Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2025

While there were over 85 outstanding applicants, Dr. Love was in a category of her own. Loves current focus is a web-based citizen science project called Name That Neutrino that she and her students created in 2023, seeking a multitude of volunteers to participate in the process. Love also collaborated as co-P.I.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds. From 2018 to 2023, Latinx staff representation increased from 33% to 38%, and administrator representation increased from 17% to 25%, respectively. “We Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino. Morishita, interim president at CSULA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Philander Smith College (PSC) will become a graduate degree-granting school after its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program was approved by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in November 2022. Applications are set to open Feb. 1, 2023, and a 25-student cohort will kick off the 36-credit hour program this coming May.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. In the last round of funding, there were more than 100 applications and the department only had sufficient funds for just 10 awards.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Institutions have until March 3, 2025, to close out their Campus-Based program awards for the previous academic year using information from the Fiscal Operations Report for 202324 and Application to Participate for 202526 (FISAP).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Logan Powell Frank Mullin The university reports that about 18% of its new 1,725-student class come from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, a decline from 27% in 2023. About 45% will receive need-based scholarship or grant aid, a decrease from 50%; and roughly 14% are first-generation college students, down from 15%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Dr. Greg Nayor In what has been another delay, ED announced last week that schools and agencies involved in financial aid will receive Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information – which they use to determine student total financial aid offerings – until the first half of March. 8 – had left applicants frustrated.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Meanwhile, UDayton’s new Health Equity Activation Think Tank will work with community partners, initially to address Black infant and mother mortality in Montgomery County, through a three-year grant from the CareSource Foundation. The fellows program will begin Fall 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Mellon Foundation was accepting grant proposals for disability studies projects, she eagerly submitted one for a fellowship program designed to cultivate the work of disabled scholar-activists. Fellows receive mentorship and $10,000 in project funding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2023

The cases, led by anti-affirmative action activist and SFFA President Edward Blum, allege these institutions discriminated against Asian American applicants by unfairly prioritizing underrepresented minority applicants in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ruling could come any time before June 2023.

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College Aid Consulting Services

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The 2023-2024 FAFSA® deadlines parents need to know. FAFSA applications started on October 1, 2022. It’s important for students to submit their applications for financial aid as soon as possible. Students should be prepared to file their 2023-2024 FAFSA on October 1st, 2022. 10, 2024 ArFuture Grant (spring term): Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 15, 2023

It’s all of our operating funding, all of our grant money, our quasi-endowment,” said Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer-winning journalist and co-founder of the organization. This delay has resulted in the cancellation of the organization’s summer internship program and a planned program for high school students at N.C. Central University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

As of now, we have over 300 applications for next fall from students that have applied for housing,” says Nicholas Hamel, vice president and dean of student services at Central Maine Community College (CMCC). Another 100 more have indicated on their admissions application that they may have interest. versus 83.8%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

She will step into her role on July 1, 2023. Dean Holley has led the law school to unprecedented heights, establishing the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center and driving applications to all-time highs. I think its values, what it represents, is the best of higher education.”

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Student Loan Hero

DECEMBER 22, 2022

But the reality is that there are no income limits with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); any eligible student can fill out the FAFSA to see if they qualify for aid. While some aid is based on financial need (such as subsidized loans and Pell Grants), other aid is not (such as unsubsidized federal loans).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), community college students should automatically qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). We need to double what we offer for Pell Grants. What we currently offer students is simply not enough for our students.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. 6 trends to watch in 2023 1. 6 trends to watch in 2023 1. This could be a trend that continues in other states.

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Student Loan Hero

DECEMBER 1, 2022

1: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens. Mid-December: Decisions arrive for early action and early decision applicants. March – April: Decisions arrive for regular decision applicants. June 30, 2023. This free application opens every year on Oct. This free application opens every year on Oct.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JUNE 8, 2022

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will see the majority of changes starting in the 2024-25 academic year and not in the 2023-24 year that was originally planned. However, the new FAFSA application will be released on Oct 1, 2022. Here is an update on the FAFSA Changes For 2024-25.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 22, 2023

ED’s latest Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program application includes performance measures recommended by IHEP research By Jessica Vivar Earning a college degree is the best path to turning career aspirations into a successful livelihood and financially secure, fulfilling life.

