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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students

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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? Educators and mentors must recognize these students’ value to academia and provide tailored support to address their specific needs.

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Maintaining Inclusive Campuses After Affirmative Action: Educators Discuss Pathways Forward 

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Minter noted that students can play a vital role in their education and that of their peers. It doesn’t have to all be done by us [faculty or administrators].” She said programs such as “near-peer” mentoring are powerful. “It Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry as Keynote for its Annual Conference in New York City 

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Education has played a crucial role in my journey, and I am honored to support an organization that champions access and success for all students.” With Matthew A. Cherry’s keynote address, this year’s conference promises to be an unforgettable event filled with inspiration and actionable insights.

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More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs

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The Trump Administrations claim that access is no longer an obstacle for low-income students is flatly contradicted by data and by the lived experience of more than 6 million TRIO alumni. More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs June 3, 2025 by Terrance L.

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Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students

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According to the Pell Institute, students from the highest income quartile are still nearly five times more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree by age 24 than students from the lowest quartile. She served as White House Deputy Director of Hispanic Media in the Obama Administration.

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Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs 

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This proposal is a direct attack on students who dare to dream of college in the face of adversity, said Kimberly Jones , President of the Council for Opportunity in Education. The Trump Administration’s budget proposal claims that access to college is not the obstacle it was for students of limited means.

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