Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Florida International University (FIU) has received $6 million to help improve access to mental health services for students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS). The five-year grant came through the U.S. Department of Education (ED) via the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

million grant from the U.S. Jee Hang Lee For this FY 2022 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment & Training (E&T) National Partnership Grant , Seattle Jobs Initiative (SJI) and American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) will assist as partners. “In Jee Hang Lee.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2023

When Congress voted in December 2020 to restore Pell Grants for incarcerated Americans after a 26-year ban, advocates hailed the move as an opportunity for 760,000 people in prison to achieve a better life through education. Computer access is really atrocious,” said Appleman. I don’t want to be a naïve bleeding heart.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

However, rural-serving institutions often do not have the same access to state funding, infrastructure, and human resources as other institutions to provide innovative and responsive programs and supports for rural learners. The lab will provide implementation grants of up to $50,000, funded by Ascendium Education Group.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

million grant from the Andrew W. Kimbrough , Interim Executive Director for BMRI, wants the symposium to dive deeply into mental health and how it affects Black men and their communities. Funded by a $1.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

Find your people, learn how to support them, and let them support you when you need it too.” Human interaction is at the center of Dr. Melva Treviño Peña’s work. Treviño Peña, an assistant professor in the department, describes herself as a human geographer, ethnographer, and social scientist. Are they young children?

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Student Minds

JANUARY 6, 2025

I will never take for granted the experience of being a home student in the UK again. The reality is, were only human. Remember that your home university is there for you throughout your year abroad and the reason you pay a percentage of fees that year is for continued access to services (including mental health support).

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Addressing racial inequality is one of the key components of this effort to ensure marginalized communities have access to the same opportunities and resources as others and recognize the unique challenges faced by different marginalized groups, especially when it comes to mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

One focus will be on trust of autonomous systems by humans. Another emphasis will be on how humans and machines can work together to take advantage of what each are best at. Howard had previously received a grant from the Department of Defense in 2020 of $7.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The college recognized that the campus needed a safe space for males to get together, interact and learn from each other as well as to access resources,” says Jamal Biggs, director of the QCC MRC. Programming has been developed to meet the needs of men of color, who now comprise about 50% of the students who access the center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

And thanks to a grant from Sound Transit, tuition, normally $5,000, is waived. In line with Edmonds’ commitment to “count students in,” rather than out, the requirements for joining the program are meant to be as minimal as possible—students only need to be 18 years of age, no English proficiency or drug test required.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Some are creating new programming, while others endeavor to increase access for students interested in serving the most vulnerable populations. With health services management they can work as managers in hospitals and in enhancing healthcare access. Dr. Shamard Charles is an assistant professor of public health at St. Francis College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Eighty-two percent of liberal arts and sciences, humanities and general studies majors changed their majors upon transfer. This form of upward transfer, that really represents an increase in access for lower-income students to more selective and more competitive colleges,” said Shapiro. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, D.C. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The factors that it uses include student earnings, student capacity to pay off debt, and comparing the percentage of students who receive Pell grants that graduate to the expected rates. A school might be offering access to a great many low-income students, but not graduating many of them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

She stood up to the principal and affirmed my humanity. She let me know, ‘You are a full human being, and they’re going to have to recognize you.’” Rema,” says she has learned from her own experiences to defend our collective humanity. “My mother recognized the violence I experienced that day,” recalls Vassar.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. This eventually led to applying for and receiving a grant to develop programming for LGBTQ+ students at Guttman. This academic year, 575 students are being supported. Dr. Luis A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

Being an HSI gives institutions access to grants and funding that must be used to better support and serve Latinx students. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Ed Excelencia, an organization promoting Latinx success in higher education and at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

She served as primary investigator for more than $3 million of the program’s grants to extend PFF into the preparation of future science, mathematics, humanities and social science faculty. From the start of her career, she has focused on improving access to education for underserved populations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Reducing the financial barriers to access doesn’t necessarily reduce the financial barriers to success,” said Dr. W. Even when you have access equalized, there are still so many other advantages in the schooling process than can build up and propel white students further than Black and Latino students.”

