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Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students

COE

Targeting TRIO for complete elimination in its most recent budget proposal to Congress, the Trump Administration wrongly claimed that “access to college is no longer the barrier it once was for low-income students.”

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More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs

COE

Hamm Supporters of TRIO assembled on Capitol Hill in March during COE’s annual Legislative Conference. The Trump Administrations claim that access is no longer an obstacle for low-income students is flatly contradicted by data and by the lived experience of more than 6 million TRIO alumni.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. Peer counselors are current students who enroll in a quarter-long, four-unit course as part of their training.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) supports first-generation, low-income students, 81% of whom are Latino, in overcoming social and economic barriers to higher education.