Remove Communication Remove Grant Remove Student success
article thumbnail

Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

article thumbnail

Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are last-dollar funds, which means it covers a student’s remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid—scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers—has been awarded, and it does not cover the cost of housing, food, transportation, books or supplies. Dr. Gresham D.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. The grant is a California Student Aid Commission program.”

Retention 325
article thumbnail

Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Heather Shotton, an Indigenous Education scholar who is currently the vice president of diversity affairs at Fort Lewis College, has done extensive research on Indigenous student success and what it means to be a Native-ready campus. Language matters,” she says. Fees, housing, meals, books, all of that adds up.”

Students 325
article thumbnail

Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The absence of outcry speaks volumes, reinforcing the notion that the presence of these students on campus is tolerated rather than embraced. With the reinstatement of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students in July 2023, approximately 760,000 incarcerated people can have college dreams.

article thumbnail

APLU and Temple University Releases Guide on Higher Ed Completion Grant Implementation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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 245
article thumbnail

Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Heather Shotton, an Indigenous Education scholar who is currently the vice president of diversity affairs at Fort Lewis College, has done extensive research on Indigenous student success and what it means to be a Native-ready campus. Language matters,” she says. Fees, housing, meals, books, all of that adds up.”

Students 246