EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Visa process, international students may not actually have the necessary paperwork to arrive when planned, despite their enrollment or deposit activity. As for students who didn’t file their FAFSA, many of these students may be first-generation or low-income students who need more support to make it to the first day of classes.

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Close the Gap Foundation

APRIL 13, 2022

Founded with the vision to create an equitable future without opportunity gaps for low-income youths, Close the Gap Foundation works to empower first-gen, low-income students to build lifelong confidence and reach their fullest potential.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We released a virtual course in process mapping and developed 95 downloadable tools and templates (such as this institutional habit planner and this tactics for student-centered design worksheet ). Our team developed ten virtual events on topics ranging from navigating burnout to defining student success from a student-centered lens.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

We released a virtual course in process mapping and developed 95 downloadable tools and templates (such as this institutional habit planner and this tactics for student-centered design worksheet ). Our team developed ten virtual events on topics ranging from navigating burnout to defining student success from a student-centered lens.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 12, 2024

Burns prefers sharing the UIA’s vision and work rather than her personal journey, she explained how her experiences helped inform the Alliance’s goals: “A lot of first-generation and low-income students get bad advice. Mine was that was if I was good at something, I would go to college. Michael holds a B.A.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

One enrollment leader I spoke with theorized that, with students applying to a large number of schools, they’re waiting to see where they’re admitted and what their aid awards are before committing to visiting schools. We're seeing a demand to push visit events to the post-admit stage.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2025

Despite their digital nativity, students still prefer traditional communication methods for college outreach. Email remains the top channel for receiving information from colleges, with 88% of students checking email at least daily. In-person events ranked highest for both trust and helpfulness in the college search process.

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COE

JANUARY 17, 2023

After a two-year hiatus due to the global pandemic, COE resumes its Executive Leadership Institute for College Opportunity Professionals with two events—one at the University of Kansas and one at the original host site of Princeton University. Click to view the page: We Applaud Senate Resolution Recognizing National First-Generation College.

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Active Minds

AUGUST 21, 2023

As a former Active Minds SAC member, student ambassador, and current co-president of her school’s Chapter, Anushka is passionate about normalizing conversations about mental health in her community through storytelling. She even started her own nonprofit, Beyond Taiwan.

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COE

JUNE 3, 2025

The Trump Administrations claim that access is no longer an obstacle for low-income students is flatly contradicted by data and by the lived experience of more than 6 million TRIO alumni. Blog National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes: Future leaders realize their power in D.C. this summer.

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