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There are financial support programs, including emergency grants, technology loaner programs and device voucher support, which provide students with necessary in-time financial support. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. The grant is a California Student Aid Commission program.”

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The CCAMPIS program allows colleges to use grant funding to subsidize child care costs for Pell Grant-eligible students, support campus-based or community-based child care programs, provide before or after-school services, or offer student support like financial and career counseling.

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million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Wilson The grant will expand ongoing health research at the university’s Research Centers in Minority Institutions Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation. Dr. David K.

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Now I do work in higher education politics and policies, analyzing the legislative bans against critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), says Briscoe. That makes me attractive, and the work I do attracti Its not just funding organizations that pay attention to Briscoes scholarship.

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These twin pillars are indispensable in the pursuit of true diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It goes beyond merely granting access; it invites individuals to feel valued, accepted, and embraced for who they are. He is also the director of the Institute on Education Equity and Justice.

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In a climate where DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is being vilified, this year's panels didn't hold back. Say the words :Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The original term was meant toempower and enlightenpeople of color, yet now it's used as a slur to silence those demanding equity. Alford, SVP, The Grio.

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DeCuir-Gunby, a prominent educational psychologist and racial equity expert who is on the faculty at the USC Rossier School of Education, has been named the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. I am excited about the opportunity to serve as the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center,” she said.

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Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in higher education with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. and she received a 2019 Graduate Peer Mentor Award at University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School, among others.

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The report, Equity and Emergency: COVID-19 Relief Funding at Historically and Predominantly Black Community Colleges in the South, examines how 39 institutions across 10 Southern states utilized Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) allocations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Meanwhile, UDayton’s new Health Equity Activation Think Tank will work with community partners, initially to address Black infant and mother mortality in Montgomery County, through a three-year grant from the CareSource Foundation. Health equity means that everyone — no matter their income, race, gender, education, location, etc. —

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The two-year project — supported by a grant from Lumina Foundation — builds on campus work initiated through AAC&U’s Curriculum-to-Career Innovations Institute. A central goal of the resulting curriculum-to-career models will be to advance equity within student outcomes, evaluation, professional learning, and partnerships.

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College and university administrators should be strategic about how they respond to government attempts to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) on campus. And the presidents commission on diversity, equity and inclusion at her university has since become the presidents commission on access, opportunity and community.

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For the report – published this April – Ed Trust used state funding data from The National Association of State Student Grant & Aid Programs (NASSGAP) to assess the accessibility and fairness of 26 financial aid programs in 10 states spanning the nation, from California to New York. Brittani Williams, a former financial aid counselor.

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The committee also suggested changes to CSU systems, including the creation of a statewide central office for the advancement of Black excellence with the resources to give grants, a data infrastructure with disaggregated information, and policies to address unprofessional conduct such as microaggressions, micro-assaults, and micro-invalidations.

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Faculty from the University of Kentucky (UK), Vanderbilt University, and University of North Carolina Greensboro have received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support underrepresented minority faculty at predominantly white institutions (PWIs).

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For example, the average graduation rate for Pell Grant recipients at funded HSI STEM institutions was 45.2%, compared to 42.5% at eligible but unfunded institutions. Labor market outcomes were equally impressive.

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Rhodes College will receive an $800,000 grant to expand their research on racial equity, discrimination, and justice in the Memphis and Mid-South region. Rhodes College The three-year grant will provide funding for the research and documentation of Memphians stories who are often absent from the narratives about the city.

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The program also provides access to mentors for early career faculty and trains them in grant writing, op-ed writing, teaching, and how to achieve a better work-life balance. Gasman said that offering the ELEVATE program free of cost is also critical as many MSI faculty lack travel and professional development funding.

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29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. Coupled with the $400 increase in the 2022 fiscal year, this is the largest two-year increase ever in the history of the grant. With President Biden’s signature on Dec. Federal Reserve. “On

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This year, there were over 60 sessions, including a session focused on grant writing and building the pipeline of the African American male from PreK through the college presidency. “It

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The announcement comes at a pivotal moment for the Durango, Colorado, college, which continues to grapple with its history as a former federal Indian boarding school while working to advance its commitment to student success, equity, and community engagement.

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Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference. But despite their efforts to increase access and opportunity for all, equity gaps remain. “We

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This downgrade is not an isolated incident; instead, it is the culmination of destabilizing factors, including funding cuts and the dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which are transforming the environment surrounding U.S. higher education.

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The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice has released its final report on equity in higher education. Giving this platform to scholars also allows us to see where strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities may lie in educational equity.”

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LGBTQ+ civil rights organization The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will expand its work to combat HIV and its surrounding societal effects using a $5 million grant from biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Inc.

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Each participating institution will receive a minimum grant of $20,000, along with resources and guidance to implement shortened courses across full programs. By making higher education more adaptable to the complex lives of today's students, the system hopes to improve completion rates and address persistent equity gaps.

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She has a record of achievement in a number of areas including student success, enrollment management, faculty development, research, academic program quality, strategic initiatives and partnerships, equity and inclusion, and fundraising.

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where I had the privilege to pay it forward with my students and advance equity and social justice through my research. We must acknowledge how all the labor and passion that we pour into our work can be taken for granted by presidents and CEOs. By doing so, I feel more prepared and energized for future work.

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In graduate school, we began exchanging documents for awards, fellowships, grants, and other opportunities and we realized that while our research was separate, it was also complementary, allowing us to strengthen each others applications.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

With the reinstatement of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students in July 2023, approximately 760,000 incarcerated people can have college dreams. Perkins , assistant Vice President of Student Empowerment and Equity Initiative at CCP, we must remember We have always been the change we seek. In the words of Derrick A.

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Vega's research is rooted in a deep commitment to equity, access, and success for underserved populations in higher education. Vega's research is rooted in a deep commitment to equity, access, and success for underserved populations in higher education.

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The First Year of Pell Restoration: A Snapshot of Quality, Equity, and Scale in Prison Education Programs ” provides insight into the strengths and weaknesses of state and local corrections agencies and their college partners work toward establishing prison education programs.

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It's about equity, opportunity and the future of countless students." These funds could have supported infrastructure and student services and would have better positioned the university to compete for research grants," Cardona wrote.

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Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering The grants, totaling $2.5 in human development from The Pennsylvania State University.

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Nearly half are Pell Grant-eligible, and 68% experience at least one basic needs insecurity, with 24% self-identifying as homeless. If we are truly committed to equity and student success," Goldsmith added, "we must modernize this law to align with the mission of today's community colleges."

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Borough of Manhattan Community College and the Institute for Justice and Opportunity at John Jay College of Criminal Justice have teamed up to create a new degree-granting Prison-to-College Pathways (P2CP) program for incarcerated students at Otisville Correctional Facility in upstate New York.

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Blackwell is a gender equity advocate, who oversees an organization counting over 40,000 members and donors, 700 branches, and 500 college and university partners. As CEO of the nonprofit American Association of University Women (AAUW), she serves as a thought leader on issues ranging from the pay gap to equity in STEM to student loan debt.

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