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Behind the Scenes of the Fall 2023 Send Silence PackingĀ® Tour

Active Minds

Send Silence PackingĀ® encourages attendees to seek support for themselves, friends, or loved ones, with trained professionals available on-site and thousands of mental health resources distributed to community members at each stop. What sparked your passion for mental health and suicide prevention?

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Puerto Rican Resilience Is a Lesson for the Mainland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Being an HSI gives institutions access to grants and funding that must be used to better support and serve Latinx students. Enrollment decreases are partly due to the exodus of Puerto Rican residents after Hurricane Maria in 2017 and the earthquakes, which started rumbling in late 2019 and culminated in two quakes on Jan.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It has been at or near capacity since 2017. In the summer, certain EHS buildings have a Pell Grant rate for individuals who are Pell Grant eligible. The Dax Program provides referrals and service plans that include physical and mental health, legal services and other services participants may need.

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Community Colleges’ Essential Role in Workforce Development

Timely MD

are pursuing an Associate’s Degree and the percentage of job openings that require a four-year degree declined from 51% in 2017 to 44% in 2021, the significance of community colleges in shaping the next generation of workers can’t be overstated. mental health counseling, food banks, Internet access, transportation, etc.).

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

COE

Furthermore, it aims to prevent a similar situation in 2017 when the U.S. Other key provisions of the proposed bill include: Granting ā€œlow-incomeā€ status to Pell Grant recipients. Department of Education rejected many applications based solely on minor formatting issues. Increasing McNair stipends to $5,000.

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National First-Generation College Celebration Honors First-Generation Student and Alumni Accomplishments on November 8

COE

ā€œTheir journey is a beacon of inspiration, reminding us that the pursuit of knowledge knows no boundaries, and with unwavering support, these students will continue to break barriers and reshape the future.ā€ Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

COE

Among dependent students who first enrolled in 2011-12, six-year bachelor’s degree completion rates by 2017 were 45 percentage points lower for both low-income and first-generation students compared to their higher-income counterparts.