Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2025

At Delaware State University, we embrace our legacy as a historic institution of access and excellence and are committed to continuing the path of being an engine of innovation. Analysts have documented a $12 billion disparity in funding between land-grant HBCUs and their non-HBCU peers, despite legal mandates for equal funding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

Toldson, professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and recipient of AABHEs Distinguished Cultural Award, urged attendees to fiercely defend academic freedom. And the presidents commission on diversity, equity and inclusion at her university has since become the presidents commission on access, opportunity and community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

Nearly half are Pell Grant-eligible, and 68% experience at least one basic needs insecurity, with 24% self-identifying as homeless. Yet, this outdated law restricts our ability to invest in counseling, librarians, and essential wraparound services that help students stay enrolled and achieve their goals." For California's 2.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2025

It was about access and opportunity about stepping into rooms our families had never been invited into, about opening doors that could change the trajectory of our lives and those who came after us. The celebration of equity and access didnt always come with a true sense of belonging. We remember the beginning. We grew up with it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

million grant from the Andrew W. Kimbrough , Interim Executive Director for BMRI, wants the symposium to dive deeply into mental health and how it affects Black men and their communities. Funded by a $1.4 Lectures for the symposium’s second day will include Dr.

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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 The 2024-25 maximum Pell Grant covers just 26% of the costs of attending college. that are helping students complete.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

These students also often lack access to adequate college counseling, making it more difficult to navigate the complex higher education landscape. This unequal start in education restricts their access to higher education and, by extension, the economic mobility that higher education traditionally provides.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

The Net Price Calculator Improvement Act aims to improve effectiveness and access to net price calculators. That includes improved net price calculators so students and families have estimates of college costs after taking into account scholarships and grants. And we’ve introduced a bill to improve loan counseling.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

has awarded a grant worth nearly $1 million to the Howard University College of Medicine to promote HIV prevention among Black women and girls. million in grants to the medical school’s Department of Pediatrics and Child Health and 18 other organizations as part of its new Setting the P.A.C.E. Gilead Sciences Inc.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2023

We are extremely grateful for this grant and for the support from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development,” said MassBay President Dr. David Podell. MassBay Community College will be offering free education and training in the areas of computers and technology to unemployed and underemployed workers.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

However, the cost of tuition can be a barrier for families considering private school options, limiting access to these institutions. To address this challenge, private K-12 schools can proactively implement strategies to ensure equitable access to financial aid. Key Strategies for Equitable Access and Promoting Diversity 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

Ivory Toldson, national director of education innovation and research for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and professor of counseling psychology at Howard “[It’s] a monumental achievement,” said Dr. Ivory A. Howard had previously received a grant from the Department of Defense in 2020 of $7.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

WVC, an associate’s and bachelor’s degree granting institution, has two dual enrollment programs: Running Start, which brings students to WVC, and College in the High School, held on high school campuses. These programs waive tuition and connect students with academic counseling to ensure their success. Dr. Karen A.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 17, 2025

A single security breach can have severe consequences such as stolen identities, compromised social security numbers, and unauthorized access to financial information like household income or banking details. That’s why the integration between SSS and TaxStatus, which enables direct, secure IRS data access, is not just an upgrade.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Before and during COVID, most of these students vanished from our most affordable and accessible institutions – our community colleges. We don't just have a handful of counseling faculty and advisors for the Black students at Compton. Being Black-serving means we don't boast of programs that serve a finite number of Black students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

And thanks to a grant from Sound Transit, tuition, normally $5,000, is waived. AAMU is hoping to offer RAs in psychology, counseling, and eventually STEM fields. The first cohort gra duated in fall 2021. The needs of the community surrounding Alabama A&M University (AAMU) , an HBCU, were quite different.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 17, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of affirmative action, the Mellon Foundation, a nonprofit that makes grants related to higher learning, among other areas, recently convened a panel to discuss how America got to this moment and what might come after. As the world awaits the U.S. The participants were not optimistic. “To

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

No Pell Grants. In 2019, Oglethorpe partnered with TheDream.US , a national scholarship program that helps provide access to a college education for immigrant youth who came to the country at a young age without documentation. On top of that, undocumented students are ineligible for any federal financial aid. No student loans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2023

