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Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles LGBT Center to Launch Legal Lifeline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The clinic opens in the fall with four students who will assist with asylum applications and other legal matters such as employment authorization documents, travel permits, DACA applications, and adjustment of status applications for those granted asylum.

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Navigating Financial Aid at the 20 Most Searched Colleges and Universities

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Financial aid here is comprehensive, offering scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities. University of California, San Diego (UCSD) UCSD’s financial aid office assists students through grants, loans, and scholarship resources, with an emphasis on supporting low-income students.

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Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting Faces Significant Funding Transfer Delays

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It’s all of our operating funding, all of our grant money, our quasi-endowment,” said Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer-winning journalist and co-founder of the organization. This delay has resulted in the cancellation of the organization’s summer internship program and a planned program for high school students at N.C. Central University.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

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With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. But per the ED grant, that will soon change with the hiring of a new visiting assistant professor. More than 170,000 Asian people reside in the state of Connecticut, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 Census.

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How Universities Can Support Undocumented Students as Federal Policies Continue to Threaten Them

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

No Pell Grants. In 2019, Oglethorpe partnered with TheDream.US , a national scholarship program that helps provide access to a college education for immigrant youth who came to the country at a young age without documentation. Add inclusive language to admission materials and other student-facing resources where applicable.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The students’ volunteer work translating documents for Proyecto Inmigrante has a value of over $100,000 (when compared to what translation services charge). It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68

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Tips for Reducing Stress As You Apply for College or Graduate School

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But no worries, College Aid Consulting Services is here to offer you some tried-and-true tips for reducing stress during the application process. This can help you narrow down your list of schools and make your application process less stressful. So, take a deep breath, and let’s dive in!