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Report: Student Loan Debt Burdens Limit Wealth Building and Career Choice for HBCU Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The burden of student loan debt limits future finances of graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The federal student loan payment pause was great relief for HBCU alumni finances, according to the report.

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Biden Declares HSI Week

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The White House described HSIs, which two-thirds of Hispanic college students in the US attend, as essential in an environment where not everyone has an equal shot. Congress first federally designated HSIs in 1992, and they received their first federal appropriations in 1995.

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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“We should understand that affordability is one of the biggest challenges facing higher education, now and into the future, as evidenced by increasing student loan debt,” said Dr. Linda Oubré, president of Whittier College in California. The total student loan debt reached $1.75

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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“If we are trying to draw interferences from other data sources, we know that first-generation, lower socioeconomic background and underrepresented students are both more debt-conscious and also more inclined to want to take some time off, whether to work and pay back student loans or simply to be sure that they understand their career options as they (..)

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Direct Admissions Helps Raise Applications, But Not Enrollments

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Whereas white students who received a direct admissions offer were 2.4 percentage points more likely to apply to college anywhere, Black students were 3.7 Non-first-generation students were 2.5 points for potential first-generation students. points likelier.

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The Political Impact of Young Americans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ramirez, who has experience working with unions, said this is the first generation to be worse off than their parents. An audience member asked about messaging around student debt cancellation. Russell responded, “Youth voters, I think seven in 10 support student loan debt cancellation.

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On the 75th Anniversary of the GI Bill, Military-Connected Students Need The College Transparency Act

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

However, the federal government is not ensuring that military-connected students have the best possible chance of success in pursuing postsecondary education. Veterans are often first-generation students and some are from underserved populations.