“The best-case scenario here would be for the court to affirm its longstanding precedent and uphold both Harvard and UNC’s minimal consideration of race as just one of dozens of factors that the schools consider in admissions,” said Michaele Turnage Young, senior counsel at the Legal Defense Fund. And that’s troubling.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As access to higher education improves, the traditional path—four years at a single institution, culminating in a bachelor’s degree—is becoming less and less the norm. But it’s taken for granted that these students will lose credits along the way.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs April 7, 2023 — by Terry Vaughan III The research will examine how TRIO programs can work with existing career services to provide comprehensive career support to learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

This eventually led to applying for and receiving a grant to develop programming for LGBTQ+ students at Guttman. Even if he wanted to go to the counseling center, there weren’t counselors competent to discuss issues related to his coming out process. This academic year, 575 students are being supported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. Based on data gathered, we increased support services such as Ram Pantry, counseling, technology availability, and academic advising,” he continues.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In Massachusetts , the state-funded Supporting Urgent Community College Equity Through Student Services (SUCCESS) program provides community college students with wraparound services including tutoring, academic advising, financial aid counseling, and career guidance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

“Related to student success, CEED has a robust center that includes tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy for students to ensure they are on the path to achievement and graduation,” adds Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for College Access. Grant proposals are written to support additional CEED projects.

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NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Financial aid discussions have centered on simplifying FAFSA and increasing federal Pell Grants – all important – but federal student aid policies are only one funding source for families trying to determine how to pay for college. However, the reality is these institutional grants are not fairly distributed.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In Massachusetts , the state-funded Supporting Urgent Community College Equity Through Student Services (SUCCESS) program provides community college students with wraparound services including tutoring, academic advising, financial aid counseling, and career guidance.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

APRIL 23, 2024

In Massachusetts , the state-funded Supporting Urgent Community College Equity Through Student Services (SUCCESS) program provides community college students with wraparound services including tutoring, academic advising, financial aid counseling, and career guidance.

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Thrive Alliance Group

JANUARY 19, 2022

And, grants for mental health in schools are readily available, if you know where to look. The fact is, there are many grants for mental health in schools, including federal funds that you already have access to. You already have access to federal grants for mental health in schools. Here’s how to get started.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Community colleges are vital in providing accessible higher education opportunities to diverse student populations in rural, suburban, and urban communities alike. Access to mental health is something I think a lot of people take for granted. These services can help students manage stress, anxiety, and depression effectively.

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Active Minds

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Our chapter was started with support from KyleCares , The Kyle Johnson Foundation, who provides grants to schools in New England to start Active Minds chapters. Our advisor wrote a grant to the KyleCares foundation and before we knew it we had an Active Minds chapter at Whitman-Hanson.

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Timely MD

JULY 30, 2024

Providing easy access to comprehensive mental and medical health care during critical times can be life-saving. Bring TimelyCare to Your School Foundations Several non-profit foundations such as The Jed Foundation (JED) and Active Minds offer grants to colleges and universities looking to launch or expand mental health initiatives.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

These educational institutions and technical colleges offer affordable and accessible education, which is often tailored to meet the needs of the local job market. Providing career counseling and job placement services to learners to enhance career readiness and employability. million for bachelor’s degree holders and $1.6

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EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

EAB experts Caylie Privitere and Matthew McAloon examine the benefits to students and institutions from the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated persons who want to pursue a college education. Our guest today discuss the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students. Transcript [music] 0:00:11.6 Do we know?

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The university did not experience any cash flow or other working capital challenges during prior two shutdowns, and researchers with approved grants are unlikely to experience any short-term disruptions. Students seeking support can access [link] where financial, emotional, and mental resources are all available. Sponsored research.

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Timely MD

APRIL 11, 2024

Director for Mental Health/Counseling at Albion College. Diablo Valley College (DVC) in California does not have an on-campus health center, and campus leaders have seen increased demand for mental health counseling and psychiatric referrals. I’ve heard that wait times could be two to three months.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

AUGUST 9, 2024

College Preparation: These schools often have strong college counseling programs, providing students with expert guidance throughout the application process. Counseling and Advising: Dedicated counselors provide guidance on academic planning, college admissions, and personal well-being.

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