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Survey: FAFSA Delays Changed Composition of Fall 2024 Incoming Class

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nearly half (49%) of respondents reported that their fall 2024 class was “more difficult to fill” due to the FAFSA delays. Among the topics addressed in the online survey are the impact the FAFSA delays had on the fall 2024 class, financial aid distribution, and the number of students receiving a Pell Grant award.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. These are the institutions that can show you with their data, with their evidence-based practices and with their leadership what they’re doing,” says Santiago. and graduate 19%.

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Princeton Grants Suspended as Federal Pressure on Universities Grows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Princeton President Dr. Christopher Eisgruber announced earlier this week that "several dozen" federal research grants from agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA, and the Department of Defense have been halted. The department indicated schools could face enforcement actions if they failed to address anti-Jewish bias on campus.

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USDA to Provide Additional Financial Support to Tribal Students at Land-Grant Colleges and Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Agriculture has announced $5 million in grants to support Tribal students at land-grant colleges and universities through the New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) Program.

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Scholar-Activist Returns Home: Dr. Kala Burrell-Craft Named Dean of Grambling State's College of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her research focuses on identity development, anti-racist teacher and leadership preparation, culturally responsive pedagogy, critical literacies, and social justice. She was also recognized with the 2024 Early Career Award from the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education.

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Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe

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

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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. Communication is key on how the funding works to benefit students.”