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One Million Behind Bars Now Have Access to Academic Research Through JSTOR

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a significant development for educational access in correctional facilities, the JSTOR Access in Prison (JAIP) program has reached a remarkable milestone, now serving over one million incarcerated learners across the United States. The impact of this access extends far beyond traditional education.

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Sanders, Jayapal Introduce New "College for All Act" to Eliminate Tuition for Most Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The topic is explored in the forthcoming book The Student Debt Crisis: America's Moral Urgency , written by Diverse editor, Dr. Jayapal highlighted the legislation's focus on addressing educational inequity. This isn't the first attempt to pass such legislation.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are last-dollar funds, which means it covers a student’s remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid—scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers—has been awarded, and it does not cover the cost of housing, food, transportation, books or supplies. Dr. Gresham D.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

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I think this makes MSU much more accessible than ever before,” adds Leonard. Supporting Native Students Beyond Tuition Waivers Although NATAP answered one of the requests the Native American Institute was receiving from tribes to make MSU more accessible and affordable for Native students, this is just a first step. “We

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Why HBCUs Are Ideal Partners for Advancing Early Childhood Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With the reinstatement of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students in July 2023, approximately 760,000 incarcerated people can have college dreams. We urge all colleges and universities to heed that call and join leaders including Education Trust , the National College Access Network , and others to move the basic needs field forward.

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With Pell Grants Expanding to the Incarcerated, Experts Say Prisons Need To be Less Restrictive of Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. In the prisons where I work, they’re limited to no more than 10 books total,” she said.

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