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Completion Grants: Innovative Financial Aid for Today's Students. Completion Grants. In 2021, we published our Completion Grants Playbook , and our CEO Bridget Burns joined the Chronicle's Assistant Managing Editor Ian Wilhelm to co-host this virtual conversation about helping under-resourced students complete their degrees. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

The Five Demands takes care to show not just that representation at CCNY was lopsided, but why, and the arguments that the film depicts over who should have access to the school will resonate with anyone who has followed the fights over “academic merit” in admissions to colleges and high schools.

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Active Minds

MARCH 11, 2024

This year, we have chosen the following fellows with projects ranging from unpacking the barriers and obstacles Black, African, and Caribbean-American men face when disclosing or seeking treatment for their mental health to enhancing accessibility and utilization of mental health resources for Asian students at Princeton.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

“Related to student success, CEED has a robust center that includes tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy for students to ensure they are on the path to achievement and graduation,” adds Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for College Access. Grant proposals are written to support additional CEED projects.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Among the programs are accounting, business administration, health administration and services, finance, human resources, and marketing. UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels. At the graduate level there are eight graduate degree programs and 10 stand-alone certificates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 28, 2023

After 18 years of dedication to our organization, Team IHEP is bidding a bittersweet farewell to a true champion of college access, student success and educational equity. Her determination to advance college access and success for first-generation, students of color, and students from low-income communities is an inspiration.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

With five STEM degrees collectively from MIT, the University of Pennsylvania, Boston University, and Harvard University, and an abundance of refereed publications and grant-supported research, Rodriguez has chosen to focus on community-based, action-oriented projects. human-centered design of health technologies; and 3.)

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#RealCollege Blog

MAY 3, 2022

Manla had help from the Faculty and Students Together (FAST) Fund , which provides emergency grants, large and small, to students at 30 colleges and universities, usually within 48 hours after they fill out a simple form. When students are struggling, even seemingly minor adjustments can make a big difference. Nearly 60 percent of U.S.

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Student Research Foundation

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Most college majors are divided into basic categories, such as STEM, humanities, social sciences, health, or education. Helpful resources might include everything from research grants and advising services to specialized workshops and student groups. Your college major is the specific field of study in which you earn your degree.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Completion Grants. MAAPS demonstrated the value of an accessible, coordinated approach to advising. Completion Grants. Completion grants are an emerging form of student aid. In spring 2021, the UIA concluded its four-year completion grant initiative after providing more than 5,000 microgrants (valued at $3.6

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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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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The university did not experience any cash flow or other working capital challenges during prior two shutdowns, and researchers with approved grants are unlikely to experience any short-term disruptions. Students seeking support can access [link] where financial, emotional, and mental resources are all available. Sponsored research.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

This sentiment was echoed by Jade Buchanan from Suffolk University, who noted that the experience taught her about the shared humanity that transcends geographical divides. For Maria Cubias, a Student Support Services participant from Northern Essex Community College, the time spent in nature during the program evoked a sense of home.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Many schools offer financial aid workshops to walk families through applying for financial aid, grants, and scholarships. Aid most often takes the form of grants, scholarships, or tuition reductions. How Do I Eliminate Human Bias from Financial Aid Decisions? What Does Financial Aid Cover?

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 26, 2023

So imagine that all your data systems are firing and the right people have access to that data. Our best outcomes are from a combined effort of predictive analytics, proactive advising, completion grants, and redesigning that last mile. Chatbots won't replace the human connection. You can use it as an extension of advising.

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Single Stop

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Governor Jared Polis expanded the Economic Mobility Program by authorizing Colorado’s Department of Higher Education (CDHE) to create partnerships with businesses using an online platform to assist students in accessing public benefits. thousand of needed supports. thousand of needed supports.

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