Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

I think it’s because I’m a first-generation student from a low-income area,” said the master’s candidate in educational leadership at the California State University, Fullerton College of Education. “I Terrell Foundation that aims to help minoritized students develop into scholar-practitioners, administrators who can also do research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

PCC’s Community Excellence Grants program allows faculty, staff, and students to propose ideas in service of the school, its diverse campus, and its nearby communities. According to the college, the internal grant awards total approximately $1 million a year. PCC is a place where we have a lot of creative thinking,” Boekelheide says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Thirteen positions, 15 administrative appointments for faculty, the chief diversity officer role, and DEI contracts with outside vendors — ALL GONE. The same campus that recruited, supported, and welcomed me as a first-generation college student in the 1990s would likely be ill-equipped to do the same today. Dr. Susan D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Institutions that receive HSI designation are then eligible to apply for various federal grants in support of their programming. For students that happen to be first-generation as well as Hispanic, they need assistance and coaching on the admissions process,” Bias said. She notes it helps build community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Interim Provost Dr. Rani Roy says the school has already applied for two HSI grants and will find out in October whether they’ve been accepted. Delgado is himself a child of immigrants and a first-generation college-goer. But being an HSI isn’t “just about passing the 25% threshold — it’s about intentionality,” says Roy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. The University of Arizona is the first four-year public institution in the state to be federally recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). I'm a first-generation student. Through and through. Dr. Ruth M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

The plan is expected to increase PHEAA grants for all students by $1,000. The Shapiro Administration plans to establish a predictable, performance-based funding formula that rewards public and state-related colleges and universities for achieving outcomes that benefit the Commonwealth.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

noted they received unfair treatment from school administrators. There was also a standing committee on LGBTQ student needs that the student affairs office had, which did as much as they could within the confines of the administration,” he says. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. Natacha DePaola, professor of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Tech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

Students were paid a $15 per hour stipend for their training, and CHCP covered any gaps with grant money. Eight were first-generation, and eight were students of color. The students in the cohort were largely non-traditional and reflective of the new majority learner. Nine of them were female, and nine were over 25.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. I stepped out of a tenure-track role and into an administrative position, where I could create programs to help students be successful.”

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COE

JULY 9, 2024

The internship aligned perfectly with my academic and career goals in public administration and education policy. LEARN MORE A typical day as a congressional intern involved attending hearings, markups, and briefings, conducting legislative research, drafting memos and constituent correspondence, and assisting with administrative duties.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Form a Powerful Guiding Coalition Dr. King assembled a diverse and powerful coalition of individuals from various departments and disciplines, including academic staff, faculty, administrators, and students, all working together towards a common goal—improving retention and graduation rates for minoritized students.

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

Sharp cuts in state and federal funding, especially after the 2008 recession, led to a need to bring in more tuition revenue, and competition for enrollment has led schools to spend more on administration, services and amenities. The good news is that some states are beginning to reinvest in higher education.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It was the first AP course for almost a third (29 percent) of the test-takers. When asked to specify which practices make campuses welcoming for low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities, all panelists spoke about the importance of elevating students’ voices. this summer.

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I paid for college at my dream school (a small liberal arts college) through student loans, financial aid grants, a tiny amount from family, work-study jobs, and a scholarship or two, desperately patched together to make everything add up so I could afford to keep going to school year after year. I didn’t know of one. looks like right now.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We believe that sharing the best templates, tools, resources, and materials will make innovation adoption easier and faster for thousands of student success administrators. We're excited to see the Lab support our member campuses. To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

She spoke about how she went from avoiding to embracing administrative leadership, the pandemic's lessons about collaboration and community, and her view of what it will take to reenergize higher ed. I prefer to talk about leadership rather than administration, because administration connotes bureaucracy. We can't escape that.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

José Martí Scholarship Challenge Grant Fund. José Martí Scholarship Challenge Grant Fund Focus: Florida residents. Priority is given to students who have demonstrated financial need or are first-generation students. Haz La U Program Focus: General. Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards Focus: General.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

We believe that sharing the best templates, tools, resources, and materials will make innovation adoption easier and faster for thousands of student success administrators. We're excited to see the Lab support our member campuses. To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list.

