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Rethinking the Idea of Legacy in Higher Education: How Colleges Can Raise Up Student-Parents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Digging into the FAFSA is a start because it asks students about dependents. It’s time to reframe the definition of legacy in higher education from a practice meant to exclude to one that’s inclusive of student-parents and their children. To bolster their support of student-parents, institutions should start by counting them.

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Equity in Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the same time, we are witnessing a concerning trend: fewer students are completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is essential for accessing financial aid. Students who do not fill out the FAFSA miss out on crucial funding that could make higher education affordable for them.

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Cultivating a Culture of ‘Servingness:’ Institutional Considerations for Emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Campus conflicts and the FAFSA debacle contribute to a steady drumbeat of bad news, eroding public confidence. By valuing and leveraging the rich cultural epistemologies of Latine communities, holistic coaching becomes vital in cultivating a truly inclusive and supportive educational environment.

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Number of Some College, No Credential Students Continues to Increase

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kaleb Briscoe, an assistant professor of adult and higher education at the University of Oklahoma, these gaps could be indicators of the real impact of anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) legislation in states that have ended programs directly serving and connecting with minoritized populations.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alexander says one of the most pressing issues in higher education is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It’s all about inclusion, inclusion of everyone, not just those folks who are being singled out or targeted.” There is a good reason why we continue to do this kind of work,” he notes.

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Forging Strategic Partnerships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Still, in light of the FAFSA financial aid debacle that delayed the processing of financial aid at institutions across the nation. With the attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion within higher education, HBCUs are “even more relevant and important today,” he says.

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Updates to Decades-Old New Federal Standards for Race, Ethnicity Data Will Change How Students are Counted

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Figure 1 illustrates how these questions might be posed in federal data collections like sample surveys, the Census, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Department of Education (ED) collects and reports data in the FAFSA, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), sample studies, and other collections.