Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Overall first-time graduate enrollment fell almost 5% from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022, along with decreases in first-time enrollment among underrepresented minorities (URM), according to a new report from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS). Though the number of graduate school applications increased by 3.9%. increase). "In

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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

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The vast majority (63.9%) are white, followed by Asian Americans at 20.6%, according to 2022 data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). He says that the legislative decisions “pushed [schools in those states] to reach out and provide guidance to applicants.” physicians are Black, and 6.9% are Latinx. of physicians.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Iné Collins has been a school counselor at Ewing High School in New Jersey since August 2022. This year, helping her high school seniors through the newly simplified FAFSA application process has been more stressful than simple. Iné Collins, school counselor at Ewing High School in New Jersey.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

The PSSG – it was first funded in 2022 via the Consolidated Appropriations Act – recognizes and awards funds to institutions that propose to use the grant for evidence-based reforms and practices in pursuit of bolstering student participation, retention, transfer, and completion rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% In 2022, the university finally launched an official LGBTQ alumni affinity group, ARC. The number of applicants and their diversity have increased significantly over time. of non-LGBTQ people.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. Seventy-two and a half percent of the students in the program are first-generation college students and 75% are Pell grant eligible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

These are still things that the African American studies program is doing in 2022.” As a first-generation college student, Canton didn’t know about doctorates or writing a dissertation, but a professor provided guidance. Practical applications Canton encourages students to identify what they are passionate about.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Title: First Generation Scholarships and General Scholarship Essay Tips. How to pay can be one of the most stressful aspects of navigating a college degree for many first-generation college students. The 2022-23 FAFSA is open now! Written by: Tara Parrillo; Director, TRIO Student Support Services.

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Close the Gap Foundation

JUNE 15, 2022

32 first-generation, low-income high school students from 15+ cities across California and Washington gathered with their mentors and program leaders to kick off their three-month program experience. The Fellowship runs from June to September 2022.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

They’re students like Yhan, whose pursuit of a combined medical and master’s of public health degree is both complicated and inspired by his diagnosis: “When I started college as a first-generation, low-income student in a city over a thousand miles from home, I expected to face new challenges. You must be a U.S.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

When people ask me about my work, they often wonder if my motivation stems from being a low-income, first-generation college student myself. It was, in fact, this pursuit of assembling the perfect Ivy League college application that sparked my passion for service and introduced me to what would become my calling.

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COE

MARCH 1, 2023

Order graduation regalia: Graduates will need caps, gowns, and hoods (if applicable) for the ceremony. “Including alumni in your celebration shows your students that they are a part of something bigger,” she says. Order them early to ensure they arrive on time. COE offers lapel pins, stoles, and medallions for purchase here.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The students are still required to complete the application process. Worst of all, students are still required to send complete (redundant) application packages to each institution if they wish to claim their admission offers. While this removes some of the guesswork from the traditional process, it is far from a complete solution.

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

After analyzing application trends at one of those institutions, we discovered that we had more than a pipeline problem—we had an admission problem, too. Here are some recommendations to modify your application review process to help you enroll talented students you might currently be missing. If no, why not?

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EAB

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Approximately 70% of Pueblo’s students are part-time, and 34% are first-generation. 34% are first-generation. December 6, 2022. December 2, 2022. November 21, 2022. October 25, 2022. September 8, 2022. 2022 Navigate HBCU Summit On-Demand Materials. August 12, 2022.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In the white paper, we focus on particular populations within the broader category of underserved students—specifically lower-income, first-generation, Black, and Latinx students. Review a multi-year report to distinguish who is in your inquiry pool from your applicant base, admitted students, incoming class, and degree completers.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. They’re also more likely to be first-generation, come from families in the bottom half of earners, and delay or cancel their college plans due to financial struggles or caregiving responsibilities. September 22, 2022.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Students must proactively know to schedule an advising appointment—quite a big assumption for first-time-in-college or first-generation students. Many community college students are first-generation, first-time-in-college, and juggling competing priorities. November 30, 2022. November 10, 2022.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

As of fall 2022, enrollment declines at community colleges had slowed to 0.4 Data from EAB student surveys and partner institutions have shown a steady increase in the average number of applications per student from just over six to seven across the pandemic. In 2022, this number jumps up to 10.5 percent overall.

