year 2025 (FY25) budget proposal. Ensuring students persist in college and complete their degrees is as important as access and affordability.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

APRIL 23, 2024

Congress is considering next year’s federal funding priorities, and the Biden-Harris administration has released its fiscal year 2025 (FY25) budget proposal. The Pell Grant — the foundation of federal need-based aid — now covers the lowest share of college costs in the program’s history.

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COE

MARCH 23, 2024

When combined with mandatory funding, the agreement continues to support a total maximum Pell Grant award of $7,395 for the 2024-2025 award year. billion and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program (SEOG) at $910 million. Congress continued funding the Federal Work-Study program at $1.2

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COE

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Senate Appropriations Committee passed its version of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) funding bill for Fiscal Year 2025 – which funds the Federal TRIO Programs – this morning. The LHHS bill includes a $20 million increase over the FY24 budget for TRIO. A summary of the bill can be found here.

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COE

JUNE 26, 2024

Still, it maintains TRIO, GEAR UP, and Pell funding flat – meaning it does not increase or decrease – but will halve the Federal Work-Study Program and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program funding. The Subcommittee released its legislative text for the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) markup on Wednesday, June 26.

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