Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

That's the findings from a new report , released by researchers at the Higher Education, Race, and the Economy (HERE) Lab at the University of California, Merced, in cooperation with The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. But like other free tuition initiatives for Native American students, it’s not quite as simple as it sounds. Dr. Gresham D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2023

But we must not overlook the equally vital aspects of accessibility and belonging. Ellis , “accessibility means dismantling the barriers—physical, digital, and attitudinal—that impede the full participation of individuals with disabilities.” This extends to education, employment, public services, and beyond.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

Mellon Foundation has awarded a total $25 million in grant funding to five public colleges and universities to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors. To those ends, the humanities internship grants aim to make internship participation more widely available for humanities majors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

The nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans , or PWNA, recently announced that the consumer financial services company, Synchrony , has awarded $100,000 to support Indigenous education. Synchrony is providing the grant for 2023 and 2024, through its philanthropic program, Education as an Equalizer.

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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. And on a per capita basis, Louisiana ($350 million) and Washington ($516 million) gave the largest grant aid amounts, according to the report.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., Dueñas says she uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to examine students in their higher educational spaces. Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Ellucian Foundation will award grants to 25 two-year colleges to help support students facing economic challenges. Ipsen The global 2023 Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship consists of $10,000-$25,000 grants to higher ed institutions to help students with expenses such as housing, tuition, and food.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

College Possible is renewing its collaboration with the NBA Foundation to help remove barriers to college access and entry for young people of color and students from low-income communities. The mission of the nonprofit is to boost college access and success by connecting high school and college students with near-peer coaches.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation has awarded a grant of $116.2 The Cohen Career Collective will be the largest career and technical training facility of its kind in the region, offering programs to prepare New Yorkers of all ages, backgrounds, and educational levels for good jobs in high-growth sectors of our local economy."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Jennifer Collins “I am grateful to have the opportunity to engage with other colleges and universities dedicated to expanding access and opportunity,” said Rhodes College President Dr. Jennifer Collins. Rhodes College has announced its membership to the American Talent Initiative (ATI) collective.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. It secures its place in federal education policy, making it less susceptible to annual budget fluctuations or shifts in administrative priorities.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

Land-grant universities (LGUs) that are historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are significantly underfunded compared to predominantly white LGUs, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP). This match often comes from state appropriations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Virginia Tech has launched an initiative to improve access and affordability to the school for Virginia students. “A A Virginia Tech education can be life-changing for graduates and their families and have a positive impact on their communities and the commonwealth,” said Dr. Tim Sands, president of Virginia Tech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

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. Coupled with the $400 increase in the 2022 fiscal year, this is the largest two-year increase ever in the history of the grant. With President Biden’s signature on Dec. Dr. Ivory A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

Under the University of Vermont’s (UVM) new open-access academic press, authors and readers will not have to pay fees to publish or access published materials. Entwined in UVM Press’s diamond open-access model is a sentiment of shared responsibilities and a commitment not to profit, according to its website.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

Josh Shapiro has released a new blueprint for higher education in the state, focused on competitiveness and workforce development, and grounded in access and affordability. Pennsylvania spends less on higher education than every other state except for New Hampshire, according to the Governor’s Office.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The university noted contributions to be made in memory Taylor’s memory may be made to the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Education at Fielding. His admiration for Fielding’s educational model eventually led him to join Fielding’s leadership team. Dr. Orlando L. 10, 2020, in Santa Barbara, California.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

The American education system faces a persistent and troubling gap: the significant underrepresentation of Black male educators. With Black males making up only about 2% of all educators nationwide, this issue is more than a diversity problem. It is a systemic crisis that impacts student outcomes and educational equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that gives community college students transferring to HBCUs a one-time grant of up to $5,000. Assembly Majority Leader Isaac Bryan’s Assembly Bill 1400 repurposes funds from the College Access Tax Credit, which was proving less effective at its original purpose due to federal tax changes. California Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Marquette University recently received over a million dollars from the Mellon Foundation to further energize and grow its prison education program. The first, the Educational Preparedness Program (EPP) , offers courses, academic support, and career-building resources to currently and formerly incarcerated (CFI) students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. Dr. George R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Faculty from the University of Kentucky (UK), Vanderbilt University, and University of North Carolina Greensboro have received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support underrepresented minority faculty at predominantly white institutions (PWIs).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Department of Education (ED) has announced it’s considering expanding Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) to early childhood education (ECE) workers employed at for-profit businesses. Early childhood educators help young children learn, grow, and thrive. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal.

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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 27, 2022

Department of Education (ED) has announced final rules regarding predatory recruitment practices against veterans, access to Pell Grants for incarcerated students, and accountability when colleges and universities change owners. Veterans and their families deserve the very best education America has to offer,” said U.S.

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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. Deborah Appleman, the Hollis L.

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College Aid Services

MAY 15, 2024

is now available for download and allows users to access the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant programs for the 2024-25 academic year. Provides Full Access to Pell Grant and Direct Loan Programs for 2024-25 The post EDExpress, Release 2.0 EDExpress for Windows 2024–25, Release 2.0

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Department of Education (ED) has updated how it calculates the amount of aid students will receive to be in full alignment with the FAFSA Simplification Act. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. million students in total expected to be eligible for Pell Grants in the 2024–25 award year. 30, more than 4.7

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The grant – from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) and to be distributed over five years – will help fund the “UC San Diego Health Career Experience,” an annual program meant to educate and train students interested in nursing and allied health professions.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

New Mexico’s Opportunity Scholarship is a first-dollar program, in which state grants are applied before other types of aid, like Pell Grants, which can be used to cover living costs and other non-tuition expenses. Students may attend either a two-year or four-year New Mexican public institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Santiago and Sarita E. Morales, president of CSUSB.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

million grant from T.D. million grant will lay the groundwork for an innovative mixed-use development that not only provides essential services and resources but also strengthens the college’s long-term vision for community impact. Thanks to a $1.5 PQC is the only minority-serving, federally recognized Work College in the nation.

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