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Office for Civil Rights Commences Title VI Investigations Against 45 Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

District Court for the District of Maryland has granted a preliminary nationwide injunction on parts of two executive orders issued by President Donald J. The defendants, which include President Trump and ED, filed for a stay of the injunction pending appeal, which the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted.

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New Research Shows Benefits of Summer Pell

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For most of its 50-year history, the Pell Grant has not covered summer classes, with two brief exceptions: 2009-2011 and 2017 to the present. Part-time students can use leftover traditional Pell Grant money to take summer classes, so they don’t qualify for summer Pell.)

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Conference Welcomes New Members Fighting for Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference. But despite their efforts to increase access and opportunity for all, equity gaps remain. “We

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Related to student success, CEED has a robust center that includes tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy for students to ensure they are on the path to achievement and graduation,” adds Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for College Access. Grant proposals are written to support additional CEED projects.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

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Some states, like Washington, California, and Illinois, have implemented policies that require public colleges to assist students with access to basic needs. Pell Grant availability for incarcerated adults Starting in July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell eligible. rate in 2020.

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Health and Social Science for All

Clair Kamp Dush

How competitive is it to get an NIH grant? The number of submissions to the National Institutes of Health has grown continually over the past 20+ years; in 2018, NIH received more than 55,000 grant applications, of which about 20% were funded, though the success rate varies by NIH institute. Who is actually receiving grants?

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Single Stop Announces New Features to Help Lift People Out of Poverty

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Single Stop technologies have helped over 46 million Americans living in poverty access billions of dollars of life-changing benefits and resources. Unlike student loans, Federal Pell Grants do not have to be repaid in most cases. We believe most students who use Single Stop services will be eligible for Pell Grants.”.