Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

The study found that Latino students, who represent one in five postsecondary students nationwide, are more likely to be first-generation college-goers (51% compared to 22% of white students), come from lower-income households (70% have family incomes below $50,000), and have an expected family contribution (EFC) of zero (45%).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Jenny Rickard First-generation and low and middle-income students interesting in attending college will receive proactive admissions offers through the newly launched 2024-25 Common App Direct Admissions Program. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

If business continues on as usual, the network is projected to only reach 200,000 more below-median income students by 2030, she added. More than 400,000 first-generation and low-to-middle-income students have since been sent direct admissions offers, and the hope is to expand and continue the program for the next cycle.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

He continues to work with 2030 STEM, a thinktank that aims to diversify the STEM fields. Dr. Meg Daly, a professor in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at OSU and Delgado’s mentor, first met Delgado during his REU participation. He’s very interested in making things more transparent.”

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. They’re also more likely to be first-generation, come from families in the bottom half of earners, and delay or cancel their college plans due to financial struggles or caregiving responsibilities. degrees by the year 2030.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

The board's decision has prompted several revisions to the system's strategic plan, including the elimination of a goal to increase full-time faculty and staff diversity by 5% by 2030. Meanwhile, Republican legislators have applauded the board's decision.

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