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Report Details How Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act Could Better Serve Students of Color and Low-Income Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) could update Titles III and V to better serve students of color and low-income students. This report is intended to inform policymakers and legislators about legislative and administrative changes needed to prioritize the success of institutions that serve underserved students.

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Duke University Uses Peer Mentorship to Support First-Generation, Low-Income Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If a student, for example, wants to switch majors, an alert can get the attention of administration or advisors who can help the mentee navigate that decision. There was a lot of skepticism of the program when we got started, are students going to opt in?” Depending on the mentee’s need, alerts can be raised.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The graduation rate for URM at four-year public institutions (4YP) increased 9 percentage points from 2016-17 to 2022-23, and the graduation rate for low-income students increased 10 percentage points in that time period. Funding for low-income students in Kentucky’s performance funding model has increased.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams became the director of the Career Advancement Center, where he would spend the next five years inviting first generation, low-income students, women, LGBTQ+, and other under-represented undergraduates into pursuing their graduate degrees. If you’re not ready to disrupt it, you’re not ready to do it.”

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Study Shows Limit to Benefits of Online Classes for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, a new study offers a reason for caution: for Black, Hispanic, and low-income community college students, online courses only increase degree attainment when taken in relatively low proportions. The effects—both positive and negative—were particularly strong for minoritized and low-income students.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underrepresented students.

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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He combines passion, knowledge, and charisma to persuade policy makers to do the right thing for low-income students. Rodriguez’s affinity for the work grew while studying at Sonoma State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice studies and a master’s degree in public administration.