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Study Shows Limit to Benefits of Online Classes for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“But all those positive things about face-to-face education, a sense of belonging, community engagement, interacting with faculty members and advisors, those things can be harmed if [students] are left to be self-directed learners who are only learning in an online environment.” The numbers for Hispanic students were nearly the same.

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Close the Gap Foundation Supercharges its Boards with Teachers and Industry Experts Invested in Student Success

Close the Gap Foundation

Serving as trusted advisors to shape Close the Gap Foundation's trajectory, board members will pulse-check program curriculum and admissions processes, and provide hands-on guidance to Fellows during the Social Impact Fellowship. This term, the group will assume a broader and more impactful set of responsibilities.

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Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas

COE

A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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. ### The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) is a nonprofit organization established in 1981, dedicated to expanding college opportunities for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. Addressing Study Error in the National Evaluation of Upward Bound – Do the Conclusions Change?

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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey

COE

My youthful scholarship and service efforts were rewarded by admission to Yale University , where I majored in Political Science, and then Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) , where I pursued a curriculum that placed a particular emphasis on legislative advocacy.

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The Impact of Virtual Care on College Students in Rural Communities

Timely MD

With smaller average enrollments and a focus on undergraduate education, RSIs also enroll a greater share of low-income students who receive Federal Government Pell Grants, as well as a higher percentage of Native American/Alaska Native students.

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Building Strong College-to-Career Pathways for TRIO Students: Insights from Industry Experts

COE

Students participating in All In Milwaukee , which helps minority, first-generation students and low-income students graduate from college, have a graduation rate of 91 percent. “It Students are assigned a coach to help them through college. It wasn’t practices, procedures, or policies.