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San Diego Foundation Commits $4M to Help Underserved Students Reach College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The foundation will distribute $935,000 in grants to 10 local nonprofits in San Diego providing services including tutoring, counseling, and college application assistance. Two major donations bolster the initiative: an anonymous $1 million gift and a $500,000 matching gift from the Barbara Monroe Scholarship Fund.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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There are financial support programs, including emergency grants, technology loaner programs and device voucher support, which provide students with necessary in-time financial support. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. The grant is a California Student Aid Commission program.”

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

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Institutions that receive HSI designation are then eligible to apply for various federal grants in support of their programming. GBC has an endowed scholarship fund from the Goizueta Foundation, and utilizing this fund, GBC began pursuing Hispanic students in the region. She notes it helps build community.

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Investing in Community Colleges

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PCC’s Community Excellence Grants program allows faculty, staff, and students to propose ideas in service of the school, its diverse campus, and its nearby communities. According to the college, the internal grant awards total approximately $1 million a year. PCC is a place where we have a lot of creative thinking,” Boekelheide says.

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Examples of Excelencia

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In 2016, EAP reduced the number of courses in its course sequence, increased tutoring services and added embedded tutoring. It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. Among the services it provides to first-year students are individualized academic advising, tutoring and community-building events.

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Undergraduate Enrollment Shows Growth for Second Year

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Institutions that have a large number of undergraduate students who receive Pell Grants also reported a decline in freshman enrollment of more than 10%. Smith University in North Carolina have hired “scholarship coordinator” staff that is focused on helping students find and secure scholarships and other funding.

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Alabama A&M Launches Effort to Combat Racial STEM Teacher Gap

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The project is being funded by a $2 million grant from the Alabama STEM Council, part of a larger package of spending to start UTeach programs at six schools in the state. Alabama A&M is expected to produce up to 530 STEM teachers during the four-year grant period, starting with a cohort of 100 this August.

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