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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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This research aims to provide a framework to help postsecondary institutions develop sustainable and equitable career pathways through strategic career exploration and development programming. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) help students overcome economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education.

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The Role of Mental Health in Workforce Development

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Here are its recommendations for health practitioners, clinicians, and social workers in higher education: Create opportunities for students to learn skills that are simultaneously protective of emotional well-being and help prepare students to have successful careers. female students, students with parents born outside the U.S.,

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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

Timely MD

Providing career counseling and job placement services to learners to enhance career readiness and employability. citizens, and 5% are veterans. The average age of a community college student is 27, and 35% of students are between the ages of 22 and 39.

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“Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it

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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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The Role of Mental Health in Workforce Development

Timely MD

Here are its recommendations for health practitioners, clinicians, and social workers in higher education: Create opportunities for students to learn skills that are simultaneously protective of emotional well-being and help prepare students to have successful careers. female students, students with parents born outside the U.S.,

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. link] This chapter explores the concept of identity-conscious advising and coaching to support the development of First-Generation Black Male College Students during their undergraduate experience. Frazier, R.-M.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

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Congress created the TRIO programs because it recognized that low-income, first-generation students often face significant financial and societal obstacles to accessing and achieving success in higher education. I have long supported the TRIO programs and worked to ensure they reach the most needed students.