Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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By focusing on employer needs, we have launched eight bachelors degrees in crucial areas including nursing, education, information technology, and public safety administration. Today, 61 percent of students entering our baccalaureate programs are first-generation and 41 percent are new to the community college system.

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JUNE 23, 2025

A first-generation college student from Shuqualak, Mississippi, Mosley earned his Ed.D at the University of Georgia in higher education administration and his D.D. Albert Mosley Albert Mosley has been named the 8th president of Bethune-Cookman University. Doctor of Divinity) from Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2025

When I was a freshman in Lee Hall, I never thought in my wildest dreams as a low-income person, first-generation college student, Black woman, that I would years later become a faculty member on the campus.

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JULY 2, 2025

 It combines valuable student interview data with administrative data, including FAFSA data that’s only available from the federal government.  Here are three examples of how NPSAS data provide unique and important insights about federal policy and spurred changes to increase student access to financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2025

In its 2021 report HBCUs Transforming Generations: Social Mobility Outcomes for HBCU Alumni , UNCF, (the United Negro College Fund) detailed the Move into Middle Class+ mobility rate and its efficiency as a measure of social mobility for Black students at HBCUs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The foundation emphasizes the need to focus on both recent high school graduates and adult learners returning to education.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

One example of achieving this is using AI to increase administrative automation of functions like live chat features on your college website with chatbot integrations like what we use at the Community College of Aurora. Remarkably, of those attending, 32% of all community college attendees are first-generation college students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Of them, 2,718 were first-generation college students. There are 11 federally recognized American Indian tribes in Minnesota. Among the requirements for some Native American specific scholarships are uploading tribal I.D. annually, getting a signed form from the tribe proving descendancy, community service and an essay requirement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

In its 2021 report HBCUs Transforming Generations: Social Mobility Outcomes for HBCU Alumni , the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) detailed the Move into Middle Class+ mobility rate and its efficiency as a measure of social mobility for Black students at HBCUs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. All faculty and administrator searches must have a DEI advocate who completes specialized training. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Those lectures became a fundamental first step into his career in higher education, and in 2008, he became special assistant to the director of the TRIO programs at GSU, a series of federally funded programs that assist low-income, first-generation, or otherwise minoritized students attend and graduate college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

I began teaching College Success courses to first generation, low income, multicultural students. My transition into administration was an act of resistance and liberation. I remember searchingto no availfor a textbook that contextualized the lived experiences of my students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. HBCUs have always been innovating for generations. They're educating first-generation college students and turning them into global leaders that's innovation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

Currently serving as Provost and Executive Vice President at Paine College, Wilks has previously held senior administrative positions at Wilberforce University, Edward Waters University, and Coppin State University. "Dr. Zion Church." in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

For underrepresented groups such as first-generation college students, students of color, LGBTQIA+ students, and those from low-income backgrounds additional pressures and other factors like stigma or lack of awareness, often compound these challenges and cause students to hold back from seeking the care and support they need to thrive.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2025

In 2022, Lavariega Monforti participated in a Diverse sponsored webinar titled, "Survival Strategies for BIPOC Higher Ed Administrators." During her interim tenure, Lavariega Monforti led several key initiatives, including implementation of the university's Academic Master Plan and successful reaffirmation of its WSCUC accreditation.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Juky Chen The City College of New York Project: DreaMHealth: Elevating the Voices of Undocumented Students Juky Chen is a junior at The City College of New York, majoring in Business Administration. pursuing a Bachelors degree in Psychology with minors in Business Administration and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2025

A first-generation college student raised in rural Wyoming,Tromp brings nearly 30 years of experience in higher education. Her administrative experience includes serving as campus provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of California at Santa Cruz and vice provost and dean at Arizona State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

They have generated leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, groundbreaking artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and activists who shaped the Black experience and the fabric of American society. That said, VP Harris has been an influential and successful voice for HBCUs in the Biden Administration.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MARCH 10, 2025

