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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students. In academic year 2021-22, 45.1%

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San Diego Foundation Commits $4M to Help Underserved Students Reach College

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Recipients include A Step Beyond, Barrio Logan College Institute, and First Gen Scholars, each receiving $125,000 annually. Two major donations bolster the initiative: an anonymous $1 million gift and a $500,000 matching gift from the Barbara Monroe Scholarship Fund. Founded in 1975, SDF has granted $1.8

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

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These are last-dollar funds, which means it covers a student’s remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid—scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers—has been awarded, and it does not cover the cost of housing, food, transportation, books or supplies. Of them, 2,718 were first-generation college students.

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The Power of One

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When LaShelle Williams-Franklin arrived at Howard University as a first-generation college student from Cleveland, Ohio, she had her academic LaShelle Williams-Franklin plan perfectly mapped out. The foundations approach goes far beyond traditional scholarship programs. The impact extends well beyond graduation.

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HBCU Football Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer Pettis Norman Dies at 86

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The youngest of 10 children born in Lincolnton, Georgia, Norman became the first in his family to graduate college when he earned his physical education degree from JCSU in 1962. Norman's story underscores the vital role HBCUs play in developing not just athletic talent, but leaders who use their platforms to create lasting social change.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2025 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients

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They represent what’s possible when we give students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds a real opportunity to thrive.” Olaf College with preparing her to persevere as a first-generation college student and young mother. Hamm Click to view the page: Three TRIO Leaders Honored with the 2024 Walter O.

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Brown Experiences Decline in Rates of Incoming Black, Brown Students

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The proportion of students from underserved backgrounds has declined at Brown University, according to its first year, incoming class numbers for 2024. 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%.