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New Scholarship Program for Nontraditional Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has partnered with The Bernard Osher Foundation to create The Osher Scholarship Program at North Carolina A&T State University. This program is designed to support nontraditional students who are working on a degree.

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Report Examines Fragmented Reentry Services for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Attending College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For years, advocates for higher education in prison programs worked to see Pell Grants reintroduced for incarcerated individuals. There is a real urgent need to think with great care and deliberation about non-traditional students.” The report argues that more student-level data is essential to build truly effective services.

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Expanding Horizons: The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program 

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Learn more about COE’s opportunities for students and recent alumni. LEARN MORE AND APPLY Bronson Mills, from Oregon State University, emphasized the importance of cultural immersion, noting how the experience broadened his perspective. Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C.

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Supporting Non-Traditional Paths to Student Success

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While we still tend to think of traditional college students as the “default,” the fact is more than half of all college attendees fall into one or more “non-traditional” categories. million undergrads enrolled in American colleges and universities were part-time attendees, and around 1/3 of all college attendees are age 25 or older.

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Three TRIO Leaders Honored with the 2024 Walter O. Mason Jr. Award for Exceptional Contributions to Educational Opportunity 

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. ; Lydia Perez, director of TRIO Support Services at Mesa Community College ; and Randall “Randy” Schroeder, former TRIO Student Support Services educational counselor at the University of New Hampshire. has devoted his career to advocating for TRIO students. Click now to view the stunning photo gallery.

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U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Diversity and Education at COE Annual Conference 

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Thank you, Stephanie,” he said, acknowledging Stephanie Kusi, an alumna of the Bronx Community College Upward Bound program and rising senior at New York University , who introduced him that morning. Espaillat, representing a District known for its vibrant multicultural community, expressed his remarks with gratitude.

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The Door: A Lifeline for New York City’s Youth 

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Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Education Bill Blog Helping Veterans Make the Most of the G.I.