Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Galizio A research brief on community college baccalaureate (CCB) students from the New America Foundation found, “Many CCB students are deeply rooted in their communities, often raising children and/or caring for aging parents, and they want to stay local” (Meza & Love, 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.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JANUARY 9, 2024

The New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship is open to all students regardless of whether they attend part-time, enroll immediately after high school, or start school later in their careers. Students may attend either a two-year or four-year New Mexican public institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Williams They continue to be essential beacons of higher education for the talented students who attend them. Not only do HBCUs enroll twice as many first-generation, low-income students, but they also outperform peer institutions in improving the economic standing of their students. They still matter.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Maria Monroe, director of WVC’s concurrent enrollment program, said Running Start students make up almost one third of the college’s student population. According to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse, a research organization collecting data from the majority of U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As minoritized individuals and scholars, we must set the record straight on several real ‘issues/problems’ confronting students of color. These norms should include offering accelerated courses/programs, rigorous career and technical education (CTE) programs (e.g., internships). Hines, E.M., Fletcher, E.C., Ford, D.Y., & Hines, E.M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

“I then thought, because I was very good in math and science, perhaps I could become an engineer and design an airplane for others to pilot,” said Lim, who joined the NJIT in July 2022 as its ninth president and a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success. Thu, 12/15/2022 - 06:00. The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) operates as a multi-campus laboratory for student success innovation. Completion grants are an emerging form of student aid. College to Career. Completion Grants.

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COE

APRIL 10, 2024

My name is Krystal Hicks, 38, and I’m a University of New Hampshire 2007 graduate and former TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) participant. I still seek ways to support first-generation students and even taught summer courses for the UNH Upward Bound program in 2021 and 2022. They indeed held me down, and I’m forever grateful.

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NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Oftentimes low-income students rely on loans they are stuck paying back over many years, even decades. In addition, many low-income students work numerous hours while enrolled to help pay for college, attend part-time, and drop out due to work, family, and financial demands.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 06:00. For many students, it's also the primary goal. Lack of adequate career preparation can be especially harmful to students from low-income backgrounds seeking to expand their career options and increase their lifelong earning potential through college education. College to Career.

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COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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Close the Gap Foundation

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

” — Glen Smith, high school teacher in Columbia, Maryland As an essential part of Close the Gap Foundation’s programming serving first-generation, low-income (FGLI) students, the team is building a community of partners to bring the advantages of a diverse and influential network to those least likely to have access.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

One hundred and thirty-nine high school TRIO students from across the country participated in the National Student Leadership Congress (NSLC) this year in Washington, D.C., She believes experiences like NSLC help educate students on every state’s unique challenges and education inequalities.

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Close the Gap Foundation

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

A responsibility that for Nina, a first-generation, low-income student herself, is personal. Close the Gap Foundation’s fourth annual Social Impact Fellowship will run from June to September 2022. To apply to be a 2022 Fellow click here. To apply to be a 2022 mentor click here.

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COE

MAY 23, 2023

Yang, whose parents are Hmong refugees from Laos , says the TRIO programs are critical for low-income students and families like hers to erase barriers to college access and allow students to envision themselves and their futures in unforeseen ways. Faces of TRIO Collette Yellow Robe: From academic probation to Ph.D

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) serves the counties of Los Angeles and Orange, enrolling roughly 40,000 students. As of Fall 2022, Latino students comprise 50.64% of all full-time undergraduates and 49.68% of all part-time undergraduates.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

News 2024 Best Colleges rankings) relative to the average discounted tuition paid by 2022-23 full-time undergraduates after receiving need-based scholarships and grants. The percentage of all full-time 2022-23 academic year undergraduates receiving need-based scholarships or grants. Weight = 50%. Weight = 20% 3. Weight = 20% 4.

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COE

JULY 25, 2023

Growing up around family members who worked in TRIO, a federal program that provides student support resources to first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities, he modeled the program after Upward Bound. Social Innovation Project to pursue the program.

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Close the Gap Foundation

JULY 10, 2023

The team at Close the Gap (CtG), spoke with the many talented fellows and mentors about their experience with the Close the Gap Social Impact Fellowship program, as well as their support for the first generation, low income (FGLI) community. Let’s meet TJ TJ was a Close the Gap mentor during the 2022 fellowship program.

