Counselors' Corner

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we return to our students, and during a time when the world is focused on goal setting, what better time to look at our profession and consider the big-picture changes that would improve college access. Without them, the conversation with the students goes nowhere.

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Close the Gap Foundation

JUNE 15, 2022

The Fellowship leverages project-based learning, structured mentorship, and tailored workshops to help rising 11th and 12th-grade students recognize and embrace their potential through the planning, executing, and presenting a social impact project to better their communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

They encouraged postsecondary institutions to increase supports for low-income students, and to build more opportunities for students to access and succeed in college-level courses earlier through methods like early college high schools or dual-credit opportunities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A school might be offering access to a great many low-income students, but not graduating many of them. Establishing an environment that’s friendly to low-income students of various stripes will lead them to attend, at which point programs to help them can be established. Or vice-versa.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Shanna Smith Jaggars, assistant vice provost and director of the Student Success Research Lab at the Ohio State University, studies have shown that online learners make strategic choices about which courses to take virtually, typically saving more challenging ones for in-person, where accessing support might be easier.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

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. How HSIs Promote Upward Mobility.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

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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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Through deliberate, intentional efforts to bring in students from traditionally underserved populations, WVC’s dual enrollment programs are not only building opportunity and access but impacting enrollment as well. But dual enrollment doesn’t just offer larger enrollment numbers.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JANUARY 9, 2024

New Mexico and Arizona Free College Programs Comparison Free College Programs Can Increase Students’ Return on Investment Free college programs can play a pivotal role in reshaping access, affordability, and value in higher education.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) UCSD’s financial aid office assists students through grants, loans, and scholarship resources, with an emphasis on supporting low-income students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The late “soft launch” took place but several technical issues and limited windows of accessibility – the latter issue was addressed by Jan. While institutions may invite students to work with them after the deadline, "it is daunting to navigate the complexities of financial aid," she said. 30 instead of the usual Oct.

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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. He represents the best of those who were about access, courage, and tenacity,” he added.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and Columbia University’s Community College Research Center will be collaborating to produce two publications in support of ultimately improving transfer student outcomes, particularly for students of color and low-income students.

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NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Data included in the analysis are for dependent students attending public and private not-for-profit four-year institutions. College Access Challenges Students of color and those from low-income families face a range of financial and academic barriers to college access. Department of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

We've found a misaligned perception between how campus leadership and business leaders view student career outcomes. Ensuring Equitable Access. Career services offices, like higher education more broadly, have struggled with access and opportunity issues for first-generation and low-income students.

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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. And, over 70% of Black and Native American community college students and two-thirds of Latinx students are low-income students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As minoritized individuals and scholars, we must set the record straight on several real ‘issues/problems’ confronting students of color. When denied accessed to needed advanced courses and opportunities, students underachieve , and the Black-white achievement gaps persist. math, science, English), employability skills (e.g.,

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NACAC's Admitted

JUNE 28, 2023

Prior to the pandemic, NACAC convened a Task Force on Standardized Admission Testing for International and US Students , in response to years’ worth of concerns about inequitable access to admission tests internationally as well as inequitable effects of admission tests domestically.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

It also involves exposing students to experiences relevant to this rapidly evolving world, so they are career ready. Another core initiative of the presidency is making sure that NJIT is accessible to students of all backgrounds, including low-income students, and fostering a welcoming and inclusive campus community.

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NACAC's Admitted

JUNE 28, 2023

Prior to the pandemic, NACAC convened a Task Force on Standardized Admission Testing for International and US Students , in response to years’ worth of concerns about inequitable access to admission tests internationally as well as inequitable effects of admission tests domestically.

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

We aim to demystify the graduate school application process, particularly for first-generation black, indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC, nontraditional, and low-income students who often lack access to essential resources. Graduate school isn’t for everyone, as Yvette often reminds her clients.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Leveraging strong data-driven tools to help advisors guide students. MAAPS demonstrated the value of an accessible, coordinated approach to advising. By developing detailed degree maps for hundreds of majors, the participating universities uncovered a wealth of information about why students were struggling to reach the finish line.

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Close the Gap Foundation

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

” — Glen Smith, high school teacher in Columbia, Maryland As an essential part of Close the Gap Foundation’s programming serving first-generation, low-income (FGLI) students, the team is building a community of partners to bring the advantages of a diverse and influential network to those least likely to have access.

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COE

JANUARY 17, 2023

And as we continued to extract the possible from the impossible, this year taught us that our students can change the world. Read how COE worked to advance college access and success for first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities and serve TRIO programs nationwide in 2022.

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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.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

. “We’re excited to support this exploration by The Pell Institute to understand what additional career development capacities TRIO programs might be able to offer to complement institutional efforts, with the goal of reaching and serving more learners from low-income backgrounds during their critical transition from college to career.”

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Visa process, international students may not actually have the necessary paperwork to arrive when planned, despite their enrollment or deposit activity. As for students who didn’t file their FAFSA, many of these students may be first-generation or low-income students who need more support to make it to the first day of classes.

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COE

MARCH 10, 2023

President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget March 10, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones The proposed increase will help put many first-generation, low-income students on the path to college access, success, and the American Dream. McNair and Perseverance Blog Ronald E.

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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. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. There is also a family resource center that supports undocumented students.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

One hundred and thirty-nine high school TRIO students from across the country participated in the National Student Leadership Congress (NSLC) this year in Washington, D.C., The beginning of the program was an expected geographic and culture shock for students, especially those who grew up with a rural background, Santana said.

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COE

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In this Year in Review, read how COE worked to advance college access and success for first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities and serve TRIO programs nationwide in 2023. Classes focus on solving global issues and connecting the public and private sectors.

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Close the Gap Foundation

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

A responsibility that for Nina, a first-generation, low-income student herself, is personal. While students are encouraged to lean on the broader network of adults, it is their mentor who facilitates their project-based learning experience.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 3, 2023

Within the next few months, the Court will weigh in on President Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan * and on race-conscious college admissions. While neither case deals directly with scholarships or financial aid, both could have significant effects on college costs and accessibility in the future. (*The

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Close the Gap Foundation

APRIL 23, 2023

For students who are the first in their families to go to college and face financial challenges, these challenges can be especially difficult. It's so important to have access to the right information and resources that can help you overcome these hurdles and achieve your goals.

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