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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

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).” The grant is provided after all other forms of financial assistance is put towards tuition, like a Pell Grant.” Dr. Gresham D.

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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

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. Coupled with the $400 increase in the 2022 fiscal year, this is the largest two-year increase ever in the history of the grant. With President Biden’s signature on Dec. Federal Reserve. “On

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Forging Strategic Partnerships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

“We’re keeping our eyes on the prize so that we can provide more residential housing,” says Pierre, adding that a focus on the quality and volume of student housing will inevitably help to increase student retention rates, student achievement, and an overall sense of belonging.

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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Students receiving Pell grants have graduation rates 21 percentage points lower than students who are not Pell-eligible. We have collaborated with the State Board to introduce completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as a graduation requirement, which greatly increases the odds a student will apply to college.

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What enrollment leaders need to know about the upcoming FAFSA changes

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APRIL 18, 2023

Blogs What enrollment leaders need to know about the upcoming FAFSA changes Updated April 2023 As most of us in enrollment know, the FAFSA is set to substantially change for the 2024-2025 academic year. Fall 2023 – The FAFSA Estimator will be released, allowing students to determine eligibility for federal student aid.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

While loan payments will continue to be stalled for students actively enrolled at your institution, there are a number of ways they could negatively impact your students—and your retention rates— today. These concerns could impact retention as current students think critically about taking on more debt. Navigate partners see a 3.5%

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How UCA is Creating a Debt-Free Pathway to a College Degree

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

One thing that I think that we picked up on very early as we were modeling this with five different cohorts, is how many students are leaving resources on the table that are already due to them, and how the element of choice to fill out the FAFSA or to fill out the Arkansas Challenge paperwork for the lottery funded program here in the state.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide

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MAY 31, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide May 31, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm The gift will support first-generation and low-income college graduates of a Federal TRIO program who apply for the Thomas R. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

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MAY 8, 2023

Other key provisions of the proposed bill include: Granting “low-income” status to Pell Grant recipients. Specifically, the Educational Opportunity and Success Act would reauthorize funds for the TRIO Programs for the next six years and establish more reasonable guidelines for notice of pending grant competitions.

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Council for Opportunity in Education Appoints Aaron Brown as Executive Vice President

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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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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces New Partnership with the Institute of International Education Center for Access and Equity

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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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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

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MAY 10, 2024

The decline in public funding and specifically Pell Grant funding relative to college costs (covering only 25 percent of costs in 2022) has led to almost unsurmountable barriers to higher education and a new form of loan indenture for low-income students. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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The Year Behind and the Year Ahead

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

But some MSIs — like other colleges and universities — are facing enrollment and retention issues due to stressors in the country overall — inflation, increasing student debt.” Any budgetary slashing done to the National Science Foundation or other federal programs would certainly make grant-funded research more difficult, he adds.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Forging Strategic Partnerships

Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

What enrollment leaders need to know about the upcoming FAFSA changes

Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

How UCA is Creating a Debt-Free Pathway to a College Degree

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide

The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

Council for Opportunity in Education Appoints Aaron Brown as Executive Vice President

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces New Partnership with the Institute of International Education Center for Access and Equity

New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

The Year Behind and the Year Ahead

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