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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are financial support programs, including emergency grants, technology loaner programs and device voucher support, which provide students with necessary in-time financial support. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. The grant is a California Student Aid Commission program.”

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Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

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million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. Radford received its hoped-for amount in the grant, said Trageser, as they carefully calculated what it would cost to hire and keep their student support advocates.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We take a case management approach in that we look at individual students—their high school transcripts, if they had ESL (English as a Second Language) in school, if they self-designate as English language learners, and writing samples that they do to see if they need some language support,” Moreno says. “The This makes it real.”

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds. Edward’s University, a private university in Austin, Texas, enrolls 2,766 undergraduate students, 51% of whom are Latino and 40% are Pell Grant recipients. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino. Edward’s University St.

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4 Ways to Partner with Faculty on Student Success

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They feel empowered to work together with other support staff, such as academic advisors, mentors, and tutors, and connect students with the right resources across campus. Read the Case Study The post 4 Ways to Partner with Faculty on Student Success appeared first on Civitas Learning.

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SUNY Broome Addresses Enrollment Declines with Data-Informed Approaches

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The launch of their 2023-2027 Strategic Enrollment Management Plan prompted SUNY Broome to revitalize its approach, adopting a more unified, case management-oriented model and engaging faculty in the process. However, like many institutions, it faced challenges in boosting enrollment, retention, and completion rates.

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Best Practices for Securing Higher Education Funding to Enhance Student Outcomes

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Common Obstacles to Securing Funding Institutions can face several challenges in the funding process, including: Relying on Previous Sources In todays evolving grant landscape, its important to consider a variety of funding sources, especially as federal grants become more scarce and require complex, time-consuming proposals.