Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

“The North Star Promise program is open to all Minnesota residents with a family Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) below $80,000, as reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).” One of the first 10 questions that a student encounters in the FAFSA is ‘Who is your parent or guardian and what is their income information?’

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. That sends a powerful message to students and also the faculty that they’re valued, and it has led to retention and growth.” Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Briscoe said institutions need to “reassess how dismantling all these things are actively affecting recruitment and retention.” “How With the FAFSA delays likely to have an increased impact on SCNC numbers, Briscoe said, policymakers need to examine this data to write policies that will actually move the needle on achievement and equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues. Peer learning facilitators are students who successfully passed the course they are being hired for, and some have previously been recipients of AAP peer learning.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

Through its myriad membership services, the Council works with colleges, universities, and agencies that host federal TRIO programs that help more than 800,000 low-income students and students with disabilities each year receive college access and retention services. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

JULY 17, 2023

Brown’s extensive experience in higher education spans more than two decades, during which he served in various roles, including associate dean for student development and achievement, first-year experience instructor, director of the Academic Success Center and TRIO Student Support Services, and chair of retention and completion committees.

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COE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Nearly one million low-income and disabled students receive college access and retention services through COE member colleges annually. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know! The Federal TRIO Programs aid students in overcoming economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education.

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