Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

UNCF recognized that these institutions need more than just emergency support or short-term grants. Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. HBCUs have always been innovating for generations.

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Collaboration Student success Faculty Leadership 264

NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By Don Heller, Gigi Jones, and Abby Miller The recent dismantling of affirmative action and the COVID pandemic highlighted the barriers preventing underserved, underrepresented students – students of color and those who are low-income and first-generation – from enrolling in college.

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Low income student Grant Financial aid Scholarship 118

EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. They’re also more likely to be first-generation, come from families in the bottom half of earners, and delay or cancel their college plans due to financial struggles or caregiving responsibilities.

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Community college Students Student success Inclusion 95