Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

Perhaps most significantly, Latino students are more than twice as likely to receive grants (67%) than take out loans (27%), indicating a strong preference for aid that doesn't require repayment. For state grants, 16% of Latino students received need-based grants compared to only 2% who received merit-only grants.

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Financial aid Education Students Grant 289

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In partnership with the Success Center at the Foundation for California Community Colleges, the initiative will focus on courses that last eight weeks or less, rather than the traditional 16-17 week format. The California Community Colleges system is rolling out an ambitious new project aimed at making higher education more Dr. Rowena M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

The difficulty of making a successful transition from school to the workforce remains one of the most persistent problems in higher education. million in grants for projects to shape career pathways for students. million in grants for projects to shape career pathways for students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Latino student success in higher education is not where it needs to be, according t o findings from Latino student success organization Excelencia in Education. Santiago "Our mission is to accelerate Latino student success in higher education,” said Dr. Deborah Santiago, lead analysis researcher and CEO of Excelencia CEO.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

As we are preparing our students for skills in artificial intelligence, we know that by 2030 there will be new positions that we don’t even know what they’re called at this point, but we want our students to be ready.” Smith-Jackson, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. “As Under Uzochukwu’s leadership, N.C.

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Timely MD

JULY 30, 2024

Despite the clear need and strong business case for funding mental health and student success resources, securing the necessary funds can be challenging. Institutions like Butler University , the University of New England, and the University of Texas have had successful fundraising programs for student mental health support.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Cohort-style groups for students of color have proven successful at mitigating the effect of the “fish out of water” experience. Their outreach efforts have played a big part in their early success. It has proven successful in helping underperforming students achieve academic milestones and go on to complete post-secondary degrees.

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