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Legislation Would Introduce Grant Program for California Black-Serving Institutions

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Gipson introduced The Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program ( AB 335), a bill that builds on the California Assemblymember Mike Gipson foundation of the states new recognition of Black-Serving institutions. This grant program represents the next step in his advocacy efforts.

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

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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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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

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Curry, who previously served as the Dean of Student Services at Compton College and has been instrumental in the colleges growth, success, and rebuilding, says that his role in this process was to also be courageous. I think the most important piece to this was we didnt ask for the planning grant, remembers Curry.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The needs of freshmen are also carefully considered, with INSPIRE (Incoming Student Program for Inclusion, Retention and Excellence) as well as student support programs like EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) and EXCEL, which create strong networks of support. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S.

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Georgia Democrats Call on Gov. Brian Kemp to Address HBCU Funding Gaps

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These funds could have supported infrastructure and student services and would have better positioned the university to compete for research grants," Cardona wrote. The letter called on more than 12 state governors to address the funding disparities for land-grant HBCUs.

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Report Examines Fragmented Reentry Services for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Attending College

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For years, advocates for higher education in prison programs worked to see Pell Grants reintroduced for incarcerated individuals. Basic needs services on campuses include food and housing assistance, but reentering students may not know about these services, noted Pokornowski.

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Investing in Community Colleges

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After receiving the money in 2021, PCC – like many of the schools – chose to place it in a fund, the proceeds of which the college has been using to finance in-house innova- tion around education and student support. According to the college, the internal grant awards total approximately $1 million a year.