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Scholarship America

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Now is the perfect time to start making your plans, researching the scholarships you want to apply for and brushing up on the do’s and don’ts of scholarship applications. Applications are open through November 1. Applications for the Brave of Heart Scholarship are now open. Applications are open until October 5.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 26, 2023

We’re fast approaching a major milestone for the Class of 2023: College Signing Day celebrates the May 1 deadline for accepting admission to your college of choice, and events are already happening around the country! Applications are open May 1 – May 29 at [link]. Navisite’s Next Steminist Scholarship applicants must be U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

With enrollment hovering at 13,885 as of fall 2023, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. Williams is also involved in curriculum development and recently received a $600,000 grant focused on food allergies research in education. A&T) is the largest historically Black university in the country.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 12, 2024

FSA outlines when verification status codes (“W,” “V,” or “S”) are applicable. Read the full announcement below.

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The College Pod

MARCH 21, 2025

It’s a detailed report colleges publish every year, filled with facts about admissions, financial aid, and what really matters in the application process. It even shows what colleges care about most when reviewing applications. It might help your application. But what is the Common Data Set, you ask? And the good news?

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Department of Education (Department) today released new state-by-state data and details showing that the simplified, streamlined, and redesigned 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form will help 610,000 new students from low-income backgrounds receive Federal Pell Grants. For more information, click here.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The new rules will go into effect on July 1, 2023. . billion in discharges for borrowers whose schools closed before 2023. Once they go into effect on July 1, 2023, the new rules will apply to all pending and future borrower defense applications , regardless of when the loan was issued.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).

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Thrive Alliance Group

JANUARY 19, 2022

And, grants for mental health in schools are readily available, if you know where to look. The fact is, there are many grants for mental health in schools, including federal funds that you already have access to. You already have access to federal grants for mental health in schools. Here’s how to get started. How to get buy-in?

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 17, 2025

According to the Center for Internet Security, 82% of K–12 organizations experienced cyber incidents between July 2023 and December 2024 , with ransomware, phishing, and data breaches among the most reported threats. According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 , the average breach in education totaled $3.65 In fact, the U.S.

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Scholarship America

MARCH 9, 2023

Applications, admissions, financial aid and scholarships all have their own deadlines – and they happen while you’re also trying to balance your regular schoolwork, your job, your family and your social life. Accessing Money for College Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) : It all starts here.

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Scholarship America

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

billion in Pell Grant funds on the table , along with millions of dollars in SNAP benefits, private scholarships and other forms of college financial aid. Despite this fact, nearly half of graduating high school seniors never complete this vital application. In recent years, applications have opened on October 1. More than 3.2

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey October 2, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones Becoming COE president, I strive for educational equity, inspired by my parents’ resilience and belief in transformative education for all. Mason Awards Blog Long-Time TRIO Professionals Honored with 2023 Walter O.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JULY 6, 2022

In that case, a group of federal student loan borrowers sued the Department of Education for ignoring their applications for student loan cancellation under the Department’s “borrower defense to repayment” rules. What Does the Settlement Mean for Borrowers with Pending Borrower Defense Applications? Those schools are listed here.

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Student Research Foundation

JANUARY 26, 2023

In the eyes of many college admissions officials, the “perfect” applicant is a student who has a top GPA, near- perfect scores on the ACT or SAT tests , and whose family is ready and able to pay full tuition. Yes, applicants who meet those criteria will not have any problem getting into the colleges of their choice. Another option?

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Blogs 5 areas for community college leaders to take stock in 2023 And resources to help sustain your post-pandemic momentum Now that community colleges have weathered the storm of the pandemic, it’s time to take a moment to recognize all you have accomplished, and then to begin to steer the transition from a “crisis” mindset to a sustainability one.

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College Planners of America

MAY 13, 2023

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) integrates major changes in the way students will apply for Federal student aid. The 2024-25 FAFSA represents the final implementation of the rules stipulated in the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020 , some of which have already been released in the 2122-23 and 2023-24 FAFSA’s.

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