Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

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.”

Retention

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), made the UO dean’s list and the Pac-12 academic honor roll and was named Academic All-America First Team by the College Sports Communicators.

Community outreach

School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Transparent and Accessible Financial Aid Process: Clear Communication: Provide families with clear and concise information about the financial aid process, including deadlines, required documentation, and eligibility criteria. Key Strategies for Equitable Access and Promoting Diversity 1.

Financial aid

SRI Education

JULY 22, 2025

School state and district leaders utilize a combination of federal, state, and local funding, as well as grants and partnerships, to finance mental health services in schools.

Mental health

Patter by Pat Thomson

APRIL 7, 2025

Researchers have to wrestle with how the shared communication goals of the research can be realised. 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.

Communication

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In particular, you’ll be able to compare grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study – all with the cost of attendance. Whether your parent’s job status shifts or unexpected expenses arise, you’ll have time to adjust your financial aid application and communicate with schools about your circumstances.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 17, 2025

For private schools effectively communicating and highlighting their financial aid offerings is critical. Break down what financial aid entails: scholarships, need-based grants, payment plans, or tuition discounts. Continuously Assess and Adapt: Remember to regularly evaluate your financial aid programs and communication strategies.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2025

Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), made the UO dean’s list and the Pac-12 academic honor roll and was named Academic All-America First Team by the College Sports Communicators.

Community outreach

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JULY 28, 2025

Even if your financial situation hasn’t changed, you still need to submit a new application each year to remain eligible for federal grants, loans, and work-study. Use your school’s tutoring services, talk to an advisor, and stay in communication with the financial aid office.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 2, 2025

If passed, the ECCA would allow individuals and businesses to receive tax credits for donations to scholarship-granting organizations, making private education more accessible to families across all 50 states. Communicate aid opportunities clearly and compassionately.

Financial aid

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

Counselors' Corner

APRIL 23, 2025

Some of this may be helpfulif you get a call from a student studying your major, greatbut many of these communications are just designed to give you a feel or glow for the college that can cloud your judgement, not clear it. That makes the school a little less expensive but does it make it right for you?

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 5, 2025

Your Student Portal and Email This will become your new communications hub. It likely includes a mix of grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study. If the enrollment deposit is a financial burden, reach out to the admissions or financial aid office. Some colleges offer deposit waivers. Set Up (and Check!) Check your portal weekly.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

A communication major, Sarrol hopes to transfer to a California State University system school in fall of 2025. The department administers grants for AANAPISIs and MSIs. I have met so many amazing people who continue to teach me new things and push me to be a better person, says Sarrol, who now serves as a peer mentor in the program.

Tutoring

COE

JULY 24, 2025

But for Paul, a business and political communication major who also serves as Student Government President, the Summit meant more than financial advice. One student, Paul Teeter of Shepherd University in West Virginia, left with one takeaway etched in his mind: “Get a Roth IRA the moment you get a job,” he laughed. “I

First generation

The College Pod

MARCH 7, 2025

The most expensive school on paper might actually cost less after grants and scholarships. Grants and scholarships don't have to be repaid. How well do you communicate and collaborate? Before making a final decision, compare your financial aid offers carefully: Look beyond the sticker price. Separate free money from loans.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2025

MSU vice president for communications Tracy Ellig released a statement which reads in part: MSU strictly adheres to all federal and state laws in the hiring of its faculty and staff. District Court for the District of Maryland has granted a preliminary nationwide injunction on parts of two executive orders issued by President Donald J.

University

COE

JUNE 3, 2025

Across the country, TRIO students, alumni, staff, and community partners will give back through local service projects, public events, and storytelling activities that showcase the power and impact of TRIO. Hamm, associate vice-president for communications and marketing at COE via email at terrance.hamm@coenet.org or call (202) 347-7430.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2025

We need reforms. We need to fix what is happening on our college campuses.We need to recognize that colleges arent the enemy, as Vice President JD Vance called them in a 2021 speech to the National Conservatism Conference, and instead colleges and government need to work together for real solutions for student success.

Student success

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

Hamm, associate vice-president for communications and marketing at COE via email at terrance.hamm@coenet.org or call (202) 347-7430. Please visit coenet.org for more information about the National TRIO Achiever Award or to purchase tickets to the 2025 Educational Opportunity Dinner.

Education

COE

JULY 15, 2025

Hamm COE is inviting community colleges—with or without a current SSS program—to apply for the inaugural COE Award for Institutional Effectiveness, which will bestow $10,000 each on three campuses that have successfully embedded TRIO Student Support Services practices into their wider student success strategies. WASHINGTON, D.C.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Bunker Hill Community College has canceled all of its short-term summer study abroad programs for this year. The decision was communicated to students via email last week after school administrators evaluated recent changes to immigration policy under the Trump administration.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2025

million in contracts between Columbia and the federal government and conduct a "comprehensive review" of more than $5 billion in federal grant commitments to the institution. This announcement comes just four days after the task force revealed it would consider stop work orders for $51.4

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

As a baccalaureate and associate degree-granting institution, City Tech is committed to providing broad access to high quality technological and professional education for a diverse urban population.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

Smith-Jackson also led the university's successful recognition as an anchor institution by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. Her tenure at NC A&T has been marked by the establishment of three new Centers of Excellence focused on cybersecurity, product design and manufacturing, and entrepreneurship and innovation.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The University of Houston has received two new grants designed to address barriers that prevent low-income and underrepresented students from pursuing STEM education. Because many postdocs transition into positions that involve teaching, communication and mentoring, effective education in these areas should be the standard.”

STEM education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Temple University have released a guide for higher ed institutions on how to implement completion grants for their students. Dr. Christel Perkins Completion grants are funds given to students who need them to finish out their degree or academic journey.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

million to develop a program to encourage high school students in underrepresented communities to pursue health care careers. UC San Diego Health has received $2.2 They will also encounter topics such as behavioral health, geriatric health, primary care, and general adult medical-surgical care.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

On July 1 st , incarcerated Americans will re-gain access to Pell grants for the first time in nearly 30 years. These students are therefore not eligible for Pell grants, making it exceedingly difficult for them to access higher education. The Department of Education should communicate,” she said. Castro agreed.

Access

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

For years, advocates for higher education in prison programs worked to see Pell Grants reintroduced for incarcerated individuals. The community organizations would really benefit from learning more about college students’ needs reentering, but on the flip side the colleges aren’t always thinking about their own reentering students.”

Nontraditional student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of Journalism & Graphic Communication will receive a $1 million multi-year grant from Disney to support journalism students, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. ABC News President and FAMU alum Kimberly Godwin announced the grant at FAMU’s Homecoming Convocation in October.

Leadership development

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

That’s the reason you don’t have a million-dollar grant towards language preservation at a TCU, but you can get a million-dollar grant for STEM—that’s a challenge.” Dina Horwedel, director of public education and communications at The College Fund, said TCU leaders are often frustrated by their institution’s lack of visibility.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 1, 2023

Previously, she has served as program administrator and assistant professor of communication arts at Defiance College; and assistant professor of speech communication at Norfolk State University. in interpersonal communication from Bowling Green State University; an M.A. in speech communication from Norfolk State; and a B.S.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Georgetown University and Howard University have been awarded a $3 million grant to help fund the establishment of a center for medical humanities. year grant from the Mellon Foundation will go towards the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice, which aims to reduce health disparities in D.C.

Humanities