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Close the Gap Foundation

AUGUST 30, 2021

We at Close the Gap Foundation are thrilled to launch a program that sparks connection between first-gen, low-income students and Forbes 30 Under 30's inspiring entrepreneurs and innovators," noted Mary King, Under 30 Mentorship Circles Program Lead. The partners aim to launch the second program in early 2022.  

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

My new role as the president of COE is both exhilarating and daunting as I know I will encounter new challenges that have broad implications for our students. However, I am ready to serve and continue the work necessary to ensure success for our first-generation, low-income students in getting to and through college.

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

Unfortunately, the students most likely to find themselves in that situation are those from low-income, high-poverty and historically marginalized communities. That includes better serving all of our students, in particular students of color, low-income students, and first-generation students.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It holds a 93% master’s degree completion rate for the program’s Latinx students since 1986. For comparison, the overall graduate student population’s degree completion rate is 81%. And in the past decade – up to fall 2022 – 97% of Latinx fellows (32 participants) earned their master’s degrees.

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Close the Gap Foundation

MARCH 18, 2023

Let’s meet Diane Diane is a junior at Hayward High School, where she is involved in several clubs such as Club Batia (her school’s Italian club), fashion club, Model UN and VSA (Vietnamese Student Association). Diane was a previous CtG Social Impact fellow with the 2022 cohort.

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Close the Gap Foundation

AUGUST 2, 2022

With the recent launch of its fourth annual Social Impact Fellowship , Close the Gap Foundation kicked off the summer mentorship program with a Mentoring with Empathy Q&A panel on May 28th, 2022. About Close the Gap Foundation Close the Gap Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Sunnyvale, California.

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COE

MARCH 11, 2024

for our Policy Seminar and working with you throughout the year to increase the federal investment in our nation’s first-generation, low-income students. We look forward to seeing you next week in Washington, D.C. , Get in Touch Questions? Contact COE Vice President for Public Policy Diane Shust.

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Close the Gap Foundation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Giving first-generation, low-income students the opportunity and support to evaluate and address the needs of their own communities is an approach to social impact that feels refreshing and meaningful. The Close the Gap Foundation Social Impact Fellowship will continue for its fourth program in Summer 2022.  

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Students participating in All In Milwaukee , which helps minority, first-generation students and low-income students graduate from college, have a graduation rate of 91 percent. “It Students are assigned a coach to help them through college. It wasn’t practices, procedures, or policies.

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Close the Gap Foundation

MARCH 15, 2022

The MacBook donation from Airbnb, a first-of-its-kind for Close the Gap Foundation, is a step towards decreasing that divide and opening new opportunities for students. Every student who completes the 2022 Social Impact Fellowship will receive a refurbished MacBook.

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Close the Gap Foundation

APRIL 13, 2022

Embedding deep knowledge of education systems and organizational best practices sets the 2022 program year on a path towards longevity with a lasting impact for years to come. Year over year, Close the Gap Foundation strives to improve the program experience of its Fellows, mentors, and volunteers.

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COE

JANUARY 17, 2023

2022 Year in Review. 2022’s Biggest News Stories, as Told by the Council for Opportunity in Education. And as we continued to extract the possible from the impossible, this year taught us that our students can change the world. October 25, 2022. September 21, 2022. August 26, 2022. June 4, 2022.

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COE

MAY 10, 2024

The 2024 Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States report reveals alarming trends indicating increasing inequity of opportunity in higher education, particularly for low-income students. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S., Margaret Cahalan , Ph.D. ,

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Active Minds

AUGUST 21, 2023

He learned about Active Minds through Arizona State University and quickly became the advocacy coordinator and social media head for the 2021-2022 school year, before joining the Student Advisory Committee in 2022 and being awarded the 2023 Sue Cimbricz Spirit Award. She even started her own nonprofit, Beyond Taiwan.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Jones as Its Third President Press Releases Council for Opportunity in Education Board of Directors Unanimously Chooses Kimberly A.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 3, 2023

The maximum value of Pell Grants will be rising to $7,395 in the 2023-24 academic year—a $500 increase from 2022-23, and part of the largest two-year increase in decades.

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COE

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In this Year in Review, read how COE worked to advance college access and success for first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities and serve TRIO programs nationwide in 2023. Classes focus on solving global issues and connecting the public and private sectors.

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