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Arrest of Dreamers Highlights Plight of Undocumented Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

since 2012. Goncalves recently applied to have her scholarship renewed for the next school year. That means 72% of undocumented college students are pursuing their educations without work permits, access to federal financial aid or protection from deportation. “We as children. Goncalves has been in the U.S.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We have excellent outcomes on that; we have great support from our legislature that provides a dual credit scholarship that removes financial barriers,” says Ellis. “We While total enrollment in KCTCS has declined since 2012, URM enrollment has increased. CPE has worked with campuses has kept tuition increases to less than 2.9%

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Scholarship America Announces New Chief Growth Officer Abigail Seldin

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MINNEAPOLIS (January 8, 2024) – Scholarship America, the nation’s largest scholarship administrator, has selected Abigail Seldin as its new Chief Growth Officer. We are thrilled to welcome Abigail to the Scholarship America executive team,” said Scholarship America President and CEO Mike Nylund.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). She was integral in launching Macaulay at John Jay in 2012, serving three years as the program director. Macaulay is a highly selective honors college for students in the CUNY system.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Level English for Academic Purposes Reading Area Community College (Reading, PA) The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at Reading Area Community College (RACC) began in 2012 to strategically reduce credit requirements and accelerate student progression with the goal of boosting enrollment and success rates.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions.

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Sallie Mae’s “How America Pays for College”

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The Study explores college funding sources, including family income and savings, scholarships, grants, and loans. In 2012–13, a family’s out-of-pocket contributions covered the largest share (38%) of college spending compared to scholarships and grants (30%), borrowed funds (27%), and money from relatives and friends (5%).

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