Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2025

There are plenty of how-to books and articles about picking yourself up after a job loss, but we rarely discuss the pain of losing our workspace and the daily routines we once shared with colleagues. We must acknowledge how all the labor and passion that we pour into our work can be taken for granted by presidents and CEOs.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These types of Native American tuition waivers or programs are a great step, particularly for our state institutions and land grant institutions, to recognize their foundation and history that is often based on the dispossession of land for Indigenous people and tribal nations,” says Shotton in an interview with Diverse.

Students

Patter by Pat Thomson

JULY 29, 2025

His book examines how students develop written identities in academic settings and the complex relationship between language, power, and social class in educational settings. I found it interesting- well, I always like to read what writing teachers do – and it’d be a helpful book to get your university library to order.

Instruction

College Planners of America

APRIL 29, 2025

Use of Funds : Funds can pay for tuition, fees, books, equipment, or room and board. housing, books). Scholarships and Grants: Research and apply for scholarships or grants to supplement savings and reduce college costs. Beneficiary: The beneficiary is a minor child, which can be changed at any time.

Scholarship

Patter by Pat Thomson

APRIL 7, 2025

Maybe research partners cant be bothered with going through some of the writing practices that researchers take for granted for example a trawl of the literatures. And some time later I co-edited a book series which was largely written by teachers. It was our job. I was dubious about this. Thirty of them.

Communication

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 21, 2025

He referenced multiple peer-reviewed studies published in respected academic journals and books from university presses that document positive effects for all students, including white male collegians. million students, which does not show high rates of white male respondents reporting routine experiences with racial discrimination.

Curriculum

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 7, 2025

Colleges have different deadlines, scholarships come with various eligibility criteria, and grants can require some paperwork that takes time to gather. Plus, financial aid doesnt just help pay for tuitionit can cover things like books, housing, and meal plans. What is Financial Aid? These are often based on financial need.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Prioritize essential expenses like tuition, books, and housing, while adjusting discretionary spending if possible. Understand Your Financial Aid Package Review your award letter carefully to ensure you’re fully understanding whats offeredscholarships, grants, loans, and work-study opportunities. Reassess your budget.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

She explained that the contentious public discourse around topics like critical race theory, "woke" ideologies, and book bans have created a chilling effect, leading many educators to self-censor. Those actions could strip schools of federal grant funding if their accreditation is removed under such a process.

Higher education

The College Pod

JUNE 21, 2025

Use it together, and teach your student how to estimate what your family will actually pay after scholarships and grants. Travel, lab fees, books, health insurance, and meal plans can add up quickly, especially at out-of-state schools. >>RELATED: Every college has a net price calculator on its website.

Scholarship

COE

MAY 2, 2025

TRIO is the insurance policy for the Pell Grant, said Maureen Hoyler, COE Senior Advisor and past president. TRIO Student Support Services, in particular, raises completion rates for Pell Grant recipients and ensures our federal investment results in degrees, not dropouts.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2025

Among the most significant proposals is a change to Pell Grant eligibility requirements. Students would need to take 30 credit hours per academic yearapproximately 15 hours per semesterto receive the full grant, up from the current 12-hour requirement.

Low income student

The College Pod

JUNE 8, 2024

Financial Need is calculated by subtracting your SAI from the college's Cost of Attendance (COA), which includes tuition, fees, room and board, books, supplies, and other expenses. Some colleges will meet 100% of this financial need with grants and scholarships. SAI from -1500 to 0 : This range still qualifies for the full Pell Grant.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2025

“Center women’s labor here.” — margin note in Mary McLeod Bethune’s lesson book, ca. Black women faculty advise twice the number of first-gen students, chair diversity committees, and cover the costs of food, books, childcare, and more so vulnerable students have a fair shot at success—tasks rarely logged in tenure dossiers.

Advising

The College Pod

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Some think they make too much money, while others believe their student won’t be eligible for grants. Many Colleges Require the FAFSA for Merit Scholarships You might already know that the FAFSA determines need-based aid, like Pell Grants or federal work-study. And the best loan options come from the federal government.

Financial aid

COE

JULY 9, 2025

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In October, State University of New York (SUNY) announced the Top 10% Promise Program, a direct admissions program that automatically grants acceptance to at least one SUNY institution for graduating high school seniors whose GPAs are in the top 10% of their class and meet specific academic readiness criteria.

