Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Marybeth Gasman, executive director of the Center for MSIs and her research team representing MSI-focused academics from across the country, have been working on the report since 2019. To receive federal Title V funding, set aside for HSIs, institutions must prove they will use the funds to support their Latinx students.

Low income student 325

Low income student Equity Leadership Grant 325

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Justin Ortagus, an associate professor of higher education administration and policy and the director of the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida, examined over 40,000 student transcripts from a diverse, high-enrollment community college from between 2009 and 2019.

Community college 246

Community college Low income student Online learning Students 246

NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

1] This preliminary analysis is part of a forthcoming study using the recently released 2019-2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20). Data included in the analysis are for dependent students attending public and private not-for-profit four-year institutions. Source: U.S.

Grant 118

Grant Low income student Financial aid Scholarship 118

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. There is also a family resource center that supports undocumented students.

Retention 336

Retention Facilitation Faculty First generation 336

Close the Gap Foundation

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

After beginning with a handful of students in 2019, the Fellowship annually tripled its cohort size in an attempt to meet student demand and in response to increasing generosity from donors and corporate sponsors like DoorDash. A responsibility that for Nina, a first-generation, low-income student herself, is personal.

Low income student 52

Low income student Mentoring First generation Scholarship 52

Close the Gap Foundation

AUGUST 30, 2021

I am so glad to be part of this program offered by Forbes and Close the Gap Foundation to mentor other students with similar backgrounds,” reflected Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao, 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 Lister and program mentor. a program’s mentee and high school student from California.

Low income student 52

Low income student Mentoring First generation Success 52

EAB

JULY 17, 2023

One of the biggest changes we observed in college search behavior is related to timing: students aren’t completing steps in their enrollment journey according to the “traditional” timeline. For example, today’s students are beginning their college research later than their predecessors did.

Mental health 52

Mental health Low income student Communication Placement 52