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Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. The funding will allow for the hiring of four new student support advocates, who will offer dedicated attention and guidance to these students as they pursue their degrees.

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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He combines passion, knowledge, and charisma to persuade policy makers to do the right thing for low-income students. At Sonoma State, I witnessed firsthand how targeted support can influence the educational trajectory of low-income, first-generation, or BIPOC students,” says Rodriguez.

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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

Timely MD

The average age of a community college student is 27, and 35% of students are between the ages of 22 and 39. And, over 70% of Black and Native American community college students and two-thirds of Latinx students are low-income students. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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The Connections that Keep Students on Track

Scholarship America

As covered in Inside Higher Ed : “One particularly troubling enrollment trend exacerbated by the pandemic … is the decline of underrepresented groups—specifically Black, first-generation and low-income students. In short, money is important—but making sure students know there’s money is equally important.

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gerardo de los Santos noted that when his father was vice chancellor at the Maricopa Community College system, he made it a point that the schools had access to foundations and funders supportive of first-generation and low-income students, building pathways in higher education. “It