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JUNE 3, 2025

The Trump Administrations claim that access is no longer an obstacle for low-income students is flatly contradicted by data and by the lived experience of more than 6 million TRIO alumni. Hamm Click to view the page: Three TRIO Leaders Honored with the 2024 Walter O. this summer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2025

"I want to close up Department of Education, move education back to the states," Trump said in August 2024. Make no mistake: Todays action is a far cry from any thoughtful, comprehensive policy proposal to improve our education system," said Sameer Gadkaree, President of The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS).

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JULY 8, 2025

Bipartisan opposition—from Senate TRIO Caucus co-chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and other lawmakers to Colorado education leaders and the Council for Opportunity in Education—underscores TRIO’s demonstrated track record of boosting college access and completion and makes it likely that Congress will reject the proposed cuts.

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JULY 10, 2025

Hamm Click to view the page: Henry Bonilla Honored with 2024 COE Lifetime TRIO Achievement Award Blog Henry Bonilla Honored with 2024 COE Lifetime TRIO Achievement Award by Terrance L. Hamm Click to view the page: Three TRIO Leaders Honored with the 2024 Walter O.

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JULY 15, 2025

Hamm Click to view the page: Henry Bonilla Honored with 2024 COE Lifetime TRIO Achievement Award Blog Henry Bonilla Honored with 2024 COE Lifetime TRIO Achievement Award by Terrance L. Hamm Click to view the page: Three TRIO Leaders Honored with the 2024 Walter O.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

JANUARY 6, 2025

Approvers, advisors, and students will have an improved user experience as well as access to new features that were previously unavailable. advisor forum from October 2024 and/or the blog post linked below. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committees latest meeting can be found below.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

These classifications highlight the institution's growing research profile while maintaining its historic mission of providing educational access to underrepresented communities. he is a two-time Morehouse parent with one son who graduated in 2024 and another currently enrolled.

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Active Minds

MARCH 11, 2024

Active Minds is proud to introduce our 2024 Emerging Scholars Fellows! Active Minds is excited to be able to facilitate change by supporting our fellows through funding, mentorship, and amplification. Her “Art for All” project will educate and show how art can be inclusive, accessible, and therapeutic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2024

By ensuring that every child has access to high-quality early learning experiences, higher education institutions would be advocating for investing in a pipeline of well-prepared, motivated students who are more likely to succeed in their academic pursuits. Dr. Marcus A. Let us commit to building a future in which every child can thrive.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Partly because conservatives were successful in assigning negative implications to the term “affirmative action,” the expression diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) came into use to describe and facilitate processes that resulted in greater access and participation for people from marginalized communities. Dr. William B.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

This program is accepting new applications for the 2024-2025 school year for students who enroll in dentistry, veterinary medicine, and optometry programs. Through this program, we aim to attract and retain qualified professionals, ensuring that our communities have access to essential services in high-need areas.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Alexander’s mother immigrated from Jamaica to Queens, New York, with hopes to give her children access to opportunities she never had. They can go in and submit comments over email or engage in an intentional way to say, ‘We want our students to have access to truthful information about race and racism,’” says Alexander.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Sarah Collins Ad Astra’s 2024 Benchmark Report – released on Feb. 20 – dives into data from its partner institutions to look at potential relationships between access to courses, credits taken per school year, and college completion. It analyzed data about 1.3 Data on Northeast Lakeview is included in the report.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander is very accessible, very approachable for students,” says Dr. Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Since 2015, Stout has served as president and CEO of Achieving the Dream (ATD), a network of over 300 community colleges, with the goal of being accessible hubs of learning, credentialing and economic mobility that eliminate inequities in educational and workforce outcomes. Shes helping colleges implement evidence-based reforms.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

2024-forthcoming). Because they are receiving unnecessary services and may not have access to the general education curriculum and classroom. In fact, perceived learning difficulties may result from limited access to academic opportunities, a lack of culturally relevant teaching, low-quality teaching, and resource inequalities.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MAY 1, 2024

Students who apply to Missouri State and complete their FAFSA forms by May 1 will be eligible for all need-based financial aid including the Mo State Access Award. The Mo State Access Award assures free tuition and fees for Missouri students who are Pell eligible.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 3, 2024

Our blog explores two effective strategies schools can use to enhance their financial aid programs, both of which are highlighted in our 2024 Financial Aid Trends Report. This transparency and support demonstrate a commitment to accessibility and streamlining the financial aid process.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

AUGUST 9, 2024

Latest figures from June 2024 , reveal a remarkable expansion, with over 8,000 IB programs now offered across more than 5,800 schools in 160 countries. Cultural Integration: Schools organize cultural exchange programs, international student clubs, and other activities to facilitate cross-cultural understanding.

