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

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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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Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students. The Village is located near campus and provides wraparound services including case management, counseling and tutoring. The number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Latinx students has grown.

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University of Utah Prison Education Project Admits First Cohort

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The University of Utah Reading Clinic, housed in the College of Education, will provide opportunities for the cohort to “serve as tutors and mentors for other incarcerated students hoping to pursue higher education at Davis Technical College or Salt Lake Community College, according to Dr. Frankie Laanan, dean of Utah’s College of Education. “It

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University of Richmond to Receive $25 Million for New Student Learning Center

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The Carole and Marcus Weinstein Learning Center – in the Boatwright Memorial Library – will integrate and expand student academic services, including effective speaking, writing, and peer tutoring. “We We remember spending hours poring over the library’s card catalog to do further research for papers we were writing.

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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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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

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GBC has an endowed scholarship fund from the Goizueta Foundation, and utilizing this fund, GBC began pursuing Hispanic students in the region. Sam Houston’s academic success center offers one-on-one tutoring and mentoring. We know that tutoring support is something that students really appreciate,” said Jernigan. “We

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Undergraduate Enrollment Shows Growth for Second Year

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Smith University in North Carolina have hired “scholarship coordinator” staff that is focused on helping students find and secure scholarships and other funding. Morgan State University in Maryland and Johnson C. The community college often fits those needs and at a better price.