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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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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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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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Visa process, international students may not actually have the necessary paperwork to arrive when planned, despite their enrollment or deposit activity. As for students who didn’t file their FAFSA, many of these students may be first-generation or low-income students who need more support to make it to the first day of classes.

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EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

And as any good strategist would tell you, it’s not too early to think about how these changes will impact your prospective students and subsequently, your communication and financial aid strategy. Anticipate Pell expansion Qualification for Pell Grants will change and should provide broader access and support for low-income students.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

NACAC’s role in facilitating conversation about equitable admission practices in the current admission context is to ensure careful examination of admission policies and practices, particularly as it applies to improving equity outcomes for college access. How were testing policy changes communicated to prospective applicants and counselors?

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

A number of VPEMs have shared with me recently that they’re seeing new patterns in prospective student interactions, such as students being markedly less responsive to counselor phone calls. Fortunately, we now have some hard data to turn to, thanks to the latest edition of EAB’s Student Communication Preferences Survey.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 26, 2023

What types of students dropped out? In many institutions, it's a low-income student. What happens is that we lose students by the thousands, we find out much later, and there's nothing we can do about it. So imagine that all your data systems are firing and the right people have access to that data.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

Studies show that criminal defendants often see more negative outcomes if they do not have access to legal representation with whom they feel a connection. Krinsky “The Supreme Court’s decision creates additional headwinds to the efforts of law schools and others to provide access and equity in legal education,” says Krinsky.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

One month later after that, in that same first semester, James, his tone has changed, even the way he communicates. We released a report pretty early in the pandemic, and it was based on a survey that we ran in fall of 2020 to our entering student population. I don't have access to food." So they're trying to survive.

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COE

MAY 10, 2024

The 2024 Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States report reveals alarming trends indicating increasing inequity of opportunity in higher education, particularly for low-income students. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S., “The alarms are sounding for the U.S.,

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

COE President Maureen Hoyler National TRIO Achiever Award recipients have made significant contributions in their fields while exemplifying the values and principles of educational access and equity. Brett , president and CEO of The New England Council, has been recognized for his relentless advocacy for educational equity and access.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

The Federal TRIO programs assist students from middle school through graduate post-baccalaureate programs, adult learners, and veterans with the resources they need to successfully prepare for and complete postsecondary education. I have long supported the TRIO programs and worked to ensure they reach the most needed students.

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COE

MAY 31, 2024

Wolanin established the program in memory of Dr. Wolanin, who championed student financial aid and college access. Through its numerous membership services, the Council works in conjunction with colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. The paid Thomas R.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

” TRIO programs have made a significant impact nationally by supporting more than six million first-generation, low-income students and helping them achieve their academic and career goals. Hamm, associate vice-president for communications and marketing at COE via email at terrance.hamm@coenet.org or call (202) 347-7430.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Benedict College has received $2,893,457 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for a pilot program to expand Internet access. In 2020, we saw firsthand how the lack of broadband access affected our students, faculty, staff, and community. “In not connected.

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COE

MARCH 10, 2023

President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget March 10, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones The proposed increase will help put many first-generation, low-income students on the path to college access, success, and the American Dream. McNair and Perseverance Blog Ronald E.

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COE

MAY 10, 2023

COE hosts the Opportunity Matters Book Club for first-generation and low-income students, allowing them to discuss literary works that raise issues related to opportunity and equity. One student asked what advice the Davis sisters had for those who have been traumatized and feel they cannot change the trajectory of their lives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2025

Reassigning student loans to the SBA may sound like a bureaucratic shuffle, but it would radically disrupt a system built on decades of student aid policy expertiseand leave borrowers with no place to turn for assistance. The Federal Student Aid (FSA) office is not just a loan servicer.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

Arise from overriding problem of being three months late, critics point out that the newly released FAFSA is rife with other problems, including: Instead of October 1, students couldn’t access the form on the ED’s website until January 8 and some had difficulty even after that. The ED’s help line was seldom available.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 24, 2024

Arise from overriding problem of being three months late, critics point out that the newly released FAFSA is rife with other problems, including: Instead of October 1, students couldn’t access the form on the ED’s website until January 8 and some had difficulty even after that. The ED’s help line was seldom available.

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