Mental health

COE

JULY 24, 2025

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

First generation

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Before you start booking college visits, its important to define your priorities. While youre on campus, ask about financial aid options and any merit-based scholarships or grants that could help offset costs. What do you want in a school? What are the most important factors for you in a college? Did you feel welcomed?

Financial aid

The College Pod

MAY 4, 2024

It includes tuition and other things like housing, food, books, transportation, and personal expenses. Books and Supplies: Your child will need textbooks, notebooks, pens, and other supplies for their classes. The "net price" is what families typically pay after taking into account scholarships and grants.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2025

The book offered a profound reflection on race, education, and personal transformation in American academia. His memoir, Autobiography of an Ex-White Man: Learning a New Master Narrative for America , published in 2005, chronicled his transformative journey and intellectual evolution while teaching in the W.E.B.

Teaching

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JUNE 2, 2025

Make sure that youre balancing financial aid options (grants, loans, work-study), merit scholarships, and 529 plans. You can also have your student consider using the funds to put towards expenses like books or housing. How to Pay: Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Savings College isnt cheap.

Financial aid

COE

JUNE 3, 2025

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

First generation

COE

JUNE 11, 2025

One of us is a Latina Pell Grant recipient who has spent the past two years visiting more than 80 colleges and universities across the country, speaking directly with first-generation and low-income students. Congress must act to protect TRIO and reaffirm America’s promise: that where you begin in life should not determine where you end up.

First generation

COE

JULY 8, 2025

Collins says she helped secure Upward Bound funding for Maine Massachusetts: Trump cuts would devastate community colleges, undermining lower-income students striving to better their lives Massachusetts: Programs to support N.H.s Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

First generation

COE

JULY 10, 2025

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

Education

COE

JULY 15, 2025

Supported by a grant from ECMC Foundation, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) today announced the COE Award for Institutional Effectiveness , a $10,000 prize recognizing three community colleges that have embedded TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) strategies across their campuses to advance student success. WASHINGTON, D.C.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2025

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the decision, citing "quite concerning things that she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children."

Humanities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2025

Naval Academy recently banned hundreds of books in its librarymany of which focus on race, gender, identity and democracy (while keeping Hitlers Mein Kampf on the shelves). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) followed suit by suing the Department of Energy for cuts to federal research grants.

Low income student

Cal Newport

MAY 26, 2025

A big part of the answer, I’m convinced, is a key idea from my book, ​ Slow Productivity ​ : workload management. Most knowledge workers are granted substantial autonomy to control their workload. How is it possible that working notably fewer hours doesn’t reduce the overall value that you produce? So why is everyone always so busy?

Scheduling

Patter by Pat Thomson

JULY 2, 2025

We want to get further through the pile of papers and books that sit temptingly on our desks, shelves and in online files. I’ve been wondering if we take the fact of unread papers and books too much for granted. And at the end of term, do we share our must-read academic books or compile a shared list to read over summer?

Humanities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2023

When Congress voted in December 2020 to restore Pell Grants for incarcerated Americans after a 26-year ban, advocates hailed the move as an opportunity for 760,000 people in prison to achieve a better life through education. In the prisons where I work, they’re limited to no more than 10 books total,” she said.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Emily Bouck is actively involved in grant writing and leads such funded programs. Bouck is published in over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and has authored six books and over 30 book chapters. She examines such technological approaches as virtual manipulatives and the virtual manipulative-based instructional sequences.

Mathematics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

Lower SAI numbers will lead to a greater number of students being eligible for Pell Grants. SHEEO calculated that almost 43% of the students in their data who were originally ineligible for Pell Grants would now qualify, an increase of over two million students. all covered by your Pell Grant.” At least 7.8%

FAFSA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Award letters have really not done a great job of distinguishing between grants and loans, sometimes intentionally.” The GAO estimated that 41% of colleges don’t include a net price and that 50% understate it, often by excluding key costs such as books and including aid that must be repaid, like loans.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sol Gittleman has penned a must-read book for anyone with a vested interest in the past, present, and future of American academia. Along the way, he touches on the Black land grant institutions authorized in 1890 by the Second Morrill Act.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2024

DeCuir-Gunby has published four books, including Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Education [Routledge, 2016] and Understanding Critical Race Research Methods and Methodologies [Routledge, 2019]. More than $4 million in National Science Foundation grants have funded her work.

Equity