UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

JANUARY 12, 2021

How to pay for classes can be one of the most stressful aspects of navigating a college degree for many first-generation college students. To help alleviate this stress, institutions of higher education and other organizations are taking notice and providing scholarships specifically for first-generation students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Over half of undergraduate students in the U.S. are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher learning. These first-generation students are likelier than their peers to be from minoritized backgrounds, to face economic challenges, and to juggle jobs and families in addition to school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Studying the data, intentional collaboration, and asking students what they need are keys to improving outcomes. Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. On Wednesday, the U.S. There must be diverse hires.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. The new total is a record high for the program, first created in 1972. The total student loan debt reached $1.75 With President Biden’s signature on Dec. Federal Reserve. “On

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Courtney Adkins The beginning of the fall academic term brings to mind images of freshly graduated high school students arriving on college campuses across the country. When the fall 2023 term begins, close to 20% of community college students will also be high school students who are dually enrolled.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Title: First Generation Scholarships and General Scholarship Essay Tips. Written by: Tara Parrillo; Director, TRIO Student Support Services. How to pay can be one of the most stressful aspects of navigating a college degree for many first-generation college students. Apply at: [link].

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Close the Gap Foundation

JUNE 15, 2022

32 first-generation, low-income high school students from 15+ cities across California and Washington gathered with their mentors and program leaders to kick off their three-month program experience. A recent analysis of the National Survey of Student Engagement — a survey of more than 55,000 undergraduates at 91 U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

First-generation students are less likely to earn over $50,000 after graduation, and Black graduates are the least likely to experience both economic and noneconomic benefits after acquiring these skills. These marginalized students are less likely to agree that the cost of their education was worth its price.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Conway-Turner, who grew up in a small town in Missouri, said her journey mirrors that of many of the students at Buffalo State University (part of the State University of New York system). As a first-generation college student, she appreciated the process of education and embraced its transformative aspects.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Students from underrepresented backgrounds face considerable barriers when it comes to completing a community college program. Nationally, only 24% of African American, Latinx, and Native American students finish within two years. DFC has graduated an average of 56% of its students since its formation in 2017.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Yale University has pledged $10 million toward an initiative to strengthen its relationship with historically Black colleges and universities in the realm of research, teaching, and student access. Dr. Peter Salovey The initiative is part of a redress following Yale President Dr. Peter Salovey and Senior Trustee Josh Bekenstein’s Feb.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

As a first-generation student, U.S. Not knowing where to find guidance is a common challenge faced by many of today’s college students. To elevate strategies that ease the strain of those challenges to support student success and completion, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular. Amid news that the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Yet less than 12% of resident 18-to-24-year-old students enrolled in our public universities are Hispanic. We see similar enrollment gaps for African American students, rural students, and low-income students. About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years. Structural change is needed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Indian River State College (IRSC) in Fort Pierce, FL, and Coahoma Community College (CCC) in Clarksdale, MS, saw their efforts to rebuild their student populations pay off. IRSC’s fall 2022 enrollment increased by 8.9%, with its incoming cohort breaking their ten-year average enrollment by more than 1,000 students.

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Active Minds

MARCH 11, 2024

The Emerging Scholar Fellowship, generously supported by the Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health and Macy’s , is a unique opportunity for students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of Color (BIPOC) to work on their own groundbreaking mental health-related independent research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

More than 80% of students who took a prior paper SAT reported a better experience with the digital SAT when surveyed. “As As a first-generation American and the child of immigrants who came to the U.S. As a first-generation American and the child of immigrants who came to the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

We are asking today’s college students to go a long way to become the leaders the world needs. And they are necessary as we work to prepare and inspire students to be active participants in our democracy. We must set an example for the students we serve. Dr. Lori S. At DePauw University, freedom of expression is a focus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Some of those institutions closed in an orderly fashion—students, faculty and staff were given ample warning, and arrangements for continuing a student’s education at another institution, teach-out plans, are made. But sometimes institutions experience an abrupt closure, where students, faculty and staff receive little to no warning.

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students April 16, 2024 — by Yvette Martinez-Vu and Miroslava Chavez-Garcia Is Grad School for Me? Representation is crucial, and we acknowledge the unique challenges faced by first-gen BIPOC students. Our book, “ Is Grad School for Me?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

They collaborate on projects that improve access to graduate school for under-resourced students and students of color. The Graduate School Academy helps students of color complete their applications for graduate school, overcoming any knowledge gaps created from being first-generation or under-resourced.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Though men were overall more likely than women to enroll full-time in Fall 2022, of the 508,646 graduate students who enrolled for the first time, 57.8% The number of students enrolling part-time decreased by 6.9% Latinx students saw a 5.7% decline and American Indian/Alaska Native students saw one of 1.6%. "We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

counselor education (student affairs), Clemson University; and Ph.D., My interests in higher education are focused on access,” Means said. “I Means says he sees promise and potential in the high school students who need access and opportunity. sociology and political science, Elon University; M.Ed.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. Data was obtained on the choices of almost 32,000 students. As might be expected, receiving a near-automatic acceptance from a college made students likelier to follow up. points likelier.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

We and many others have written about how Black males are the most disenfranchised students in our nation’s schools. Giving all of our students access to contemporary literature that centers Black youth perspectives is not only important in decolonizing literature education but also in presenting a holistic view of Black childhood.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Attending HBCUs provide intentional, intrusive, and focused resources dedicated to its students’ academic success and mental well-being. HBCUs expose students to experiences that can’t be imitated, accepting students as they are—nurturing and inspiring the whole person for academic and career readiness. They still do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The percentage of freshmen who are Black, Latinx, or Native nearly doubled between 2013 and 2021, and the share of first-generation students climbed nine points to 21 percent. Yale also became more financially accessible: the number of incoming freshmen who qualify for Pell grants doubled from his first year to 22% at present.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Amid ongoing issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form this year, the City University of New York (CUNY) is looking to help. The initiative is for students seeking financial aid for college this coming fall. Greg Nayor, vice president for enrollment management at La Salle University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

Wood is currently San Diego State University’s (SDSU) vice president for student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer. And if Sac State could make a person like me successful, then they can help create that kind of pathway for any student.” Once Wood had access, he made the most of it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision to strike affirmative action, there are still ways to get diverse student populations into higher ed, experts and scholars said at a webinar hosted this week by California student success organization The Campaign for College Opportunity. Even with the U.S.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

The grant will fund research to develop an evidence-based theoretical model for sustainable, equitable career pathways within colleges and universities that house TRIO programs, specifically Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC), Student Support Services (SSS), and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.

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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. However, community college students often face unique challenges, such as juggling work, family, and academics, which can take a toll on their mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2023

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to serve as CSU chancellor allows me to continue my deep commitment to serving the new majority of students – low-income, first-generation, and/or students of color –and to expand their access to postsecondary education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work. It subsequently led him to the University of Texas at Austin, where he was the first Latinx person to receive a Ph.D.

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