IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 2, 2025

For decades, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education has conducted studies, such as t he National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), that provide key evidence to inform policymaking in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2025

Doug Shapiro The number of students transferring into a new institution in fall 2024 grew by 4.4% For fall 2024, transferring students accounted for 13.1% million students transferred or entered into a new institution this fall (2024). below 2020 levels. We found that 1.2 The fall 2022 transfer cohort had an 83.6%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

AccessLex Institute has released its 2025 Legal Education Data Deck, providing comprehensive insights into the current state of legal education in the United States. While women comprised 57% of all law school applicants in 2024, they accounted for only 56% of admitted students. Department of Education, and U.S.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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JANUARY 31, 2025

I think the most important piece to this was we didnt ask for the planning grant, remembers Curry. We went directly for the project funding grant. Just last year, rapper Kendrick Lamar surprised 2024 Compton College graduating students as their graduation speaker. Curry, however, was intentional about the request.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2025

In 2015, UNCF received a $50 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. During her tenure at Wilberforce University, a CPI partner, the school received a $1 million CPI grant to support student career programming.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2025

In a significant development for educational access in correctional facilities, the JSTOR Access in Prison (JAIP) program has reached a remarkable milestone, now serving over one million incarcerated learners across the United States. The impact of this access extends far beyond traditional education. Today, more than 95% of U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

Terrell Educational Foundation has selected three master's students from diverse institutions across the United States for its 2024-2025 MCT Araceli Negrete Scholars program, with a focus on investigating student mental wellness in today's challenging environment. The Dr. Melvin C. Dr. Martino Harmon, MCT Foundation Chair.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

While MSIs play a key role in promoting faculty diversity by consistently employing more educators of color than other institutions, MSI faculty also face pressures, such as heavy teaching and advising loads, high expectations for research and publishing, and limited resources for career development. Dr. Cheron H.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Legacy preferences in college admissions have plummeted to their lowest recorded level, with just 24% of four-year colleges still considering family alumni status in admissions decisions, according to a comprehensive new report from Education Reform Now. This decline stems from both voluntary institutional decisions and new state legislation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 14, 2025

Wilson,the quest to attain R1 status the highest designation auniversity can get for its research enterprise is aboutmore than just attaining some sort of higher education sealof approval. The groups work came tofruition in February, when the Carnegie Foundation and theAmerican Council on Education published a new version ofthe system.

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College Aid Services

JUNE 13, 2025

Department of Education has announced that the final deadline for schools to submit and reconcile TEACH Grant data for the 2024–25 award year is Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Originally scheduled for release in August, Federal Student Aid announced yesterday that batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA. This surprising announcement places a significant burden on Financial Aid Administrators and may cause further delays in granting aid to students.

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College Aid Services

JULY 10, 2025

Department of Education has released guidance on the 2024–25 Campus-Based Reallocation Process, enabling schools to return unused Federal Work-Study (FWS) and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) funds, and to request supplemental FWS funds for the 2025–26 award year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2025

billion in financial aid over the next five years, having already distributed over $650 million in grant aid since launching the program in 2019a 54% increase compared to the previous five-year period. Students from families earning less than $75,000 receive comprehensive coverage for tuition, fees, and living expenses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

GPA) and a Master of Education in prevention science (4.09 Education has never been something I’ve taken for granted, and I’ve always seen it as a way to understand the world around me and to make a difference,” says Ross. En route to earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology (3.66

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2025

Lavariega Monforti, who has served as Interim Provost since Fall 2024, brings extensive academic leadership experience to the position, including previous roles as CSUCI's Vice Provost and Accreditation Liaison Officer. "Dr.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Why FAFSA Deadlines Matter The FAFSA is the key to unlocking a variety of financial aid options, including federal grants, work-study programs, and loans. Department of Education, and its the most straightforward deadline to remember. For the 2024-2025 FAFSA, the federal deadline is June 30, 2025. Additionally, mistakes happen.

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SRI Education

JULY 22, 2025

In the 2023-24 school year, 84% of public school administrators across the country reported that their school staff provided students with individualized mental health services ( National Center for Educational Statistics, 2024 ).

