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Let's Talk About the True Cost―and True Value―of a College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

hold a degree or credentiala 17% increase since 2008. Educational accessibility is largely a policy choice and all of us must continue to advocate for greater accessibility of postsecondary education for all. Just last month, the Lumina Foundation released a report demonstrating that54.9% of working-age adults in the U.S.

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From Pressure to Possibility: Dr. Nicholas Zeppos on Navigating Higher Ed’s Crossroads

Civitas Learning

At a pivotal moment in 2008, he announced that no Vanderbilt undergraduate would graduate with debt, launching a bold financial aid effort that raised $700 million and changed the game for access and completion. Zeppos, the rising cost of college isnt just a talking pointits a call to action. The message?

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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

COE

By partnering with the Pell Institute, Ascendium is working to reduce institutional barriers to accessing and completing college and to help more learners from low-income backgrounds achieve their educational and career goals. Ascendium Education Group is committed to making education and training beyond high school a reality for more people.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

Some states, like Washington, California, and Illinois, have implemented policies that require public colleges to assist students with access to basic needs. Even more impressively, going back to the fall 2008 cohort there has been a 4% improvement in completion rates. This could be a trend that continues in other states.

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Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success

The University Innovation Alliance

The roots of these equity gaps in many places fall at the feet of the colleges and institutions themselves, the way we admit students, the way we advise them, the way we register them for classes, the way we package them for financial aid.". They need tech help, they need Wi-Fi access at home. But in other cases, it’s much more.

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Proactive Student Success Culture Improves Outcomes for All at the University of Cincinnati

Civitas Learning

percentage point increase in overall six-year graduation rates from 2008-2014 a 13.5 Academic advisors and career educators are now better equipped to access students’ graduation and professional development plans from one platform, allowing for more informed and holistic discussions with students.