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. Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students. They’re on a journey.

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Retention Mentoring Financial aid Grant 325

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

Currently at Radford, we have a [student] population of 37% Pell-eligible students, and depending on the year, there’s usually 30% to 35% first-generation students as well. In doing that, we have been moving more toward case management models of holistic approach,” said Trageser.

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Low income student Grant Mental health University 279

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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Retention Facilitation Faculty First generation 336

EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

So the rethinking of what we were gonna do really was to think about taking more of a case management approach as we work with students. Let's reach out to Paul and let's go that extra mile to be able to do that case management approach." They're practically rudderless ships going through the ocean.

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Scholarship Retention Case manager Success 64