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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

To earn the Seal of Excelencia a college or university must demonstrate an intentional, institutional focus on advancing Latino student success by aligning data and practice. Colleges and universities that have received the Seal of Excelencia enroll 17% of Latino students in the U.S. and graduate 19%.

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MAY 27, 2025

Central to this narrative are Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), institutions established to educate and empower African Americans in the face of systemic exclusion. These colleges and universities became centers for learning, leadership, and resistance against systemic oppression. Dr. Pernell H.

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APRIL 5, 2024

It’s not an everyday occurrence when a community college leader gets a phone call telling them their institution will receive an influx of funding in the millions. when MacKenzie Scott, one of the richest women in the world, decided to make a major investment in community colleges.

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APRIL 8, 2024

The profile of the average community college student is changing. While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience.

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MARCH 5, 2025

The data also shows more transfers into community colleges and shorter-term programs and certificates. These are both students transferring from one community college to another as well as people transferring from four-year institutions to community colleges. These reverse transfers showed a 6.3%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2025

From the rise of anti-DEI rhetoric to the elimination of critical educator preparation grants and the erosion of support for education research at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the pattern is clear: dismantle the very systems designed to ensure equity and opportunity in education. That future is now at risk. Weve seen it work.

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MAY 8, 2025

Jessica Lavariega Monforti California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) has appointed Dr. Jessica Lavariega Monforti as its new Provost, the university announced Wednesday. She is a past president of the Western Political Science Association and co-founder of the national Women of Color in Political Science Workshop.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

Community colleges were able to persevere through the pandemic thanks to the emergency relief funding passed through Congress. That’s the conclusion of the latest research from the Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges Network at the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2023

After large pandemic-related declines the past several years, community college enrollment grew this spring by 0.5%, or 22,000 students, compared to spring 2022. The gains in the community college sector were driven by an 8% increase in dual-enrolled high schoolers (49,000 students). at public schools and 0.2%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing legislation to make two-year technical and community college free for eligible students, MY Northwest reported. Tammy Baldwin The legislation – introduced and backed by U.S. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.),

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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. We also need students to be supported not only in year one but throughout the entire time they are in college.”

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APRIL 30, 2024

Education Northwest, an Oregon-based nonprofit organization promoting education for all, unveiled the results on Tuesday of a first-of-its kind, nine-year study of the partnership between Tacoma Community College (TCC) and the Tacoma Housing Authority (THA), called the College Housing Assistance Program (CHAP).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. Moono, president of SUNY Schenectady County Community College. Felder, president of Harford Community College in Maryland, where Stout began her community college career in 1984.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The report suggests that Congress could potentially impose additional endowment taxes on universities that maintain legacy preferences while offering reduced penalties to institutions that increase enrollment of Pell Grant recipients, community college transfers, and veterans.

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MARCH 27, 2025

For example, the average graduation rate for Pell Grant recipients at funded HSI STEM institutions was 45.2%, compared to 42.5% Community colleges with MSI designations showed similar patterns of success. at eligible but unfunded institutions. Labor market outcomes were equally impressive.

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JUNE 1, 2023

Pamela Haney will become president of Moraine Valley Community College, effective Jul. 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. 1, Patch reported.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Lennor Johnson, president and superintendent of Imperial Valley College in El Centro, California. Student housing is extremely rare at community colleges in California, although affordable housing is increasingly hard to find. The Harbour, where 800 Orange Coast College students live on campus. Out of the system’s 1.8

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JANUARY 4, 2023

29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. Coupled with the $400 increase in the 2022 fiscal year, this is the largest two-year increase ever in the history of the grant. Linda Oubré, president of Whittier College in California.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

On an unseasonably warm November weekend, people gathered on campus for a record clearing and expungement clinic organized by the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation. With the reinstatement of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students in July 2023, approximately 760,000 incarcerated people can have college dreams.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) has received $75,000 to increase retention, completion, and transfer success for male students of color. This grant will allow us to create academic courses, establish standard research experiences and reimagine Honors spaces keeping diversity and inclusion top of mind. Dr. Sunni L.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

