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UC San Diego Health Receives $2.2 Million Grant to Encourage High Schoolers to Pursue Health Care Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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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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JSTOR's Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The expansion was mostly supported through grant funding from the Mellon Foundation and the Ascendium Education Group, Burnett said. Heidi McGregor, vice president of communications at ITHAKA, noted that these permissions are similar to how much of everything else is “mediated” in and out of prisons.

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How to Attract Diverse Families with Financial Aid

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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.

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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. A data literacy workshop series offered each semester helps to foster a data-driven decision-making culture across the university. Dr. Leroy Morishita There are ongoing bilingual outreach efforts to the local community.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

EAB

Source: EAB Student Communication Preferences Survey 2023) --> Financial concerns are highly correlated to both stopping out and mental health challenges. Support your students from day one by making financial literacy a mandatory part of your orientation process. Financial hardship is the #1 reason students stop out.

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5 Tips for Recruiting and Enrolling Latine/x Students in Your Community College

EAB

From multi-lingual parent orientations, tours, financial literacy courses and family-oriented pathways programs , this is an important way to not only support your students but their key influencers as well. learn more about building a student communication strategy. Engage the whole family. Finally, meet your students where they are.