Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2025

As a first-generation Black college graduate from a low-income family, I reaped the benefits of mentorship from faculty and staff who come from similar backgrounds. However, the constant rejections and application fatigue forced me to question my purpose, compelling me to reconsider my "why."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular. 8 – had left applicants frustrated.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

About 45% will receive need-based scholarship or grant aid, a decrease from 50%; and roughly 14% are first-generation college students, down from 15%.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JUNE 30, 2024

Yet legacy admissions policies that give preferential treatment to applicants who are related to alumni are still used across the country. Additional admissions guidance or financial support should be targeted to first-generation students and students from low-income backgrounds. A year ago, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

Not only have state financial aid programs not kept up with rising tuition, but they are also falling behind compared to changing demographics and the needs of today’s students, which include returning adults, student parents, and working first-generation students. Massachusetts’s programs do not require test scores or certain GPAs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Students receiving Pell grants have graduation rates 21 percentage points lower than students who are not Pell-eligible. Is it developing boutique programs on each campus for diverse, first-generation students? About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years. It is time for transformative system change.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

They’re going to know that 41% of students are first-generation, that we have an office of student belonging. Even applications are changing. Queens realized that students who were filling out its application were stopping when recommendations were requested. Those have been wildly helpful and popular,” said Maziarz.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

The numbers released last week merely say that 1,245 applicants gained admission on last Thursday to next fall’s freshman class. That’s out of 54, 008 applicants which puts Harvard at a 3.6 Harvard’s still exclusive, but not as exclusive as other Ivies that saw its applications soar. percent admission rate. And there are 20.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The percentage of freshmen who are Black, Latinx, or Native nearly doubled between 2013 and 2021, and the share of first-generation students climbed nine points to 21 percent. Yale also became more financially accessible: the number of incoming freshmen who qualify for Pell grants doubled from his first year to 22% at present.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Amid ongoing issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form this year, the City University of New York (CUNY) is looking to help. We don’t want the unprecedented delays and changes in this year’s federal aid application process to deter them from coming to CUNY or any college." Matos Rodríguez. "We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.” The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

The numbers released last week merely say that 1,245 applicants gained admission on last Thursday to next fall’s freshman class. That’s out of 54, 008 applicants which puts Harvard at a 3.6 Harvard’s still exclusive, but not as exclusive as other Ivies that saw its applications soar. percent admission rate. And there are 20.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

This eventually led to applying for and receiving a grant to develop programming for LGBTQ+ students at Guttman. The Point Foundation was founded in 2001 and most of its early applicants were gay males whose parents refused to pay for college after they came out. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. Natacha DePaola, professor of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Tech.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

JANUARY 12, 2021

How to pay for classes can be one of the most stressful aspects of navigating a college degree for many first-generation college students. To help alleviate this stress, institutions of higher education and other organizations are taking notice and providing scholarships specifically for first-generation students.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Title: First Generation Scholarships and General Scholarship Essay Tips. How to pay can be one of the most stressful aspects of navigating a college degree for many first-generation college students. The Osher Re-Entry/Crankstart ( [link] ) is often a scholarship first-generation, nontraditional students apply to.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.” The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2025

He was a first-generation college student as many of them are, and as an undergraduate he explored both environmental science and environmental engineering. He is currently the principal investigator on three significant federal grants, showcasing his ability to secure substantial funding and foster impactful research initiatives.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

When people ask me about my work, they often wonder if my motivation stems from being a low-income, first-generation college student myself. It was, in fact, this pursuit of assembling the perfect Ivy League college application that sparked my passion for service and introduced me to what would become my calling.

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IEFA

AUGUST 6, 2022

Differences between scholarships and grants. Scholarships and grants are both types of financial aid that can help you pay for college. The main difference between the two is that scholarships are typically based on academic achievement or athletic ability, while grants are usually need-based. Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

As the gateway to federal financial aid for college, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a crucial step for students and their families in securing funding for higher education. The FAFSA serves as the primary application for federal student aid programs, including grants, loans, and work-study opportunities.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

ICYMI: TRIO programs are Federal outreach and student services grant programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. We are currently accepting applications for new TRIO SSS participants that meet two of our three criteria! Read more about TRIO Day here. SNACKS will be provided!

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COE

JULY 9, 2024

The Council invites applicants for the 2025 Thomas R. Donate Partner Through strategic collaborations, we work to strengthen quality, opportunity and access to education for all American students — the next generation of global leaders. As a result, I secured my current position as a staff assistant in the U.S.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

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. According to a survey conducted by EAB, 28% of first-generation students reported not feeling mentally prepared for college.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. They’re also more likely to be first-generation, come from families in the bottom half of earners, and delay or cancel their college plans due to financial struggles or caregiving responsibilities.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Many companies — from small businesses to major corporations — offer scholarships and grants to college students. This includes finding out which companies offer scholarships, their eligibility requirements and when the deadline is to submit your application. In the past, applications were available from November through February.

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COE

JANUARY 7, 2024

As you will read below, the transition from paper to online applications, along with the platform’s ability to collect all necessary data in one place, has significantly improved efficiency and effectiveness in program management. Initially, we dealt with paper applications, which could be tricky due to errors and missing information.

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IEFA

MARCH 4, 2024

There are various types of financial aid, including government-sponsored student aid, scholarships and grants. Focus on scholarships and grants, if available, to maximize funding that does not have to be repaid. Gilman International Scholarship Program , offering grants of up to US$5,000 for U.S. For non-U.S.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

José Martí Scholarship Challenge Grant Fund. The application involves essays and reference letters, both of which can be written in English or Spanish. José Martí Scholarship Challenge Grant Fund Focus: Florida residents. Priority is given to students who have demonstrated financial need or are first-generation students.

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

At Southeastern Louisiana University, we run three classic Upward Bound and two Upward Bound Math-Science programs currently and have received Federal TRIO grants since 1987. Ron Abel empower proved the ideal choice, seamlessly integrating into our workflow and easing the transition from traditional paper applications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

The initiative combines federal and state grants with institutional scholarships to make a four-year college education more accessible. high school GPA and complete their FAFSA and college application by May 1, 2025, for enrollment in Fall 2025. To qualify, incoming freshmen must maintain a minimum 3.5 Founded by the Sisters of St.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Department of Education disqualified nearly 80 applicants in the FY2017 grant competition for non-substantive “errors,” like line spacing and font size. He highlighted his commitment to TRIO programs and recalled how he fought to protect the Upward Bound program when the U.S. Families talk about it; young people rely on it.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

She fears that it will have a chilling effect on applications from students of color. It was the first AP course for almost a third (29 percent) of the test-takers. Minter said that Princeton, an Ivy League institution with an undergraduate enrollment of 5,671, hadn’t seen any immediate impact on its enrollment of students of color.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For those of you who haven't heard of College Greenlight, the simplest way to describe it is that we're a network of partners dedicated to supporting first generation, lower income and historically underserved students on their path to and through higher education. So how do you see them working with students? JW: Yeah, I think.

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Among first-generation college students and those in underrepresented groups, students earning a CLEP score of 50 or higher on exams have significantly higher retention and graduation rates than other students. However, each college that accepts CLEP exams sets its own minimum exam scores for granting credit hours.

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COE

MAY 31, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide May 31, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm The gift will support first-generation and low-income college graduates of a Federal TRIO program who apply for the Thomas R.

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