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Study: Latino Students Use Practical Strategies to Finance College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Perhaps most significantly, Latino students are more than twice as likely to receive grants (67%) than take out loans (27%), indicating a strong preference for aid that doesn't require repayment. For state grants, 16% of Latino students received need-based grants compared to only 2% who received merit-only grants.

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New Report: Faculty Remain Stubbornly White

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An analysis of data since 2005 shows that percentages of minoritized faculty haven’t increased much, even as student bodies have grown more diverse. Schools that showed the most growth tended to be ones that did not have any minoritized faculty at all in 2005. “I

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

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NASPA is well-positioned to advocate for student affairs professionals around the world and, by doing so, we can demonstrate our commitment to student success and the association’s vision for fulfilling the promise of higher education. “As From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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Panel Dives into Social Mobility

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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. Creating that environment is easier said than done, but Glastris agreed that it was the critical factor that linked successful schools.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs April 7, 2023 — by Terry Vaughan III The research will examine how TRIO programs can work with existing career services to provide comprehensive career support to learners.

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Study Finds that Promise Program Still Leaves Racial Gaps

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Founded in 2005, KPromise gives graduates of the Kalamazoo Public School District scholarships that pay for up to 100% of tuition and fees at any public college or university in Michigan and to 15 private schools. Reducing the financial barriers to access doesn’t necessarily reduce the financial barriers to success,” said Dr. W.