Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work. He represents the best of those who were about access, courage, and tenacity,” he added.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Paying for students Multiple recipient schools told Diverse that they are using their Scott donations at least partially on scholarship programs. Northeast College’s College Access Scholarship and Renton Technical College’s McCarthy Bridge Grant program are two examples. Henry Shannon, Chaffey superintendent and president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

We’re located in Southwestern Virginia, a more rural area, and we recognize that our students and their families might not be as familiar with higher education,” said Trageser. Andes said that Radford’s grant submission prioritized “enhanced student services in mental health and mentoring,” which made Radford’s proposal stand out.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In mid-August, QCC officially opened its male/men's resource center (MRC), which is dedicated to increasing the retention and graduation rates of male students, particularly self-identified Black and Latinx male students who are disproportionately impacted by equity gaps in student outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

It launched a popular Farmer’s Market on campus last year, providing each student with $20 a week to access fresh foods and vegetables. The market regularly draws more than 700 students and plans are underway to build student housing on campus. He says he also wants to build a 24-hour urgent care facility on campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?noa. noa’s Native Hawaiian population has grown tremendously since the 1990s, and doubled between 2007 and 2020, thanks to deliberate efforts to recruit and retain these students, said Dr. Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?noa.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

“Their inclusion, their belonging, well-being and their ability to access and use campus basic needs, that for me was one of the really big takeaways.” Basic needs services on campuses include food and housing assistance, but reentering students may not know about these services, noted Pokornowski.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 31, 2025

Independent and private K12 schools are constantly striving to balance accessibility with financial sustainability. The Power of SSS with TaxStatus Integration At the heart of this transformation is the integration of TaxStatus with VenturEd Solutions School and Student Services (SSS) program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

In 2019, Oglethorpe partnered with TheDream.US , a national scholarship program that helps provide access to a college education for immigrant youth who came to the country at a young age without documentation. Undocumented students make up nearly 10% of Oglethorpe’s degree-seeking student body.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 12, 2025

With TaxStatus’ advanced IRS integration, SSS provides schools with immediate access to verified financial data while safeguarding families through secure identity verification methods, including ID.me.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

Sessions on innovative approaches to financial aid and tuition modeling provided administrators with new strategies to make financial aid more accessible and efficient. Discussions on fostering diversity, equity, and belonging emphasized the importance of inclusive school communities and the impact of policy decisions on student success.

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Single Stop

JANUARY 29, 2025

Upswing and Single Stop Announce Partnership to Empower Marginalized Students NEW YORK, Jan. Upswing and Single Stop Announce Partnership to Empower Marginalized Students NEW YORK, Jan. Single Stop is a company of The Fedcap Group.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 23, 2025

Tampa, FL, January 23, 2025 VenturEd Solutions, a leading provider of cloud-based admissions, financial aid, student lifecycle, and payment solutions for schools, is proud to announce a significant enhancement to its financial aid product, School and Student Services (SSS).

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Thats where the Financial Aid Assistant (FAA) program by School and Student Services (SSS) comes in. Designed specifically for private and independent K-12 schools, FAA removes administrative burdens, ensures award accuracy, and supports familieshelping schools optimize aid allocation and attract the right students.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Results Interviews with staff covered innovative and ongoing strategies to improve student accessibility. Schools have updated strategies around how they fund financial support, evaluate student needs, and apply tuition reductions to create more equitable and inclusive policies. Prioritizing students.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 11, 2025

A well-structured financial aid program attracts and retains mission-driven students and families while maintaining a balance between affordability and tuition revenue. As tuition costs rise and demand for financial assistance grows, financial aid directors play a pivotal role in making private education accessible.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Transfer students and their families often face unique financial challenges, especially when transitioning to a new school mid-year. To encourage these students to apply for financial aid, it’s crucial to provide clear and accessible information.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

Faculty and staff needed ways to easily communicate and access student data in one place so they had the shared context they needed to meaningfully help students. To realize their mission to support the success of every student, every day, Northwest’s leaders fostered a shared culture of holistic student care.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