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Among first-generation college students and those in underrepresented groups, students earning a CLEP score of 50 or higher on exams have significantly higher retention and graduation rates than other students. However, each college that accepts CLEP exams sets its own minimum exam scores for granting credit hours.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For those of you who haven't heard of College Greenlight, the simplest way to describe it is that we're a network of partners dedicated to supporting first generation, lower income and historically underserved students on their path to and through higher education. Sort of more focused on a neighborhood or something like that.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Many companies — from small businesses to major corporations — offer scholarships and grants to college students. Fontana Transport, a family-owned company, issues scholarships to first-generation high school seniors. You can find a credit union near you with the National Credit Union Administration’s credit union locator tool.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

And that harmful and tangible racism continues today, as the Biden administration has calculated that historically Black land-grant universities in Tennessee and 15 other states have been cheated out of $12.6 Dr. Wes Bellamy is an associate professor of political science and public administration at Virginia State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 20, 2023

Daniel Collier, assistant professor of higher and adult education in the department of leadership at the University of Memphis Collier described the changes as “an absolute win” for stopped out students, many of whom are first-generation and/or minoritized. Collier also thought that the complexity of the plan was also a problem.

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COE

OCTOBER 30, 2023

National First-Generation College Celebration Honors First-Generation Student and Alumni Accomplishments on November 8 October 30, 2023 — by Terrance L. Hamm Seventh annual celebration to highlight first-generation corporate leaders in virtual event on Thursday, November 2 and Wednesday, November 8.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

In terms of day-to-day administration, Crazy Bull points to teamwork. “I The American Indian College Fund is the nation’s largest charity supporting Native higher education and has distributed more than $259 million in scholarships and grants for programs and services since it was founded in 1989. The value of teamwork Dr. Antonio R.

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COE

MARCH 10, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes 9% Increase for TRIO in FY24 March 10, 2023 — by Maureen Hoyler This proposal asks Congress to provide a $107 million (or 9%) funding increase for TRIO, for a total proposed appropriation of $1.3 billion in FY24. billion in FY24. million, respectively. million, respectively.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2022

Although he returned to the private sector after his tenure in the Obama Administration, Secretary Duncan generously shared his views on the need for institutions to support student success, the need for government to encourage institutions in this effort, and the urgency for moving ahead with these initiatives. Secretary of Education.

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COE

AUGUST 1, 2024

The COE annual conference brings together educators, administrators, and advocates dedicated to increasing college access and success for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. With Matthew A.

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COE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Hamm Discover how the IIE Center for Access and Equity’s partnership with COE is revolutionizing study abroad opportunities for low-income, first-generation, and disabled students. Jones remarked, “For over 20 years, COE has provided pathways for low-income, first-generation students to participate in study abroad programs.

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COE

MARCH 11, 2024

Due to the budget limits outlined in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (the debt limit deal), the Administration requested minimal increases across the government. The Administration also urges Congress to consider increasing the stipends offered in Upward Bound and McNair. (It Department of Education here.)

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COE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

She reminded the audience that the year began on an optimistic note: The Biden Administration requested a funding increase for TRIO of $107 million in FY 2024. Despite a few headwinds this year, COE and the TRIO movement are as strong as ever. That is the message that Kimberly Jones conveyed during the COE Update at the annual conference.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

Speaking at a National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators ( NASFAA ) conference in February, Melanie Storey, Director of the ED’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), said that, in order to assure compliance with the Act, the ED will not be able to launch the FAFSA as usual on October 1 of this year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2022

One such compromise involved the Pell Grant, which President Biden had proposed increasing by over $2,000, part of a plan to double the maximum award by 2029. People should feel good that the Pell Grant is increasing as much as it is,” said Dr. According to Gasman, the emphasis on MSIs is a relatively recent development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 14, 2024

Smith, assistant professor of higher education administration at Auburn University, heard that President Joseph R. Biden would be speaking at Morehouse College’s commencement on Sunday, he said his first thought was: “Uh oh — this is going to be interesting.” Of the class of 2024, almost one third are first-generation graduates.

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