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Study: Latino Students Use Practical Strategies to Finance College Education

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Latino students are making pragmatic financial choices to pay for their education, and institutions are increasingly responding with tailored support, according to a comprehensive new report released today by Excelencia in Education. Santiago, CEO, and Sarita E. The report also examines differences in aid receipt by institution type.

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Morgan State University’s Bold Journey Toward Elite R1 Research Status

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Rather, its about attracting world-class faculty, creating more research opportunities for students, and coming upwith new innovations that benefit everyday people particularlythose in Baltimore, where the sprawling HBCU campusis located. From 2005 to 2021, for instance, theclassification system considered 10 different variables.

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$2.1M Grant Aims to Diversify Geosciences

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million grant to NCCU’s Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences (DEEGS) , as part of the more than $7 million shared among the universities, each attracting different student bodies. Akinleye “This grant presents a great opportunity for the DEEGS,” said Chancellor Dr. Johnson O. Dr. Johnson O.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

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Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Over the past eight years, Parnell secured over $22 million in grant funding, represented NASPA through service to over 20 organizations including the U.S.

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New Report: Faculty Remain Stubbornly White

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That the student body is diversifying much faster than the faculty is. ” The report, based on 2020 data from 543 public four-year institutions, graded schools by comparing the percentage of minoritized students to the percentage of minoritized faculty. Having a diverse faculty is often part of that effort to support students.”

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Panel Dives into Social Mobility

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With student debt spiraling out of control, people are increasingly interested in examining whether the tuition really pays off in terms of economic benefits. Paul Glastris, the editor-in-chief of Washington Monthly , which introduced a ranking of colleges by social mobility in 2005, said that the new emphasis was really back to basics.

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Howard Earns $90 Million DoD Contract, a First for an HBCU

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Not only does it signify progress in getting more federal resources, but it also offers new opportunities for students to get involved in STEM programming and gain work experience in the field.” Howard had previously received a grant from the Department of Defense in 2020 of $7.5 However, Howard will not be doing all the work alone.