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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Collectively, each team is working to get the word out to as many prospective students and families as possible. “I We know that low-income students often get detoured from the university track early on in life because they don’t think they can afford it, and we want to eliminate that concern.”

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Alabama A&M Launches Effort to Combat Racial STEM Teacher Gap

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kim Hughes, director of the UTeach Institute at the University of Texas “What we have learned is when you require students to spend more time or more money to become a teacher, it becomes a barrier, especially for first-generation students, low-income students, and students of color.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Collectively, each team is working to get the word out to as many prospective students and families as possible. “I We know that low-income students often get detoured from the university track early on in life because they don’t think they can afford it, and we want to eliminate that concern.”

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Unequal Distribution

NACAC's Admitted

However, the rising costs of college are increasingly out of reach for many students. Financial aid discussions have centered on simplifying FAFSA and increasing federal Pell Grants – all important – but federal student aid policies are only one funding source for families trying to determine how to pay for college.

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Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas

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A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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How Net Price Calculators Can Better Serve Students

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

By asking a few questions about a student’s academic performance and financial situation, among other things, NPCs should be able to provide a rough sketch of the student’s net price. Secondly, some NPCs fail differentiate self-help financing (such as loans and student work) from gift aid (grants and scholarships.)

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Empowering Dreams and Overcoming Barriers: The Unforgettable Journey of TRIO Students at the 2023 National Student Leadership Congress

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One hundred and thirty-nine high school TRIO students from across the country participated in the National Student Leadership Congress (NSLC) this year in Washington, D.C., She believes experiences like NSLC help educate students on every state’s unique challenges and education inequalities.