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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy A coalition of 104 education organizations has called on Congress to immediately reverse the Department of Education's recent cancellation of several major teacher preparation grant programs, a move that has disrupted educator pipelines across the country and threatens to worsen the national teacher shortage crisis.

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Report: Childcare Program Underserves Black Student Parents at Community Colleges

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The CCAMPIS program allows colleges to use grant funding to subsidize child care costs for Pell Grant-eligible students, support campus-based or community-based child care programs, provide before or after-school services, or offer student support like financial and career counseling.

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Study: Latino Students Use Practical Strategies to Finance College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report, "How Latinos Pay for College: 2025 National Trends," builds on two decades of research and reveals that while Latino students demonstrate high financial need, they are employing effective cost-saving measures to make higher education affordable.

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College Transfer Enrollment Grew for Third Consecutive Year

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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. fall-to-fall retention rate. Thats a really encouraging sign.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

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“Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. Applications for ELEVATE 2025 will open on November 15, 2024. The community is why the fellows stay at MSIs," said Gasman.

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Dr. Kathy E. Johnson, University of New Orleans

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She served as principal investigator on the National Science Foundation grant focused on Evidence-Informed Practices to Improve Climate (Project EPIC) to transform departmental cultures within STEM disciplines to improve the retention and advancement of women, particularly women of color.

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AccessLex Provides Update to Legal Education Data Deck in New Release

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AccessLex Institute has released its 2025 Legal Education Data Deck, providing comprehensive insights into the current state of legal education in the United States. The data deck also highlights concerning patterns in student retention. The updated data reveals persistent disparities in admissions rates across demographic groups.

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