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The College Pod

MARCH 23, 2024

Consider your income, savings, and potential grants or scholarships. RELATED: How to Get Scholarships in 2024 2. Students can do what's considered a 2+2 program—complete their general education credits at a fraction of the cost of a four-year institution, then transfer to earn their Bachelor's degree.

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The College Pod

JUNE 1, 2024

The US Department of Education revamped the FAFSA for the 2024-25 academic school year to make this process less painful. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), now shorter than its predecessor, is a key part of getting money to help pay for your child's college education. What is FAFSA?

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The Education Department released its 2024 Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI) annual report, which contains updates on current findings and experiments.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The first phase of Pell Grant Administrative Cost Allowance (ACA) payments for the 2024-25 award year, which help institutions cover the costs of administering federal aid programs, began on February 18 according to the Education Department.

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College Planners of America

MAY 19, 2025

Education Department (ED) to help students afford the costs of higher education. While the loans are designed to ease educational expenses during college years, many graduates struggle to manage their debt after college. The Federal deadline for the FAFSA submission for the 2024-25 school year is June 30, 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2025

GPA) and a Master of Education in prevention science (4.09 Education has never been something I’ve taken for granted, and I’ve always seen it as a way to understand the world around me and to make a difference,” says Ross. En route to earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology (3.66

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College Planners of America

APRIL 27, 2025

Department of Education (ED); Deferment and Forbearance. Some types are mandatory and must be granted by the borrowers Federal Loan Services Provider. Other types are discretionary and may be granted by the Provider based on their own rules. The difference between Deferment and Forbearance pertains to the treatment of interest.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

The report, titled "Broken Lifelines: The Economic Consequences of Defunding Academic Public Health," provides the first detailed analysis of how grant freezes, budget reductions, and agency restructurings implemented since January 2025 have devastated higher education institutions nationwide. Massachusetts, with over $3.4

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COE

MAY 2, 2025

Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trumps Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs May 2, 2025 by Terrance L. This proposal is a direct attack on students who dare to dream of college in the face of adversity, said Kimberly Jones , President of the Council for Opportunity in Education. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 17, 2025

As cyber-risk increases across the education sector, safeguarding every student’s and family’s financial data is more critical than ever. The education sector has become one of the most attacked industries in the U.S. Data breaches in the education sector are becoming more common and even more costly.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 2, 2025

School choice initiatives like education savings accounts (ESAs), tax-credit scholarships, and voucher programs are rapidly reshaping the K12 education landscape. The new law will allow eligible families to use public funds for private school tuition, homeschooling expenses, and other educational needs.

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The College Pod

JUNE 8, 2024

It replaced the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) starting with the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA ). Some colleges will meet 100% of this financial need with grants and scholarships. Instead, the Department of Education forwards your FAFSA and SAI information to your chosen college.

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COE

JULY 9, 2025

When the Higher Education Act faced its deepest cuts in February 1986, it would have been easy for us to descend into mourning. Representative Pat Williams (D-MT), then–Chairman of the Postsecondary Subcommittee on Higher Education, agreed to stand beside us that day. I’m forever grateful that U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

Compton College President Dr. Keith Curry is calling on California's top state leaders to include funding for a Black-Serving Institutions grant program in the state budget after legislation establishing the program stalled in the legislature due to fiscal constraints.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

All three of these initiatives the refugee course, the ARISE program and the multilingual writing center are funded through federal grants for schools designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution or AANAPISI. He published his fi ndings in a 2024 study for The Review of Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Trump has brought a sense of uncertainty as 2024 draws to a close. As the year winds down, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and administration are left to wonder what comes next in higher education. Student debt issues loom, and problems due to the rollout of the 2024-25 FAFSA linger. Dr. Everrett A.

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COE

JULY 24, 2025

In a week that blended policy immersion, leadership development, and the power of personal testimony, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) hosted its first-ever TRIO Future Leaders Summit (TFLS) , an initiative that brought 30 TRIO students from across the United States and its territories to the nation’s capital from April 13–17.

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COE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Impact of a Government Shutdown on TRIO Programs December 20, 2024 by Kimberly Jones Please know that our COE team is always here to assist you. Department of Education (ED) TRIO and GEAR UP staff, will be on furlough. Funds are to be drawn only to meet a grantee’s immediate cash needs for each grant.

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