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. Applications for ELEVATE 2025 will open on November 15, 2024. How to achieve tenure and publishing assistance is also on the agenda.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Several more states are expected to introduce similar legislation in 2025. The report indicates that 86% of colleges that ended legacy consideration did so voluntarily, while 14% were required by state legislation. Legacy preferences remain most entrenched at selective private institutions, particularly in the Northeast.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

The college offers tuition waivers to qualified Native American students, a policy that dates back to a 1911 federal land grant agreement. A final decision is expected at the Board's next regular meeting on April 11, 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2025

2022-2025, received funding of $541,879 from the National Science Foundation over three years. on a proposal preparing math and science teachers for middle school, resulting in a five-year NSF grant of $1,199,762. The research project, IceCube Data Analysis in the U.S. Loves Ph.D. Love also collaborated as co-P.I.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2025

Of the 2,465 new students registered for the spring 2025 semester at Bergen, 19% are new transfers. While Bergen is a strong transfer institution, Hlavenka said the college has expanded its focus on workforce, training and continuing education grants. At Bergen, we are a very heavy transfer institution, in both ways.

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This surprising announcement places a significant burden on Financial Aid Administrators and may cause further delays in granting aid to students. Update on November 8, 2024: The Department previously indicated that the batch… More » FSA to Roll Out 2024-25 and 2025-26 FAFSA Batch Corrections by Early 2025 (Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

A federal judge in New Hampshire delivered a significant legal victory Thursday for proponents of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in education by granting a preliminary injunction against the U.S.

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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. Black law students receive the highest average total aid packages at $54,200, but 87% of this amount comes in the form of federal loans rather than grants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

Our dean is telling the faculty to be creative and to come up with other ways to shape it or frame it so that theyre not using the trigger words, because the trigger words, whether we like it or not, is whats causing grants to either be denied, applications to be pushed back and funding to not be released, the attendee said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

UNCF recognized that these institutions need more than just emergency support or short-term grants. In 2025, we'll see a more explicit focus on faculty engagement, picking up the student engagement onto the broader aspects of the platform in 2026. DIVERSE: Why is Together We Lead your theme for UNITE 2025?

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College Aid Services

APRIL 4, 2025

The Department of Education has confirmed the 2025-26 federal funding allocations for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs. 3 Update) The post Final Funding Authorizations for 202526 Campus-Based Programs (Apr. 3 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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College Aid Services

JUNE 13, 2025

Department of Education will implement additional updates to the COD System for the 2025–26 award year. These enhancements aim to support processing for various federal student aid programs, including the Federal Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, TEACH Grant, Direct Loan, and Campus-Based programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

The recent Moodys downgrade of the 2025 U.S. higher education outlook is not merely a financial tremor; it serves as a chilling echo of the cyclone that swept Dorothy into the tumultuous Land of Oza "tempest of uncertainty" driven by rapid policy shifts and financial pressures, threatening the very foundations of higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2025

The 2025 National Action Network (NAN) Convention continues to be a clarion call for justice, strategy, and truth-telling. The cancellation of Pell Grants and threats to federal funding for universities that support DEI policies dont just impact Black communitiesthey hurt poor and working-class white students too.

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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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College Aid Services

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Department of Education has released the 2025-26 Federal Pell Grant maximum award of $7,395, with the minimum set at $740 in the Dear Colleague Letter below.

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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

JUNE 9, 2025

The Department of Education has announced significant measures to combat identity fraud in federal student aid programs, including those particularly targeting the Pell Grant program which has been susceptible to sophisticated fraud schemes.

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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. For the 2024-2025 FAFSA, the federal deadline is June 30, 2025. Submitting your FAFSA early gives you the best chance of securing need-based federal grants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

Jaida Ross Throughout her time at the University of Oregon (UO), 2025 Arthur Ashe Jr. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 2, 2025

Department of Education, with a federal judge ordering the reinstatement of a key grant that was terminated earlier this year over allegations of illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. On May 21, 2025, a judge in the U.S. The preliminary injunction provides temporary relief while the case proceeds through the courts.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Institutions have until March 3, 2025, to close out their Campus-Based program awards for the previous academic year using information from the Fiscal Operations Report for 202324 and Application to Participate for 202526 (FISAP).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2025

Jaida Ross Throughout her time at the University of Oregon (UO), 2025 Arthur Ashe Jr. 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.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 11, 2025

The Department of Education has confirmed the 2025-26 federal funding allocations for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs. 10 Update) The post Final Funding Authorizations for 202526 Campus-Based Programs (Apr. 10 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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College Planners of America

JUNE 24, 2025

1 of 2025 (the Big Beautiful Bill ), which, in Title III, proposes major changes to Federal student aid programs. In this post, we focus on Subtitle A, Student Eligibility , Subtitle B, Loan Limits , and Subtitle D, Pell Grants. The HCA has been revised to cover the Pell Grant shortfall to the tune of $2.17

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College Planners of America

MAY 19, 2025

This application is essential for determining a students eligibility for various forms of Federal, state, and private financial aid such as grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and loans. The Federal deadline for the FAFSA submission for the 2024-25 school year is June 30, 2025. For the 2025-26 school year, it is June 30, 2026.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

The initiative combines federal and state grants with institutional scholarships to make a four-year college education more accessible. high school GPA and complete their FAFSA and college application by May 1, 2025, for enrollment in Fall 2025. To qualify, incoming freshmen must maintain a minimum 3.5

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The College Pod

JUNE 1, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a form that students and parents complete to become eligible for financial aid, including federal grants, loans, and work-study programs. If you're admitted to the college, you'll receive a financial aid package which could consist of grants, scholarships, or loans. What is FAFSA?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

Federal funding disruptions in 2025 have destabilized the foundation of academic public health across the United States, resulting in thousands of job losses, halted critical research programs, and billions in projected economic losses, according to a new report released by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2025

The number of articles he has published and the amount of grant funding he has secured as an early career researcher is exceptional. I have a Spencer Foundation grant right now, says Collier on the project titled, Advancing Anti-Racist Special Education Practices and Policies via QuantCrit Methods and Analyses.

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College Aid Services

JUNE 6, 2025

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. This methodology determines students’ eligibility for federal financial aid programs, including Pell Grants, Federal Work-Study, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), Direct Loans, and TEACH Grants.

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The College Pod

MARCH 21, 2025

Section H of the Common Data Set shows: How many students get scholarships How much aid students receive The average financial aid package The average scholarship and grant (free money) awarded Some expensive schools give lots of aid. S o if you’re applying in Fall 2025, the latest data might be from 2023–24. Others don’t.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 27, 2025

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. A Forbearance will not be granted for more than 12 months at a time, and theres a cumulative limit of three years over the life of the loan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

The panelists also highlighted the impact of Project 2025 and the potential shift of federal loan programs to the Treasury Department, which could change loan processes, interest rates, and repayment structures. It would really impact our underserved communities, low-income students, and first-generation college students, she said.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 31, 2025

Federal Student Aid announced the preliminary funding levels for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs for the 2025-26 academic year, based on the 2024-25 award year appropriations.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 2, 2025

With the proposed Education Choice for Children Act (ECCA 2025) gaining traction at the federal level and states like Texas making historic moves to expand school choice, private and independent schools have a tremendous opportunity to serve more families.

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