Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Most of Compton's Black students are first-generation and from households where the adults are paid low wages. It means the institution changes how we develop faculty and advise students – where all 6,662 Compton college students benefit. Compton is an unabashedly proud Black-serving institution. What do I mean by Black-serving?

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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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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Proactive Advising. Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. MAAPS demonstrated the value of an accessible, coordinated approach to advising. College to Career.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

Within the context of TRIO programs, this research will focus on identifying institutional assets and barriers affecting first-generation and low-income learners’ career growth and developing an evidence-based theoretical model toward increasing awareness about institutional capacity.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

Dr. Renick recently joined our panel discussion on the future of academic advising , hosted by the UIA and The Chronicle of Higher Education , during which he spoke about how academic advising has changed from a casual add-on to a necessary support for a very different generation of students. Thu, 08/11/2022 - 06:00.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JANUARY 26, 2023

danielle Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:35 Image Blog Post Higher Ed Leadership University Innovation Lab 3minutes Are you feeling siloed, stuck, or overwhelmed in your efforts to better serve first-generation, low income, and students of color? It can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to even figure out where to start. We can help.

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Scholarship America

AUGUST 8, 2023

Based in Minnesota, Wallin Education Partners provides the financial aid, advising and access scholars need to rise. Students, especially first-generation college students, often need more than just the financial support throughout their college journey.

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Student Research Foundation

AUGUST 7, 2024

Reputable advising companies like CollegeAdvisor have helped thousands of students apply and get into top colleges nationwide. Finally, we’ll discuss what to look for when exploring the world of college advising and how to know if it is worth it. Essay review is the cornerstone of any great advising company. Ready to learn more?

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

3 recommendations to make your admissions practices more equitable My previous enrollment leadership roles spanned admissions, financial aid, and advising, so I understand all too well how each phase of a student’s educational journey is impacted by policies in each of these offices. If no, why not?

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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. Or a counselor to say, "Hey, what should I do about college advising?",

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

How UWM addressed financial gaps that pose large barriers to student success Case Study: Paving the Path to Equity through Completion Grants and Hold Reform Like many other institutions, leaders at UWM realized that financial barriers often hindered the progress of first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented minority students.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As covered in Inside Higher Ed : “One particularly troubling enrollment trend exacerbated by the pandemic … is the decline of underrepresented groups—specifically Black, first-generation and low-income students. In short, money is important—but making sure students know there’s money is equally important.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 12, 2024

Inside Student Success Innovation While Dr. Burns prefers sharing the UIA’s vision and work rather than her personal journey, she explained how her experiences helped inform the Alliance’s goals: “A lot of first-generation and low-income students get bad advice. Mine was that was if I was good at something, I would go to college.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 9, 2024

Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline A Conversation With Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven Elana Thu, 08/15/2024 - 18:01 Image College to Career First Generation Weekly Wisdom Braven is an inspiring organization: a nonprofit that partners with higher education institutions to guide their graduates into the workforce.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 7, 2024

For the past decade, she has advised university presidents, system chancellors, and state and federal policy leaders on strategies to expand access to higher education, address costs, and promote completion for students of all backgrounds.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Initially unfamiliar with the world of higher ed, President Stokes admitted that her leadership trajectory was unexpected: “I'm a first-generation student. A first-generation college graduate, she earned her B.A. My parents had high school degrees but didn't talk much about college.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

We asked Chancellor Larive her thoughts about keeping people engaged, focused on what they have to do today, and hopeful about what's ahead, and she spoke about the transformational power of higher education: "Higher education changed my life from a low-income, first-generation college student. We do that every day at universities.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

So I'm curious what it looked like as you were working with your board of directors and other key stakeholders to convince them that launching a program of this magnitude was not only possible but advisable. We know that a lot of our students, well, a lot of them are first generation, a lot of them are Pell eligible.

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EAB

AUGUST 8, 2023

A current Michigan student joins the discussion toward the end to share his journey as an aspiring first-generation college student and the impact that the fly-in weekend had on him. We have our financial aid partners that come and talk to parents as well. Speaker 1: Hello.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2022

Partnership and Policy for Academic Advising. On May 26, 2022, in connection with a panel discussion about the future of academic advising , we were honored to speak with Arne Duncan, the former U.S. He assured us that the program was just a first step toward what still needs to be done. First in the World Award.

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EAB

AUGUST 29, 2023

They're actually super dependent on what other people think and how other people are advising them, and of course their parents and family supporters are their most trusted advisors. And in state, out-of-state, first generation or not, men, women, all of that. But I have come to appreciate that. So I think there's that.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

Gerardo de los Santos noted that when his father was vice chancellor at the Maricopa Community College system, he made it a point that the schools had access to foundations and funders supportive of first-generation and low-income students, building pathways in higher education. “It

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EAB

MAY 9, 2023

Reporter Jon Marcus explores threats to community colleges like under investments in advising and block transfer pathways that have existed for over a decade. 29% of them are first-generation, 40% of all the black students in college in America go to community college, half of all the Hispanic students.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

This will adversely affect the college plans of students planning to apply in the 2023-24 admissions cycle as well as students who need to re-apply for Federal aid each year. Advocacy groups first became concerned about a delay earlier this year when the ED declined to commit to the usual availability date for the FAFSA of October 1.

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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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