Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Dr. Yoshiko Harden While Scott’s investment in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is well-documented, her contributions to community colleges have not received as much attention. So, many of our students come to us – they’re first-time students, first-generation, working full-time, parenting.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Data Disaggregation Shows Disparities in Immigrant Students’ Unmet Need by Race and Ethnicity The broad data suggests that unmet need decreases with each generation. Data from 2019 showed that 82% of first-generation immigrant students faced unmet need, a figure that declined to 72% for those third generation or higher.

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Student Research Foundation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Kirk Daulerio, Co-Founder, Mainstay, writing in Bridging the Gap: How can emerging technology chart pathways to completion for first-generation students?, Some findings include: First-generation students are less confident about attending college. points higher than non-first-generation students.

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Close the Gap Foundation

JUNE 15, 2022

32 first-generation, low-income high school students from 15+ cities across California and Washington gathered with their mentors and program leaders to kick off their three-month program experience. Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA — Earlier this month, Close the Gap Foundation launched its fourth annual Social Impact Fellowship program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.” The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola. “We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

Students balance work, personal commitments, and school and come to school with backgrounds ranging from first-generation college students to adult learners seeking career advancement through additional certifications. For many community colleges, identifying the right support for their increasingly diverse population isn’t easy.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 20, 2023

Disproportionately, these were students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds. And within 48 hours, we developed a document called a climate advisory. We found that our first-year, first-generation students, Pell-eligible students had less favorable experiences with online learning.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

She said she spent 15 years writing her book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” documenting stories about the 20th-century migration of 6 million Black Americans away from the Jim Crow South. “My mission,” she said, “has been to use the power of language and narrative to change the way we see ourselves and our country.”

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to postbaccalaureate programs. Share our upcoming First Generation Leadership Training with your students!

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Scholarship America

JUNE 1, 2023

As Forbes reports , “Between 1980 and 2020, the average price of tuition, fees, and room and board for an undergraduate degree increased 169%,” thanks to a well-documented confluence of factors. That includes better serving all of our students, in particular students of color, low-income students, and first-generation students.”

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Close the Gap Foundation

APRIL 23, 2023

First-Gen Focus is an informative newsletter designed to provide resources, tips and advice for first-generation students. For students who are the first in their families to go to college and face financial challenges, these challenges can be especially difficult. Sign up for our mailing list!

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JULY 7, 2024

Starting early gives you time to develop your writing skills, gather necessary documents, and refine your applications for maximum impact. It’s not generally as simple as filling out a form. Build a Strong Portfolio: Scholarships often require essays, letters of recommendation, and detailed applications.

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COE

JANUARY 7, 2024

empower showcased the application online, highlighting mandatory fields and allowing document uploads. Kent : I describe empower as a robust platform that covers everything you need, from online forms to documentation. It handles applications and secondary documentation seamlessly.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 6, 2024

How to Successfully File the FAFSA: Gather Necessary Documents : Before starting your FAFSA, gather important documents such as your Social Security number, tax returns, and records of untaxed income. You honestly never know, so the best policy is to always file the FAFSA. Having these on hand will streamline the application process.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

For example, students may be asked to track down official high school transcripts, complete 3-4 hours’ worth of placement testing, or upload sensitive documents. Students must proactively know to schedule an advising appointment—quite a big assumption for first-time-in-college or first-generation students.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

Students balance work, personal commitments, and school and come to school with backgrounds ranging from first-generation college students to adult learners seeking career advancement through additional certifications. For many community colleges, identifying the right support for their increasingly diverse population isn’t easy.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Newsletter The UIA's monthly newsletter provides actionable strategies, resources, and tips for professionals in the field to help more low-income, first-generation, and students of color graduate from college. We hope you'll let us know what you think of these resources and how we can improve them.

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Recording notes about our students is now a breeze, ensuring that every counseling session and important detail is documented. Schedule a demo empower ’ s individual student services tracking goes beyond grades and testing, providing insights into financial aid, application status, and other crucial data.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Newsletter The UIA's monthly newsletter provides actionable strategies, resources, and tips for professionals in the field to help more low-income, first-generation, and students of color graduate from college. We hope you'll let us know what you think of these resources and how we can improve them.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The memo provides a helpful high-level summary of the key issues, answering such questions as what the Supreme Court decided, whether and how colleges and universities may consider students’ race in admissions decisions, and what steps, generally speaking, schools can take to achieve a diverse student body.

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IEFA

MARCH 4, 2024

Governments, institutions, and organizations assess a student’s financial need through various forms of documentation and applications to determine eligibility. The aim is to support those who might not otherwise afford an education, particularly abroad. Scholarships , on the other hand, are often merit-based.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2025

Despite his many accomplishments, meticulously documented in a 137-page curriculum vitae that lists dozens of speeches, scholarly publications, honorary degrees and faculty positions, Gates loathes being referred to as Dr. Gates or Professor Gates. It was clear he was having fun.

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Student Research Foundation

AUGUST 7, 2024

For instance, students applying via the QuestBridge National Match Program , a scholarship program for first-generation and low-income students, will have to apply by September 26. Additionally, you’ll need to work with your family to get the required documents to apply for financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. link] This chapter explores the concept of identity-conscious advising and coaching to support the development of First-Generation Black Male College Students during their undergraduate experience. Frazier, R.-M.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As early as the 1980s, student success leaders were documenting equity gaps in college access and completion. Many schools responded by standing up underrepresented minority programs , as they were known as the time, to provide support and community tailored to a student’s identify and background.

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EAB

MAY 9, 2023

Typically, so there was a study in California that documented the number of credits that community college students accumulate that they don't actually need. 29% of them are first-generation, 40% of all the black students in college in America go to community college, half of all the Hispanic students.

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