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 1, 2024

The NCAA has awarded Division I Accelerating Academic Success Program grants to 17 schools for the 2024-25 academic year. The grants total over $1.5 million and are used to boost student-athlete academic achievement. Austin Peay State University — $100,000. Coppin State University — $100,000.

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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% according to the Transfer Enrollment and Pathways report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC). For fall 2024, transferring students accounted for 13.1% below 2020 levels. below 2020 levels.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2025

Ed Smith-Lewis Through digital and innovative platforms, UNCF is building a connected ecosystem where institutions can learn from one another, scale what works, and shape a stronger, more equitable future for their students, says Ed Smith-Lewis, senior vice president of strategic partnerships and institutional programs at UNCF.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2025

Burrell-Craft has a proven track record of fostering collaboration, promoting research, and prioritizing student success," said Walton. She was also recognized with the 2024 Early Career Award from the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

But like other free tuition initiatives for Native American students, it’s not quite as simple as it sounds. One of the concerns I have is many college-bound students do not have the tools or the know how of securing adequate funding before they go to college,” says Dr. “Communication is key on how the funding works to benefit students.”

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The program also provides access to mentors for early career faculty and trains them in grant writing, op-ed writing, teaching, and how to achieve a better work-life balance. They want to work with students who have similar backgrounds and experiences. They believe in their students and the students know this and it’s empowering."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In 2024, California, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia joined Colorado in restricting legacy admissions through state laws. Legacy preferences award some of the most advantaged students an additional advantage in the college admissions process on the basis of ancestry alone."

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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. Together, we will advance innovation, promote student success, and expand pathways to social mobility."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

Governor Josh Shapiro The historically Black university is set to receive an additional $992,500 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 to total state appropriations above $21.7 That vision places an emphasis on Pennsylvania’s HBCUs — like Cheyney — so they can continue to open doors to opportunity for Pennsylvania students for generations to come.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

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%.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

million grant for former Holy Family University and other Pennsylvania undergrads who were near degree completion but withdrew before obtaining diplomas or certificates. 30, 2024. Holy Family University is partnering with the Bucks County Workforce Development Board in Pennsylvania on a $1.3 Dr. Anne M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 14, 2025

Rather, its about attracting world-class faculty, creating more research opportunities for students, and coming upwith new innovations that benefit everyday people particularlythose in Baltimore, where the sprawling HBCU campusis located. million in 2023 and was expected to surpass $50 million for 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

In 2024, White applicants received offers of admission at nearly twice the rate of their Black counterparts, with 79% of white applicants receiving at least one acceptance compared to just 45% of Black applicants. While women comprised 57% of all law school applicants in 2024, they accounted for only 56% of admitted students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

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. One of the things I’ve loved most is getting the chance to speak at elementary schools and connect with younger students,” Ross says. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education. We're proud to support PWNA."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Obtaining an associate degree helps students climb higher on the economic mobility ladder than they would be able to with only a high school degree, and a bachelor’s degree enables them to climb much higher. Most community college students intend to transfer. Dr. Linda L.

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Active Minds

MARCH 11, 2024

Active Minds is proud to introduce our 2024 Emerging Scholars Fellows! Her current project aims to summarize existing evidence on mental health issues among BIPOC college students during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to create mental health education materials. Denisse is a research assistant at The William J.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Service releases for EDExpress for Windows 2024–25 and Windows 2025-26 are now available for download. Both software updates resolve an error in the Application Processing module, where a student’s highest or active ISIR transaction number failed to update properly. Now Available The post EDExpress for Windows 2024-25, Release 2.0

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

Latino college students are more likely to be first-generation students and less likely to leave college having earned their degrees, according to a new report from Excelencia in Education. Of the Latino students in U.S. The vast majority of these students are citizens of the U.S. (90%),

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2025

Rice University has unveiled plans for unprecedented enrollment growth, aiming to increase its student population by approximately 30% by 2028 compared to 2020 levels, university officials announced Monday. 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

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Earlham College has received nearly $1 million for a summer immersion experience for Indiana high school students. The grant – from Lilly Endowment Inc. Students who complete the program will earn college credits. 18-23 and 25-30. Indiana has been seeing a decline in Indiana residents pursuing higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

Holloway, who will succeed Dr. Mariko Silver (who departed in October 2024 to lead the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts), expressed his enthusiasm for the new role. He established the Rutgers Scarlet Service program, providing students with paid internships at nonprofit and government organizations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It's about equity, opportunity and the future of countless students." These funds could have supported infrastructure and student services and would have better positioned the university to compete for research grants," Cardona wrote.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Latino college students face significant barriers across the United States, according to UnidosUS, the largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization who released a new national survey on Tuesday. Each year nearly one million Latino students turn 18 years of age and graduate from high school. 16 and Sept. 16 and Sept.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has released its latest policy recommendations to make postsecondary education affordable and completable for all students. “It Can students get childcare, or food? Because you can’t have student success without those things.” Sameer Gadkaree, TICAS president and CEO.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

When Imperial Valley College (IVC) conducted a student survey seven years ago, they discovered over 200 students experiencing food and housing insecurity. The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 31, 2024

Today, Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid, published a Dear Colleague Letter (GEN-24-01) announcing the Federal Pell Grant maximum and minimum award amounts. For the 2024-2025 academic year, the maximum Pell Grant award remains fixed at $7,395 and the minimum award amount is $740.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

His plans for the center include helping to advance African and African American studies as a discipline and to create a more substantial intellectual community through interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty, students, and the local community. “Dr. Darius Young is a transformational leader, thought partner, and historian.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2023

million to train students and teachers to work with those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, the Idaho Capital Sun reported. The program’s first cohort will be accepted Fall 2024. Idaho State University has received $2.2 The integration of technology helps bring families together, regardless of their geographic locations.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 28, 2023

Posted: January 26, 2023 Author: Federal Student Aid Subject: 2023-2024 Federal Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules Attached to this letter are both PDF and Excel versions of the Payment and Disbursement Schedules for determining Federal Pell Grant awards for the 2023-2024 award year (July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024) […] The post (..)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

The University of Southern California’s School of Dramatic Arts will offer tuition-free course study in its Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) degree programs in acting and dramatic writing starting in the 2024-25 academic year. By offering free tuition, we can now give more of these promising students the artistic home they deserve.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

For Dr. Lauren Christine Mims, few challenges are more important in public education than creating spaces for Black students to flourish and thrive. Colleagues and students hail Mims for shifting the focus away from viewing Black students, parents, and families through a deficit lens.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JUNE 8, 2022

Here is an update on the FAFSA Changes For 2024-25. 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. Restores Pell Grant eligibility for those who didn’t graduate because their school closed down.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Department of Education (ED) has updated how it calculates the amount of aid students will receive to be in full alignment with the FAFSA Simplification Act. Cardona said the update, the latest in ED’s 2024–25 Better FAFSA ® implementation, will not impact implementation timelines. Since the new 2024–25 FAFSA form became available Dec.

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