The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Bridging the Gap From Education to Employment. Career preparation is a core objective of a university education. According to Strada Education Network's Institute for the Future of Work , 85% of freshmen say that their main priority for attending college is getting a good job. A Playbook for Transforming College-to-Career.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. These educational institutions and technical colleges offer affordable and accessible education, which is often tailored to meet the needs of the local job market.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

This is the key finding in a new report from EAB, a leading education company. This view is particularly prevalent among first-generation and lower-income students. I’m not mentally ready for college” was a concern expressed by 28 percent of first-generation students versus 20 percent of non-first-generation students.

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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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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

They’re students like Yhan, whose pursuit of a combined medical and master’s of public health degree is both complicated and inspired by his diagnosis: “When I started college as a first-generation, low-income student in a city over a thousand miles from home, I expected to face new challenges.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

percent, 1 which has prompted institutions to reflect on practices that impact student success and on barriers students face in their pursuit of higher education. 5 Compounding the lure of multiple education pathways are rising wages among young adults. Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4 percent overall.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When LaShelle Williams-Franklin arrived at Howard University as a first-generation college student from Cleveland, Ohio, she had her academic LaShelle Williams-Franklin plan perfectly mapped out. They pressed upon me the importance of education, but we didnt know about the financial piece that accompanies going to college.

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) may be the best deal in American post-secondary education. The student receives credits for a college course, exemption from a required course, and/or advanced placement in the curriculum of a bachelor’s degree program. CLEP exams can earn students up to two years of college credits.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Be sure to highlight features that most interest families, including information on job placement, internships, and career services. Insight #2: Mental health concerns are shaping Gen P’s college search.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education ( Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education, Vol. & Alexander, L.D. Hines & E.C.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

One goal is to change the narrative for students and families that are beginning to wonder if higher education is out of their reach. How might we provide them a pathway to no debt in that transaction, and then make it just a value proposition about, UCA is a good fit for them and their educational goals? Many, many of them show up.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

First generation and lower-income students were hit particularly hard. About 28 percent of first-generation students expressed concern over not feeling mentally prepared for college versus 20 percent of non-first-generation students. So we're talking about a generation,” said Kutz. Dr. Douglas N.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2022

Secretary of Education. Secretary of Education. He assured us that the program was just a first step toward what still needs to be done. "We We have a couple thousand institutions of higher education, and many of the challenges are shared," he noted. A Conversation With Arne Duncan, Former U.S. Thu, 08/25/2022 - 06:00.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2024

Our goal for sharing this information is to bring community, share research and personal narratives from three professionals, and build solidarity amongst higher education practitioners. Being in employer relations, we must educate employers that this relationship is not about connecting you to affinity groups so that you can fill a quota.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2023

The shoppers will check whether schools across all higher ed sectors are misleading students and families about credit transferability, job placement rates, and graduates’ future earning potential, among other concerns, according to a press release from the Department of Education. This is a real win for students,” he said. “We

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