College-in-prison programs flourished in the 1970’s and 1980’s after the 1965 Higher Education Act made people who were incarcerated eligible for Pell Grants. Within a decade of the bill’s passage, in-prison college programs dwindled from over 700 to 12. What’s next? An MPA with a minor in criminology/criminal justice from ASU.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

Facing a national shortage of early childhood educators , the Community College of Vermont (CCV) and the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) have teamed up for an innovative solution: paying students to reduce their hours at their jobs in favor of taking more classes. So why aren’t programs like this one more common?

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Day three of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago kicked off with a heightened focus on building partnerships that strengthen students and fortify the community workforce. The Dream conference is hosted annually by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges working to equitize higher education.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

The first college in the U.S, Harvard University, founded in 1646, existed to educate white male landowners (and their progeny) in a classical curriculum focusing heavily on ethics, politics, and religion. It took until 1956 for the first Black woman, Willa Beatrice Player, to ascend to a college presidency (Bennett College).

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APRIL 23, 2024

The lab will provide implementation grants of up to $50,000, funded by Ascendium Education Group. The innovative models championed by the Lab encourage rural learners to pursue higher education options and pave the way for sustainable economic growth for rural communities."

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MARCH 22, 2023

But California State University, Fullerton’s efforts to tackle this issue got a major boost recently with the announcement of $1.4 million in grants for projects to shape career pathways for students. The outcome is bad for students and industries alike: a lack of social mobility and a lack of qualified workers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Assuming the position when the previous president resigned, she knew everyone was looking to her to bring stability to the community college. In California, we have great workforce needs across the board, and that’s a huge role for community colleges.” and for the University of California system it is 79.5%.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Navigating Financial Aid at the 20 Most Searched Colleges and Universities. Choosing a college is a significant decision, and understanding the financial aid options available can be just as crucial as selecting a major. Financial aid here is comprehensive, offering scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Most community college students intend to transfer. Sixty-seven percent of 2024 Community College Survey of Student Engagement ( CCSSE ) respondents across 164 institutions indicated that they were planning to transfer to a four-year college or university.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Strategies to be considered include developing or expanding dual enrollment, apprenticeships, credit for prior learning, transfer, and community college baccalaureates. Dual enrollment allows high school students to enroll in college courses and earn credits. Hoang, H., & Rios-Aguilar, C.,

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

She’s been with the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) since 1980 and became its vice president for student affairs in 2008. It’s very exciting for us, as a community college, especially in New York City, where housing is an issue,” said Craig. “It Craig, vice president for student affairs at BMCC. Dr. Marva M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Overall, for-profit schools and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have the highest rates of basic needs insecurity for students. Those seeking Pell Grant expansion can’t wait around and hope for change, said panelist Dr. Keith Curry, president of Compton College and CEO of the Compton Community College District.

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MARCH 1, 2024

million in implementation and planning grants. These grants support initiatives that streamline admissions procedures, reduce barriers to admissions, and promote inclusivity. It selected seven institutions who will receive a total of $3.1

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MARCH 27, 2024

Scenarios like this one are repeated year after year all over the country, at both two and four-year colleges and universities, public and private. In Florida, the Southern Scholarship Foundation runs rent-free cooperative living houses supporting students from a diverse array of colleges and universities across the state.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Complete College America (CCA) is making the connection between the potential of student success at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and investment in cutting-edge technology. CCA believes that well-funded institutions can accelerate with new resources, ultimately leaving HBCUs and community colleges behind.

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MARCH 28, 2024

And while I am always trying to find ways to support community college students, I believe this work can be applied to all higher education institutions. Community college is free, and student aid covers the total cost of attendance. We need to double what we offer for Pell Grants.

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