The recent cancellation of critical postsecondary studies conducted by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) will have dire effects on our understanding of the realities of todays college students especially those who are veterans, parents, working, or first-generation. No other sources are as robust in this regard.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Juky Chen The City College of New York Project: DreaMHealth: Elevating the Voices of Undocumented Students Juky Chen is a junior at The City College of New York, majoring in Business Administration. pursuing a Bachelors degree in Psychology with minors in Business Administration and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Department ofEducation to the Small Business Administration (SBA)an agency that, on same day, announced it would be cutting its staff bynearly half. Department of Education, President Trump has, more recently, spoken about his desireto transfer the $1.6 trillionfederal student loan portfoliofrom the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 5, 2025

Similar patterns emerged for students identifying as genderqueer, gender nonconforming, first-generation, and student parents. Black, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, multiracial, and Latino/a/x students experienced higher rates of basic needs insecurity compared to white and Asian peers.

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MARCH 18, 2025

Nicole Pulliam In my first year as a faculty member, I was the shiny new object. As a woman of color, a first-generation college graduate, and someone raised in a limited-income home, I was celebrated for bringing fresh perspectives and ideas. Jackson in Its Not Impostor Syndrome When Youre Black and a Woman.

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JUNE 18, 2025

to learn about instructional methods and administrative strategies to support Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and other diverse student groups. As she continued, we applauded as the college administrator spoke with conviction about her unwavering commitment to advocating for diversity. The administrator discussed how the protests in L.A.,

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JANUARY 15, 2025

It would really impact our underserved communities, low-income students, and first-generation college students, she said. Lynn warned that the U.S. is moving toward an "authoritarian regime" that redistributes wealth to the most privileged, undermining the promise of the American Dream.

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MAY 2, 2025

Hamm President Trumps newly released 2026 budget proposes the complete elimination of the Federal TRIO Programs, which have helped millions of low-income, first-generation students – including veterans, adult learners, and students with disabilities – succeed in higher education for over 60 years. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This is not just a critique of the current administrations cabinet selectionsits a vivid reminder of what scholar Anthony Abraham Jack often says: it's not just what you know or who you know, but who knows you and how well they do. This is especially critical for the many first-generation college students who call our campuses home.

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JUNE 3, 2025

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. this summer.

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JUNE 11, 2025

Despite decades of proven success in expanding college access and economic mobility for low-income and first-generation students, the federal TRIO programs now face elimination in the President’s budget—prompting over 10,000 alumni to urge Congress to protect this vital engine of opportunity. this summer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

According to the March 20 resolution, the directive impacts numerous operational areas including admissions, hiring, promotion, compensation, financial aid, scholarships, administrative support, discipline, and graduation ceremonies. Meanwhile, Republican legislators have applauded the board's decision.

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Hamm The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 “skinny” budget proposes eliminating all $1.2 billion in federal TRIO funding—citing concerns over performance measures and accountability—even as TRIO programs currently serve roughly 870,000 low-income, first-generation, and disabled students nationwide (about 17,500 in Colorado).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

His visionary AccessUVA program dramatically expanded financial aid, opening doors for first-generation and low-income students who previously could not have considered attending the prestigious institution. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1943, Casteen's journey in higher education began as a first-generation college student at UVA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Morrill Scholarship has historically been awarded to students committed to diversity-based leadership, while the Young Scholars Program serves first-generation, low-income underrepresented students. Carter assured that current student scholarships and financial aid will not be affected by these changes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2025

The consolidation comes amid ongoing pressure from the Trump administration, which has demanded Harvard eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programming as a condition for restoring billions in federal research funding that was frozen in April.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

As a first-generation college graduate and the first-ever female, Hispanic president of St. We are fully committed to first-generation students, but commitment is just the start. In addition to our CAMP scholars, the number of first-generation students at St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Sachelle Ford became the first director of the DukeLIFE program at Duke University in January 2020, she brought with her the experience of being a first-generation college student. The office offers academic and financial support, faculty and resource connections, and peer mentorship. said Sachelle Ford.

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