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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students

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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students April 16, 2024 — by Yvette Martinez-Vu and Miroslava Chavez-Garcia Is Grad School for Me? Representation is crucial, and we acknowledge the unique challenges faced by first-gen BIPOC students.

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First Generation Scholarships and General Scholarship Essay Tips

UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

Below is a list of some first-generation student scholarships you should know about: The Diversity Excellence Scholarship ( [link] ) – All applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 The Osher Re-Entry/Crankstart ( [link] ) is often a scholarship first-generation, nontraditional students apply to. Apply at: [link].

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Maintaining Inclusive Campuses After Affirmative Action: Educators Discuss Pathways Forward 

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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. She fears that it will have a chilling effect on applications from students of color. Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C.

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U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Diversity and Education at COE Annual Conference 

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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. This program is vital for our community,” Espaillat remarked.

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College Grants and Scholarships for Women in 2023

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To be eligible, applicants must be at least 25, demonstrate financial need and be passionate about an educational path that will lead to a career. Check the website to be sure, but previously applications were reviewed twice a year: in January and July. In previous years, all applications were due by Feb. 15 and June 15).

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EQUALITY, Spring 2024

COE

January to May 2024 At COE’s Policy Seminar, Secretary Cardona urged education advocates to action, stressing the importance of advocacy, inclusivity, and collective effort to advance educational equity, drawing from his personal journey as a first-generation college student. Wolanin Congressional Intern Ni’Aisha Banks.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide

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LEARN MORE AND APPLY HERE “Over the last few years, we have had an outstanding pool of applicants, and we have only been able to select one candidate for the internship each year. The next cycle of the Wolanin Internship will launch this summer with applications opening in June 2024 at coenet.org.