Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

In 1988, de los Santos and Richardson co-authored the article, “10 Principles for Good Institution Practice in Removing Race/Ethnicity as a Factor in College Completion” for the Educational Record. He was an advocate for practices that removed barriers and also facilitated completion.” He never excluded anyone.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

JANUARY 12, 2024

“Study findings suggest no difference in the likelihood of graduating from four-year institutions between nontraditional-aged or first-generation community college transfer students and their counterparts.” Inside Higher Education Article Transfer Resources Attend the 2024 COTA Conference!

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COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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. Seventy-two and a half percent of the students in the program are first-generation college students and 75% are Pell grant eligible.

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COE

JULY 25, 2023

Growing up around family members who worked in TRIO, a federal program that provides student support resources to first-generation and low-income students and students with disabilities, he modeled the program after Upward Bound. ” appeared first on Council for Opportunity in Education.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

Beyond first-generation college students and low-income student-specific issues, the students tackled other polarizing topics through a mock congress, from book bans and religion in school to social media and climate change. . It’s too expensive to fly for my family, but I could finally do that.” 

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COE

MAY 16, 2023

.” During her first year of college in Boston, she said she felt like a fish out of water surrounded by privileged students but found solace in her support from Upward Bound, the FUTURES program, and other programs that facilitated college visits and scholarships. Faces of TRIO Collette Yellow Robe: From academic probation to Ph.D

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