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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
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. The new total is a record high for the program, first created in 1972. With President Biden’s signature on Dec. Dr. Karen A.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 9, 2023
In a unique move, Lafayette College announced that they would only consider up to six extracurricular activities , versus the maximum of ten that the Common Application allows students to list. These students often have less opportunity to try (and pay for) extracurriculars. When they are able to join, they often excel.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
Williams They continue to be essential beacons of higher education for the talented students who attend them. Not only do HBCUs enroll twice as many first-generation, low-income students, but they also outperform peer institutions in improving the economic standing of their students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 9, 2023
It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 6, 2023
De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work. It subsequently led him to the University of Texas at Austin, where he was the first Latinx person to receive a Ph.D.
The University Innovation Alliance
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. Leveraging strong data-driven tools to help advisors guide students. Securing ongoing leadership support and investment.
The University Innovation Alliance
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
For many students, it's also the primary goal. Unfortunately, only 27% of college students report securing that good job before graduation, and 4 in 10 graduates are underemployed in their first job. We've found a misaligned perception between how campus leadership and business leaders view student career outcomes.
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