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In Pricey New York City, Some Housing Insecure Students Will Receive a Leg Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Craig, vice president for student affairs at BMCC. She’s been with the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) since 1980 and became its vice president for student affairs in 2008. Harte is in charge of implementing the grant and selecting which students will benefit. Dr. Marva M. Dr. Marva M.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

It’s easy to understand how these barriers make it impossible for students to start, or finish, their education without deliberate support from student affairs professionals. Pell Grant availability for incarcerated adults Starting in July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell eligible.

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To Weather the Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

Supporting Student Success

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.