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Catherine Cronin

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The work of 70+ authors and artists, two-and-a-half years in the making (and many years in the imagining), and committed to open access and open practice, the book was published by Open Book Publishers in October 2023 and is freely available to all. One year ago today, Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures was published.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The idea for the Lab grew out of the UIA’s desire to provide higher education professionals with access to timely conversations and training opportunities, the results and knowledge from initiatives being tested at UIA partner institutions, and chances to collaborate and connect with others working on similar challenges.

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Close the Gap Foundation

JANUARY 23, 2023

An essential component of the program is the mentor-Fellow relationship, which is designed to facilitate students' project-based learning experience. Having access to a computer at a young age was the catalyst that sparked my interest in technology, and I credit my working in the tech industry today to that.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

To achieve these goals, it was imperative to improve access to student information and facilitate seamless communication and collaboration between teams – specifically faculty and staff who faced challenges sharing student information. increase in registration from Fall 2022 to Spring 2024.

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JULY 2, 2024

More than one in three currently enrolled students have considered stopping out of their degree or credential program within the last six months, according to Gallup and Lumina Foundation’s State of Higher Education 2024 report. Why do some students persist while others fall back?

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students April 16, 2024 — by Yvette Martinez-Vu and Miroslava Chavez-Garcia Is Grad School for Me? Networking complements femtorship, facilitating connections within academic circles and beyond. Our book, “ Is Grad School for Me?

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Blogs 5 career services to support your professional and adult learners Build these services to aid your current students and stand out to prospects Career services are going to be especially important to your graduate and adult students in 2024. The 50 most in-demand skills for graduates of your master's programs 5.

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Timely MD

JUNE 4, 2024

According to an Active Minds and TimelyCare survey of nearly 1,100 college and university students in February 2024, college students who report feeling lonely are more than four times more likely to experience psychological distress. Colleges and universities can work to improve the protective factors to reduce loneliness for LGBQ+ students.

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COE

MAY 3, 2024

EQUALITY, Spring 2024 May 3, 2024 — by Terrance L. 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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COE

AUGUST 15, 2024

EQUALITY, Summer 2024 August 15, 2024 — by Terrance L. June to August 2024 Upon arriving at American University in June, TRIO Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science, and Talent Search students were warmly welcomed by their NSLC counselors, which included TRIO staff, alumni, COE staff, and former NSLC participants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

He says the CSJ facilitates scholars creating synergy and seamless intersectionality. CSJ now has the first run of the 2024 data. This does not mean financial, rather it means institutional access to funding and ensuring that philanthropies consider funding topics reflective of marginalized and disadvantaged communities.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

New Report from Pell Institute Reveals How Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Students Perceive the Value of College Degrees October 16, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm Regardless of race, ethnicity, or institutional type, 80% of students surveyed believed that their financial commitment was worthwhile in the long run. WASHINGTON, D.C.–

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COE

AUGUST 9, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2024 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients August 9, 2024 — by Terrance L. The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) is proud to announce the six distinguished recipients of the 2024 National TRIO Achiever Award. . – WASHINGTON, D.C. –

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COE

AUGUST 15, 2024

Supporting First-Generation College Students This Back-to-School Season August 15, 2024 — by Nicole Brunt The Pell Institute is proud to announce the release of a new set of fact sheets that illuminate critical insights into the experiences and outcomes of first-generation, low-income students, and students with disabilities. Create Change.

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COE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces New Partnership with the Institute of International Education Center for Access and Equity February 26, 2024 — by Terrance L. Explore our collaborative initiatives to broaden access to international education and unlock transformative experiences for diverse student populations.

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COE

AUGUST 21, 2024

August 21, 2024 — by Jada Walker COE’s annual National Student Leadership Congress for first-generation high school students, with its visits to the Capitol and participation in debates, is often described as transformational for the young people who participate in the five-day experience. To view more pictures from NSLC 2024, click here.

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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. I have long supported the TRIO programs and worked to ensure they reach the most needed students.

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COE

MARCH 14, 2024

Cardona During Its 43rd Annual Policy Seminar on Capitol Hill March 14, 2024 — by Terrance L. The Council for Opportunity in Education Hosts U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Secretary Cardona will speak to the TRIO community during the event’s one-day Seminar on Relations with the U.S. billion today.

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