Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Those lectures became a fundamental first step into his career in higher education, and in 2008, he became special assistant to the director of the TRIO programs at GSU, a series of federally funded programs that assist low-income, first-generation, or otherwise minoritized students attend and graduate college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

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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Teaching Low income student Placement Mathematics 317

The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Lack of adequate career preparation can be especially harmful to students from low-income backgrounds seeking to expand their career options and increase their lifelong earning potential through college education. These key student needs catalyzed innovative career readiness solutions that were pilot tested on each campus.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

The average age of a community college student is 27, and 35% of students are between the ages of 22 and 39. A study by the Aspen Institute found that partnerships between community colleges and businesses lead to increased program quality, student success, and job placement rates. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Visa process, international students may not actually have the necessary paperwork to arrive when planned, despite their enrollment or deposit activity. 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.

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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

JULY 17, 2023

Reinforce the Value of Your Programs with Early and Persistent Affordability Messaging While value messaging has long been a central area of focus for colleges, it’s now more important than ever to ensure that you have a strong, multichannel communication strategy for both students and parents.

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