Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Some students placed on academic probation lost access to financial aid and needed to raise their GPA to regain access to aid—a common catch-22 whereby students cannot reenroll and improve their grades without financial aid, and cannot get financial aid unless they reenroll and improve their grades,” the report noted.

Financial aid 299

Financial aid Advising Students Mental health 299

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

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.

Tutoring 264

Tutoring Financial aid Retention Financial aid officer 264

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

Having to take state politics into account is an unfair additional burden on LGBTQ+ students, according to Dr. Margaux Cowden, chief program officer at the Point Foundation, a nonprofit that grants scholarships to LGBTQ+ learners. Students no longer wish to pursue their education, or their grades suffer.

Students 306

Students Mental health Financial aid Counseling 306

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

It wasn’t always easy to know where to go if I needed advice on what classes to take, what to declare for my major, how to get financial aid,” Cardona shared in a keynote at last week’s Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona didn’t always know where to turn for help in college. “It

Advising 130

Advising Mental health Financial aid Students 130

College Planners of America

MAY 19, 2025

Federal Direct Loans are government-backed financial aid options provided by the U.S. Direct Subsidized Loans offer an initial interest-free period during college years for eligible borrowers, making them an attractive option for those who can demonstrate financial need. For the 2025-26 school year, it is June 30, 2026.

Student loans 52

Student loans Financial aid Students FAFSA 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Seventy-two and a half percent of the students in the program are first-generation college students and 75% are Pell grant eligible. It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68

Mentoring 325

Mentoring Advising First generation Retention 325

EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Increased unmet basic needs & mental health concerns According to a recent 2022 CCSSE report community college student mental health is worsening, and significant numbers of students are struggling with basic needs like housing and food. This could be a trend that continues in other states. Let us know here.

Community college 105

Community college Retention Mental health Communication 105

EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We already see concerning early signals around student mental health and math preparation. Financial This grouping refers to how students pay for college and its associated cost. Financial aid: Continuing to innovate with small emergency and completion grants to help students through temporary financial distress.

Student success 59

Student success Success Mental health Students 59

EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We already see concerning early signals around student mental health and math preparation. Financial This grouping refers to how students pay for college and its associated cost. Financial aid: Continuing to innovate with small emergency and completion grants to help students through temporary financial distress.

Student success 52

Student success Success Mental health Students 52

EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Source: EAB Student Communication Preferences Survey 2023) --> Financial concerns are highly correlated to both stopping out and mental health challenges. Financial hardship is the #1 reason students stop out. Financial Literacy: Virtual and in-person training is provided to students. Ready to find out more?

Student loans 59

Student loans Community college Students Mental health 59

EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Factors Contributing to Move-In Melt Based on our last year’s data, we saw move-in melt primarily happening in two student groups: international students and students without financial aid packages where the enrollment team believes they may be eligible for need-based aid. So, what’s going on with these student populations?

Low income student 52

Low income student Mental health Financial aid Communication 52

The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

So, what we've tried to do is find new interventions that can help deal with these really crippling DFW rates that not only hold up students academically, but also interfere with their eligibility for financial aid.” There's significant learning loss, and significant mental health challenges and stresses on the students.

Student success 52

Student success Success Students Financial aid 52

COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

At Southeastern Louisiana University, we run three classic Upward Bound and two Upward Bound Math-Science programs currently and have received Federal TRIO grants since 1987. As the program director since 1999, I’ve witnessed our evolution from a homegrown system to the dynamic world of empower.

University 59

University Leadership FAFSA First generation 59

Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Institutional and outside emergency grants , to help when students face sudden and unexpected financial setbacks. In addition to these tangible supports, peer-focused and student-led networks can also help with academic and mental health challenges—especially when colleges’ counseling and advising departments are overwhelmed.

Scholarship 52

Scholarship Low income student Students Nontraditional student 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

BBB would have included free community college, incentives for states to perform equity audits of the higher ed funding, and a $900 increase in the Pell Grant. Fansmith said that he expected that Cassidy would be a good partner for doing so, noting that both senators had expressed interest in expanding mental health professions pipelines.

Student loans 333

Student loans Mental health Higher education Financial aid 333

COE

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Policymakers are urged to address the systemic barriers that Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students face, such as financial aid limitations and inequities in mental health services. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

First generation 111

First generation Students Leadership Nontraditional student 111

COE

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.

First generation 98

First generation Education Leadership Grant 98

COE

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. Wolanin established the program in memory of Dr. Wolanin, who championed student financial aid and college access. WASHINGTON, D.C.

First generation 52

First generation Grant Education Nontraditional student 52

The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2022

to produce the highest percentage of college graduates by the year 2020, Duncan helped secure increases in the Pell grant program to boost the number of young Americans attending college and receiving postsecondary degrees. In support of the president's goal for the U.S.

Advising 94

Advising Higher education Collaboration Student success 94

COE

MAY 10, 2024

This stratification is further compounded by differences in financial aid availability and college costs, which disproportionately burden low-income students with unmet financial needs. The report highlights several key findings, including: Disparities in postsecondary attainment rates among U.S.

Low income student 52

Low income student First generation Higher education Equity 52

Believe in Students

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

And in the wake of the pandemic, these challenges were exacerbated by the strains on mental health experienced by all Americans, college students or not. Relatively small-dollar grants, offered at the right time and with maximum flexibility, could keep students in school or help them graduate. So what did we learn? Car repairs?

Grant 52

Grant Mental health Administration Administration 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2025

A year prior, Berkeley had been awarded its first federal grant as an AANAPISI or Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions. And at least half of enrolled students must receive federal financial aid. Under Trump 2.0, Institutions that meet these standards can apply to the U.S.

Mental health 324

Mental health Higher education Administration Administration 324