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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. But, she added, the increase might not be as helpful in getting more students from low-income backgrounds to enroll in college for the first time.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. Individuals committed to community colleges and the vital role they play in American higher education continue to advocate for the students and the institutions that serve them.

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The Equity Imperative ?of the Place-Bound Student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The ACE Report details what has become the useful identification of education deserts — defined as geographical locations where there are no colleges or universities in the vicinity or one community college is the only public broad-access institution in the area. Roughly 6% to 12% of the U.S. Roughly 6% to 12% of the U.S.

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Doing More with Less: HSIs and the Recipe for Upward Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice at Rutgers University. Dr. Ben Rayder, executive director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Major Awards at UH, said his office works with low-income students to remove barriers they may encounter as they become researchers.

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Admissions After the Supreme Court Ruling: Understanding Inequality in Extracurricular Activities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a unique move, Lafayette College announced that they would only consider up to six extracurricular activities , versus the maximum of ten that the Common Application allows students to list. These students often have less opportunity to try (and pay for) extracurriculars. When they are able to join, they often excel.

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HBCUs: Beacons of Opportunity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams They continue to be essential beacons of higher education for the talented students who attend them. Not only do HBCUs enroll twice as many first-generation, low-income students, but they also outperform peer institutions in improving the economic standing of their students.

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. from the Community College Leadership Program. Roueche, executive director, John E.