Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

State financial aid programs across the country have varying levels of accessibility for students and plenty of room to improve, according to a recent report from The Education Trust. But these aid programs were found to have low-income requirements, meaning students from middle-income households are excluded.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. Individuals committed to community colleges and the vital role they play in American higher education continue to advocate for the students and the institutions that serve them. Dr. Everrett A.

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Scholarship America

JULY 14, 2023

For students from low-income families, college can be a massive catch-22: higher education has never been more important, but it’s also never been more expensive. Private-sector scholarships can make a huge difference when it comes to filling the affordability gap for low-income students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Sara Goldrick-Rab, is providing faculty, staff and managers with actionable strategies to address college students’ basic needs. “How the new majority of students attends and experiences higher education is poorly understood by the American public and constantly given short shrift by mainstream media,” said Goldrick-Rab.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Texas A&M University-San Antonio has received a $3 million grant to address economic issues and expand technology access for its student population. Texas A&M University-San Antonio The money – in the form of a “Caminos Hacia el Éxito” (Pathways to Success) grant from the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey October 2, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones Becoming COE president, I strive for educational equity, inspired by my parents’ resilience and belief in transformative education for all. Recognizing her potential, they urged her to pursue higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

Education experts spoke about the study, its findings, and what higher education can do to reduce college enrollment gaps created by socio-economic status at a webinar on Monday. Lindsay Page, the Annenberg associate professor of education policy at Brown University. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

RIVERSIDE, Calif-- As Americans express increasing skepticism about the value of higher education, how much colleges contribute to social mobility has come into the spotlight. With student debt spiraling out of control, people are increasingly interested in examining whether the tuition really pays off in terms of economic benefits.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. And I was determined to have access,” says Williams. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I I made sure everyone had access, especially my Black classmates and friends,” says Williams. Tapping into access became a deliberate decision.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

And he is doing his part as director of policy and advocacy in California at The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), an independent, nonprofit research and policy organization. He combines passion, knowledge, and charisma to persuade policy makers to do the right thing for low-income students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2024

The majority of future good jobs will be accessible through bachelor’s degree pathways. That’s according to a new report by the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. "

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Higher education is one of the most powerful assets our state has to uplift families, support businesses, and create prosperity. A credential earned after high school changes an individual’s career trajectory and typically leads to higher wages and more stable employment. And it is not just about a job.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Shanna Smith Jaggars, assistant vice provost and director of the Student Success Research Lab at the Ohio State University, studies have shown that online learners make strategic choices about which courses to take virtually, typically saving more challenging ones for in-person, where accessing support might be easier.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Collectively, each team is working to get the word out to as many prospective students and families as possible. “I We know that low-income students often get detoured from the university track early on in life because they don’t think they can afford it, and we want to eliminate that concern.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. Academic Advancement Program AAP is rooted in the purpose of public education, notes Alexander.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Through deliberate, intentional efforts to bring in students from traditionally underserved populations, WVC’s dual enrollment programs are not only building opportunity and access but impacting enrollment as well. higher education institutions, fall 2022 dual enrollment at two-year colleges grew by 11.5%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

In a precedent-setting career in higher education, the late Dr. Alfredo de los Santos Jr. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Collectively, each team is working to get the word out to as many prospective students and families as possible. “I We know that low-income students often get detoured from the university track early on in life because they don’t think they can afford it, and we want to eliminate that concern.”

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

With the rising cost of higher education, many students and their families are concerned about affordability. As a financial aid consultant, I’ve noticed a trend in the most searched colleges and universities—an indication of where students hope to invest their futures.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

identified as place-bound , according to the American Council on Education (ACE) Center for Policy Research and Strategy (Hillman, Nicholas, & Weichman, 2016). While online education has grown exponentially in the U.S., Most demographic and related higher education surveys do not include a box for place-bound students to check.

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NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This leaves, on average, over $15,000 a year for students and families to fund, many of whom lack savings and may be living paycheck to paycheck. Data included in the analysis are for dependent students attending public and private not-for-profit four-year institutions. Department of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

“The report doesn’t grab the motivations of the students,” said Jennifer Causey, a senior research associate at the National Student Clearinghouse. “It Unfortunately, there remains a persistent gap between low-income students and students at low poverty high schools. In 2023, 50.5%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As minoritized individuals and scholars, we must set the record straight on several real ‘issues/problems’ confronting students of color. When denied accessed to needed advanced courses and opportunities, students underachieve , and the Black-white achievement gaps persist.

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Close the Gap Foundation

OCTOBER 18, 2024

– Kevin Pang, CFO (Close the Gap) Our Summer Fellowship Program is designed to break down barriers for FGLI students by offering them scholarships, refurbished MacBooks, and access to mentors who share their backgrounds and aspirations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue higher education. Like most people, I did not set out to lead an institution of higher education,” he added. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

In a unique move, Lafayette College announced that they would only consider up to six extracurricular activities , versus the maximum of ten that the Common Application allows students to list. These students often have less opportunity to try (and pay for) extracurriculars. When they are able to join, they often excel.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Dr. Ben Rayder, executive director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Major Awards at UH, said his office works with low-income students to remove barriers they may encounter as they become researchers. How HSIs Promote Upward Mobility.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and Columbia University’s Community College Research Center will be collaborating to produce two publications in support of ultimately improving transfer student outcomes, particularly for students of color and low-income students.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We've found a misaligned perception between how campus leadership and business leaders view student career outcomes. Ensuring Equitable Access. Career services offices, like higher education more broadly, have struggled with access and opportunity issues for first-generation and low-income students.

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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.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

. “We’re excited to support this exploration by The Pell Institute to understand what additional career development capacities TRIO programs might be able to offer to complement institutional efforts, with the goal of reaching and serving more learners from low-income backgrounds during their critical transition from college to career.”

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

We aim to demystify the graduate school application process, particularly for first-generation black, indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC, nontraditional, and low-income students who often lack access to essential resources. They often lack familial and community support in navigating higher education pathways.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. Leveraging strong data-driven tools to help advisors guide students. Completion grants are an emerging form of student aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. There is also a family resource center that supports undocumented students.

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