Active Minds

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This year, the Biden administration reaffirmed its commitment to the Unity Agenda, announced during the 2022 State of the Union , which includes a heavy emphasis on tackling the mental health crisis. The post Biden Administration Reaffirms Commitment to Mental Health – What This Means for Young Adults appeared first on Active Minds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2023

When Congress voted in December 2020 to restore Pell Grants for incarcerated Americans after a 26-year ban, advocates hailed the move as an opportunity for 760,000 people in prison to achieve a better life through education. Computer access is really atrocious,” said Appleman.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 15, 2023

President Joe Biden on Thursday released his first budget request for fiscal year 2024, which would boost funding for the Department of Education (ED) by 13.6%, and includes plans to increase the maximum Pell Grant award by $820, provide more funding for the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), and expand access to free community… More » Biden’s (..)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

More than half a million incarcerated people can now access scholarly materials and texts online via digital library JSTOR’s expansion of its availability in U.S. She is also the one leading the JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative. Then, COVID happened, technology became more accessible to people inside.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 1, 2023

Previously, she has served as program administrator and assistant professor of communication arts at Defiance College; and assistant professor of speech communication at Norfolk State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

The results reveal that, even if students were not able to access a voucher or find housing, connection to the CHAP program improved their ability to get a job, their health, and their well-being. In reality, after grants and scholarships, one year of community college “now costs students an excess of $15,000 a year,” said Goldrick-Rab.

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COE

MAY 10, 2023

The Sisterhood: Deloris Davis Grant and Dianne Davis Wright Lead Book Club Discussion of Sister Viola Davis’s Memoir, Finding Me May 10, 2023 — by Maura Casey “I am so lucky to have my sisterhood, to belong to the club of the Davis girls,” said Deloris Davis Grant. None of us could fight individually. This is her story in her words.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“This form of upward transfer, that really represents an increase in access for lower-income students to more selective and more competitive colleges,” said Shapiro. “It It seems to be a very good sign for access to bachelor degrees for students who might not be able to afford four years at a bachelor-degree granting institution.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

noted they received unfair treatment from school administrators. There was also a standing committee on LGBTQ student needs that the student affairs office had, which did as much as they could within the confines of the administration,” he says. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

million to improve its internet access and performance through fiber optic infrastructure upgrades. Stillman in particular, will use its grant funding to overhaul its fiber network, installed in the late 1980s and ‘90s, and wireless network, said Abe Harper, Stillman’s chief information officer. Stillman College has received $2.7

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

million grant from the Andrew W. He spoke to an audience of AUC students, administrators, and fellow physicians about what society can do differently in mental health. Kimbrough , Interim Executive Director for BMRI, wants the symposium to dive deeply into mental health and how it affects Black men and their communities.

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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 problem is, many schools are struggling financially and administrators who want to implement school mental health programs are wondering where they will find the money. You already have access to federal grants for mental health in schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

Cheryl Crazy Bull, president and CEO of The American Indian College Fund, an organization promoting Native American access to higher education through scholarships and programmatic support. All this care comes with a consequence—it can lead to burn out, which can lead to faculty, staff, and administrators leaving their roles.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Dr. Lorelle Espinosa Velez hopes that faculty, administrators and policy makers at graduate schools read the report, recognize the barriers that exist for Black and Hispanic STEM PhD students and make an effort to remove those barriers. Four research questions were developed. Velez said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

Terrell Foundation that aims to help minoritized students develop into scholar-practitioners, administrators who can also do research. I was able to complete proposals that upper administrators complete. It helped me understand what some of the administrators who are on my campus are doing and how they’re doing it.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

Arizona State University’s (ASU) College of Health Solutions has launched an online community health worker training program (CHW-TP) to strengthen community access to health-promoting services in the state.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

