Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

According to Common App's latest "Deadline Update" report released Thursday, college applications for the 2024-25 admissions cycle continue to show strong growth, particularly among underrepresented and first-generation students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Although the data shows higher first-time enrollment rates as a whole, for strictly U.S. citizens and permanent residents – domestic students – first-time graduate enrollment in general declined by 4%. increase the previous year, between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020, and five years of gradual increases. This comes after a 12.9%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. Latinx participation in the Metro College Success Program learning community increased by 25% between 2019 and 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

million students since the fall of 2019, and notable decreases in students with several under-represented backgrounds. They’re going to know that 41% of students are first-generation, that we have an office of student belonging. Even applications are changing. But institutions are under pressure, too.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

61% are first-generation college students. Data in “The Almanac” indicates that just 1% enrolled in 2019-20 lived on campus. The California legislature has made large investments in college housing, but only a small percentage of colleges included housing for student parents in their applications for funds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

The Graduate School Academy helps students of color complete their applications for graduate school, overcoming any knowledge gaps created from being first-generation or under-resourced. Dr. Sherri Charleston is the first chief diversity and inclusion officer at Harvard University. “In

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