These trends underscore the growing commitment of independent schools to support families and enhance accessibility to quality education. While financial aid is essential for keeping private schools diverse and accessible, the administrative workload that comes with processing all these applications can quickly become overwhelming.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Examples include: Percentage of students receiving aid A benchmark to maintain diversity and accessibility. Average aid per student Helps in understanding per-student investment. Aid-to-enrollment ratio Measures the correlation between aid allocation and new student enrollments.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 14, 2025

This exclusive event brought together financial aid directors, heads of schools, admissions and enrollment directors to celebrate a groundbreaking partnership between TaxStatus and School and Student Services (SSS)a collaboration transforming financial aid processing for private K-12 schools across the country.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 17, 2025

And if your current process feels accessible to families. Private K-12 schools can change how families view tuition costs affordability by being open, accessible, and truly committed to fairness, making it easier to bring in a diverse and talented group of students. Connect with us here.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In Massachusetts , the state-funded Supporting Urgent Community College Equity Through Student Services (SUCCESS) program provides community college students with wraparound services including tutoring, academic advising, financial aid counseling, and career guidance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Access to high-quality higher education is perhaps the strongest path towards reversing the poisonous culture, but today, the success of males in college lags behind their female counterparts-– with ‘cis’ and ‘identified’ Black and Hispanic/LatinX male outcomes the most concerning.”

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

These educational institutions and technical colleges offer affordable and accessible education, which is often tailored to meet the needs of the local job market. And, over 70% of Black and Native American community college students and two-thirds of Latinx students are low-income students.

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EAB

MARCH 10, 2023

This results in duplication of effort and, in some cases, creates barriers to college access. EAB research shows that even the smallest hurdles can prevent students from applying, enrolling, or persisting. Sandra Davis, Vice President of Student Services at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College.

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NACAC's Admitted

JULY 22, 2024

Motivations for this movement included inequitable patterns in test taking, test preparation, and test scores that systematically disadvantaged racially minoritized and low-income students in the admission process. At these highly selective colleges, we did not find consistent evidence of gains in college access. Dominique J.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 11, 2023

Course Demand Early Access Program Refine course planning and forecasting with Civitas Learning’s course demand tools. We’re launching an early access program for our course demand solution. This means that leaders can have access to section demand insights to help answer questions like: What courses am I overprovisioning?

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

Providing access to gender-affirming health care Access to gender-affirming health care can be a critical aspect of the mental health and well-being of transgender students. This type of care can include counseling services, gender-affirming resources, and support for hormone therapy and gender-confirmation surgery.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

APRIL 23, 2024

In Massachusetts , the state-funded Supporting Urgent Community College Equity Through Student Services (SUCCESS) program provides community college students with wraparound services including tutoring, academic advising, financial aid counseling, and career guidance.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Appily combines EAB’s suite of student services into a one-stop destination where visitors can discover colleges, take virtual tours, find scholarships, explore majors, and match with schools.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Strategy: Empower success teams to use institution-specific analytics and insights to uncover barriers faster and connect students to the most beneficial support. The Outcomes: This ability to deepen their work has led to a better student experience, improved student services, and a more collaborative approach.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In Massachusetts , the state-funded Supporting Urgent Community College Equity Through Student Services (SUCCESS) program provides community college students with wraparound services including tutoring, academic advising, financial aid counseling, and career guidance.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Challenge: General lack of visibility into students’ needs, limited methods of communication, and technology constraints, lead to inadequate access to personalized academic advising and support.

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Timely MD

MAY 1, 2023

One of the best ways to keep a student engaged in the campus community is to keep them healthy,” said Kevin Campbell, Senior Vice President for Operations at Abilene Christian University. We address stigmas, the effects of the pandemic on students & access to services at #commcolleges.

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ConexEd

AUGUST 12, 2022

This fall the university will strategically place five Campus Anywhere booths around campus to increase student access to support departments. These booths provide students with a safe place to engage in high-touch interactions.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 20, 2024

Did you know the Financial Aid Assistant (FAA) program by School and Student Services (SSS) helps remove obstacles, complete efficient reviews, and support families during the financial aid process? Wouldn’t it be amazing to streamline this process, free up valuable time, and even attract more students in the process?

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