Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

He combines passion, knowledge, and charisma to persuade policy makers to do the right thing for low-income students. “Manny is a leader in higher education policy advocacy,” says Brian Rivas, senior director of policy and government relations at The Education Trust — West. “He He’s a great asset in California.”

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

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. Free Tuition” to all in-state students from families with incomes under $67,000.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

Gerardo de los Santos said his father mentored numerous individuals and pushed them to get their doctorates. Very few students who were in remedial courses made it to a freshman or sophomore course. While he was integral to serving Latinx people in higher education, de los Santos’ scope was more expansive. “He

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