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APLU and Temple University Releases Guide on Higher Ed Completion Grant Implementation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Temple University have released a guide for higher ed institutions on how to implement completion grants for their students. Dr. Christel Perkins Completion grants are funds given to students who need them to finish out their degree or academic journey.

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Time for Action on Off-Campus Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Among those students, 38% receive no parental support for paying any of their bills, and that rate jumps to 75% among parenting students receiving the Pell grant. Financial aid offices ought to re-examine their cost of attendance budgets for students living at home and consider the data undergirding their assumptions.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. Institutions that receive HSI designation are then eligible to apply for various federal grants in support of their programming. She notes it helps build community.

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Financial Aid, Reimagined Recap: SSS + TaxStatus Webinar

School & Student Services by Community Brands

He highlighted the typical barriers that schools face: lack of dedicated financial aid officers, document misreporting, complex business ownership, and parents overwhelmed by deadlines and opaque requirements. Consent to share data can be granted or withdrawn at any time.

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

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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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Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success

The University Innovation Alliance

With the right coaching and support, institutions can create more equitable enrollment, retention, and graduation outcomes. These improved outcomes, in turn, create increased revenues from tuition and fees, making many of the new initiatives self-sustaining financially. in Religion from Princeton University.

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The Year Behind and the Year Ahead

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.” The delays and complications from the redesign resulted in fewer students applying for aid early, and put a strain on financial aid offices.