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Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. The funding will allow for the hiring of four new student support advocates, who will offer dedicated attention and guidance to these students as they pursue their degrees.

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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

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29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. Toldson, professor of the counseling psychology program at Howard University and national director of education innovation and research at the NAACP, agreed.

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To Improve College Access

Counselors' Corner

As we return to our students, and during a time when the world is focused on goal setting, what better time to look at our profession and consider the big-picture changes that would improve college access. One way to help with high ratios is to make sure counselors spend their time on true counseling tasks.

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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If implemented, its recommendations would likely lead to significant cuts in funding for programs designed to support underrepresented students, including recruitment and retention programs for minority students, financial aid for low-income students, and support services for first-generation college students.

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Report Shows Small Changes in Post-High School College Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“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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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds.

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To Surmount Economic Inequality, Colleges Must Prepare Students for Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They encouraged postsecondary institutions to increase supports for low-income students, and to build more opportunities for students to access and succeed in college-level courses earlier through methods like early college high schools or dual-credit opportunities.