SHEEO based its analysis on national and state data from the 2017-18 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, Administrative Collection. Lower SAI numbers will lead to a greater number of students being eligible for Pell Grants. all covered by your Pell Grant.” The formula is becoming more generous.” At least 7.8%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The program is funded through a grant provided to the Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc is committed to providing support for African American, LatinX, and other underrepresented groups through scholarships, grants, and professional development. “I Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, Inc.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

We need to double what we offer for Pell Grants. Establish and maintain robust cross-sectoral partnerships with K-12, public housing, criminal justice, workforce development boards, and public health agencies to help lifelong learners access college however and whenever they need it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2023

Each fellow will also receive executive coaching, a scholarship of up to $20,000 per academic year, $10,000 annual stipend for educational expenses, an opportunity to pitch for a community-related project grant up to $10,000, and access to online training forums, boot camps, networking events, and professional development experiences.

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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. In line with Edmonds’ commitment to “count students in,” rather than out, the requirements for joining the program are meant to be as minimal as possible—students only need to be 18 years of age, no English proficiency or drug test required.

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COE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces New Partnership with the Institute of International Education Center for Access and Equity February 26, 2024 — by Terrance L. Explore our collaborative initiatives to broaden access to international education and unlock transformative experiences for diverse student populations.

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APRIL 12, 2023

Parents, students, and college access and success professionals were excited to learn that FAFSA simplification was on the horizon. This early awareness tool will help students and families understand the federal grant aid available to them long before completing the FAFSA and receiving their Student Aid Report. 

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The college recognized that the campus needed a safe space for males to get together, interact and learn from each other as well as to access resources,” says Jamal Biggs, director of the QCC MRC. Programming has been developed to meet the needs of men of color, who now comprise about 50% of the students who access the center.

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COE

MARCH 23, 2024

When combined with mandatory funding, the agreement continues to support a total maximum Pell Grant award of $7,395 for the 2024-2025 award year. billion and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program (SEOG) at $910 million. Congress continued funding the Federal Work-Study program at $1.2

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COE

MARCH 11, 2024

Due to the budget limits outlined in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (the debt limit deal), the Administration requested minimal increases across the government. The Administration also urges Congress to consider increasing the stipends offered in Upward Bound and McNair. (It Department of Education here.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Some are creating new programming, while others endeavor to increase access for students interested in serving the most vulnerable populations. Photo Courtesy of Dr. Examples of possible careers in the field include nursing home administrators and health quality managers, according to Ongeri. Francis College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dr. Wafa Hozien, university academic affairs administrator at NTU, was instrumental in the development of the program and its accreditation. access “cultural sustainability and economic revitalization,” both intrinsically connected to their native languages. Some don’t have access to a wireless signal at home. program at risk.

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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. Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Students enroll in one of eight senior CUNY colleges, taking most courses at their home campuses where they have access to the campus honors lounge. During her time in administration, John Jay’s graduation rate rose from 24% to 41%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

MSU’s designation as a land-grant institution resonated with Jackson, who had spent much of his academic career working and studying at land-grant institutions. It reminded me of that feel, touch, and access that land-grant schools provide and that it’s a pride point for Michigan State.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

As a result, the college received a Title V grant, $3.5 Before coming to Otero, Alvarez was a senior fellow for NASPA (student affairs administrators in higher education) and a vice president for student affairs at North Dakota State University. As he prepares to retire Aug. Otero is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

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#RealCollege Blog

MAY 12, 2022

The Biden Administration is also looking at limiting this debt relief to those earning less than $125,000 per year. The negative impacts of this “means-testing” and other eligibility requirements in government programs create administrative burdens that end up significantly undermining well-intentioned policies.

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#RealCollege Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

When her classes all went online during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was desperate for help because she could no longer access the computer lab on campus. Federal Pell grants for poor students used to cover 100% of tuition and living expenses at two-year colleges; now the grants barely cover 60%. How do students make up that 40%?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Lee explains how some of her students live in rural areas “not having access to hospitals nearby … not even just having running water. He says obtaining grants and donors to fund recruiting, lectures, and events has become paramount in helping the program recover from the negative impact of the pandemic. They have to haul water.”

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).

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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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