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Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yet the humanity of formerly incarcerated Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab students is too often marginalized, even overlooked, in campus programs addressing issues like food and housing insecurity. This was the 5th clinic held so far in total, nearly 500 individuals have benefitted.

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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rooted in the principles of community support and trauma-informed care, the hubs’ peer resource navigators integrate resources from across the campus and surrounding community and partner with students from the Family and Human Services department to provide one-stop support.

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Report: Community Colleges Are Leaving Millions in Medicaid Funding on the Table

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In that role we had done a lot of work with our Human Services department because they were really passionate about making sure K-12 schools knew about Medicaid and were doing all they could to claim all available funds, he said.

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How Incarceration Impacts the Basic Needs of Loved Ones & Families

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That includes offering mental health support tailored to trauma and grief related to incarceration and expanding caregiving support and emergency financial aid that considers household disruption due to incarceration. Colleges should be leading examples of what it means to recognize the humanity and experiences of these students.

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Enhancing Family Experiences Through Financial Aid: Solutions and Strategies for Private K-12 Schools

School & Student Services by Community Brands

The National Association of Independent Schools found over the course of the 2022-23 school year that 43 percent of students at boarding schools received financial aid , and at day schools that number was 24 percent. Expanding eligible financial aid for expenses beyond tuition, such as extracurricular activities, books, and supplies.

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How to Make Confident Financial Aid Decisions: A Streamlined K-12 Plan

School & Student Services by Community Brands

By: Craig Dodson Vice President of Customer Support, VenturEd Solutions For independent K-12 schools, financial aid decisions are some of the most importantand complexdecisions they make. Schools need a financial aid process that eliminates guesswork. Schools need a financial aid process that eliminates guesswork.

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Most people don’t realize that financial aid is a line item in a budget, and it, like everything else, is funded by the same source: tuition,” said Fleming. One of the only mechanisms you have to increase financial aid is to increase tuition. Dr. Nicholas B. Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences.