Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Seventy-two and a half percent of the students in the program are first-generation college students and 75% are Pell grant eligible. It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

Sharp cuts in state and federal funding, especially after the 2008 recession, led to a need to bring in more tuition revenue, and competition for enrollment has led schools to spend more on administration, services and amenities. The good news is that some states are beginning to reinvest in higher education.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Pell Grant availability for incarcerated adults Starting in July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell eligible. 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. Community colleges have seen a.9%

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

Renick, "we can do the right thing by better supporting our students while simultaneously building stronger financial footings for colleges and universities using predictive analytics, proactive advising, and analytics-based financial aid distribution and micro-grants. A summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, Dr. Renick holds his M.A.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

How have institutional agents at bachelor’s granting institutions, particularly at highly selective institutions, responded to undocumented student applicants after the implementation of test-optional admission policies? In what ways have practitioners in high schools (e.g.,

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Supporting Student Success

MAY 6, 2021

In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. In 2008, I was recruited to run a grant with the purpose of connecting adult learners with data to inform their college choices so they didn’t need to depend on marketing hype from lead generation websites.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Between 2008 and 2020, he directed the university's student success efforts, overseeing one of America's fastest improving graduation rates and the elimination of all equity gaps based on students' race, ethnicity or income level. A summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, Dr. Renick holds his M.A.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2022

to produce the highest percentage of college graduates by the year 2020, Duncan helped secure increases in the Pell grant program to boost the number of young Americans attending college and receiving postsecondary degrees. In support of the president's goal for the U.S.

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College Planners of America

JUNE 12, 2023

She stated that, “For the past 14 years, I’ve tracked a cohort of 60 Latinx millennials, most children of immigrants and childhood arrivals, who were college students in 2008. Borrowers who received Pell grants could qualify for an additional $10,000 in forgiveness. Most took out student loans.

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