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Close the Gap Foundation

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

But gathering feedback was just the first step. A responsibility that for Nina, a first-generation, low-income student herself, is personal. Applications to be a part of the fourth annual Social Impact Fellowship are now open and close March 31. To apply to be a 2022 Fellow click here.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The complex implications of a total ban generated a lot of discussion during the hearings and raised questions about the basic feasibility of race-blind applicant assessment. Examples include programs designed specifically to engage low-income and first-generation students. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. College Greenlight.

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COE

JANUARY 7, 2024

As you will read below, the transition from paper to online applications, along with the platform’s ability to collect all necessary data in one place, has significantly improved efficiency and effectiveness in program management. Initially, we dealt with paper applications, which could be tricky due to errors and missing information.

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ron Abel empower proved the ideal choice, seamlessly integrating into our workflow and easing the transition from traditional paper applications. Schedule a demo empower ’ s individual student services tracking goes beyond grades and testing, providing insights into financial aid, application status, and other crucial data.

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COE

MAY 16, 2023

Following the presentation and the application process, they were accepted into Upward Bound. In ninth grade, she was invited to a presentation about a summer program. The presentation introduced them to Dan Gordon, the Director of UNH Upward Bound, who spoke about the transformative power of TRIO.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

She fears that it will have a chilling effect on applications from students of color. It was the first AP course for almost a third (29 percent) of the test-takers. Minter said that Princeton, an Ivy League institution with an undergraduate enrollment of 5,671, hadn’t seen any immediate impact on its enrollment of students of color.

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COE

AUGUST 21, 2023

As a first-generation student and the youngest of five children of migrant farm workers in rural Washington, she was committed to meeting educational and professional goals that her parents could not attain. Applications for the 2024 Internship are open. internship. The paid Thomas R. Learn more and apply here.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Department of Education disqualified nearly 80 applicants in the FY2017 grant competition for non-substantive “errors,” like line spacing and font size. He highlighted his commitment to TRIO programs and recalled how he fought to protect the Upward Bound program when the U.S. This program is vital for our community,” Espaillat remarked.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The application involves essays and reference letters, both of which can be written in English or Spanish. Priority is given to students who have demonstrated financial need or are first-generation students. Haz La U Program Focus: General. Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards Focus: General. Deadline: April 1, 2023.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For those of you who haven't heard of College Greenlight, the simplest way to describe it is that we're a network of partners dedicated to supporting first generation, lower income and historically underserved students on their path to and through higher education. So how do you see them working with students? JW: Yeah, I think.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Black boys are also suspended and expelled at much higher rates than other students ( Graves & Wang, 2022 ). Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. Chapter 12: Brown, D. Frazier, R.-M. Kenton, D.H. , & Pollock, D. Hines & E.C. Fletcher (Eds.).

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

And then he looked at those same 350 colleges in either 2021 or 2022, so who participated quite recently. And what we learned is that stepping onto a college campus for the first time can be terrifying and confusing, especially for first generation students. And he looked at their benchmark scores.

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EAB

AUGUST 29, 2023

MR: Our most recent survey at EAB, this occurred at the very end of 2022, and we're gonna revisit those findings and talk about what's changed since. Any who, I know we've covered a little bit about how schools are marketing themselves, since we talked about this survey earlier last year in 2022. MR: You know, it's a good question.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Read this and more in the Fall 2023 issue of Equality , now available for download. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

MAY 31, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide May 31, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm The gift will support first-generation and low-income college graduates of a Federal TRIO program who apply for the Thomas R.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

Congress created the TRIO programs because it recognized that low-income, first-generation students often face significant financial and societal obstacles to accessing and achieving success in higher education. Department of Education rejected many applications based solely on minor formatting issues.

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COE

MAY 3, 2024

January to May 2024 At COE’s Policy Seminar, Secretary Cardona urged education advocates to action, stressing the importance of advocacy, inclusivity, and collective effort to advance educational equity, drawing from his personal journey as a first-generation college student.

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