Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

On top of that, undocumented students are ineligible for any federal financial aid. Despite these barriers, undocumented students are finding opportunities to pursue a college education through individual resourcefulness, ambition, targeted scholarships, and more welcoming institutional policies. No Pell Grants.

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MARCH 24, 2024

Katy Hall Such prohibited practices include diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. HB261 also prohibits institutions from considering an individual’s personal identity characteristics in determining receipt of state financial aid, including waivers, but excluding private scholarships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

As we delve into these disparities, it becomes clear that targeted interventions and policy changes are essential to bridge this gap and foster a more inclusive educational environment. Financial aid and scholarships are available, but often not sufficient to bridge the gap, and the burden of student loans can be a daunting deterrent.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Despite federal and state financial aid, 23% of undergraduates, an estimated 4 million nationally, lack the resources to afford adequate food on a regular basis. Tax dollars fund federal financial aid at these schools, and we shouldn’t allow that investment to be undermined by hunger.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 19, 2025

Even with increased financial aid, barriers like food insecurity, housing instability, and limited access to mental health services make the postsecondary journey far more challenging than it should be." This collective effort will secure a brighter future for Michigan's students and ensure a more inclusive and competitive economy."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The study also contains recommendations to help remedy such issues, such as offering campus childcare, increasing financial aid and scholarships, providing more coursework flexibility, appointing more people of color in leadership positions, and making sure policies have zero tolerance for discrimination.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Mount Holyoke is a gender-inclusive women’s college in Massachusetts, one of the historic Seven Sisters, a group of highly selective women’s liberal arts institutions in the Northeast. Financial aid packages for first-year students average $47,930, and Holley said there are a large number of Pell Grant recipients in attendance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

Did the decision cover race-based scholarships? The presentation also covered the use of race in awarding scholarships, which was not explicitly mentioned in Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion. Coleman said that continuing to offer scholarships tied to race is risky. Racial preferences in hiring?

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JANUARY 9, 2024

However, the details of free college programs vary widely and involve tradeoffs between how many students the program will serve, the financial support each student receives, and the program’s costs. Central to these tradeoffs is whether the program will provide first-dollar or last-dollar benefits.

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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. GBC has an endowed scholarship fund from the Goizueta Foundation, and utilizing this fund, GBC began pursuing Hispanic students in the region. We are a space for various experiences and perspectives.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

I am concerned about what’s happening with local school boards, policies, this misnomer that we don’t have to be worried about diversity, equity, and inclusion and we can be a ‘color blind society,’ that it’s what we should be—which is not true,” said Tchen. The progress is tangible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Could a decision impact eligibility for scholarships? Schools can use these messages to reassert their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to review the efforts that are currently being made. Coleman was peppered with questions about what might happen and the potential implications.

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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.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

AUGUST 9, 2024

Diverse Student Body: US private schools’ pride themselves on creating inclusive communities where students from different backgrounds can learn and grow together. The Role of Financial Aid One of the most significant challenges facing international students is the cost of attending a US private school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

LeManuel “Lee” Bitsóí, a bioethics and critical ethnography researcher who also is Brandeis University’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion. How is it going to impact financial aid, endowed scholarships that have been based on race and ethnicity? “How How is that going to impact missions?”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

We have excellent outcomes on that; we have great support from our legislature that provides a dual credit scholarship that removes financial barriers,” says Ellis. “We Campuses are investing resources into financial aid and emergency support services. Sustaining success Retention rates have steadily increased.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

By offering strong financial aid programs, they foster more equitable and diverse learning environments. These programs not only provide immediate financial relief but also serve as a long-term investment in the future of students from underserved communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Haywood Sixty percent of the parents surveyed were concerned about college cost, 40% about scholarships and 39% about the amount of debt. Concerns over student safety were higher for families of color with 58% of Black parents including a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of student safety. Dr. Davida L.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 16, 2024

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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IEFA

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A treasure trove of computing scholarships awaits you, designed to support ambitious students like you in pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through the process of discovering, applying for and securing these scholarships, helping you achieve your academic and career goals.

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The student financial aid system has always been complex. It remains unclear when actual FAFSA data will be provided by the ED to colleges so that they can determine who to admit and send offer letters with full financial aid information. The lower the student’s EFC, the more financial aid the student received.

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EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Particular areas of focus for Art include: student access, diversity, inclusion, expression, and success; faculty diversity, inclusion, and expression; and institutional accountability and accreditation. The Court didn't address financial aid and scholarships. It didn't address employment issues.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Press Release PowerSchool and EAB Partner to Simplify College Admissions and Expand College Access for Millions of Students Users of the Naviance platform will now have easier access to offers of college admission and financial aid via EAB’s Concourse technology September 12, 2023 FOLSOM, CALIF.

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

Financing graduate education can be challenging, but scholarships, fellowships, and on-campus employment options exist to alleviate financial burdens. Plan, seek financial aid options and ensure a good fit with prospective programs. Policy changes in higher education are necessary to promote inclusivity and equity.

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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?

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Scholastica Student Success Improving success for pre-health students Joe Fritsch, Ph.D.,

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The other thing that's neat, I think, is to see all the CBOs that provide funding either through scholarships or to pay for books and supplies, computers or to pay for summer pre-college academic programs so that students can go and live on a college campus. chuckle] 0:22:12.9 I think that is a really mission aligned one.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

When the following year saw a tremendous decline in racial diversity, the then-president of the University of Washington (UW) signed a pledge that would build more outreach and recruitment through partnerships and scholarship funds that directly supported underrepresented students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Other issues in the news will include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Flores’ current research includes a financial aid experiment that practices culturally attentive dissemination practices for financial aid scholarships. Bonner now focuses on inclusive excellence. With the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Forty bills were brought up to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Following the Supreme Court’s undermining of race-conscious admissions, Alexander expects efforts to squelch programs that factor race into hiring or the awarding of scholarships. And the U.S. Young says the consequences could be far-reaching. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Ohio State University announced Thursday it will close its Office of Diversity and Inclusion and modify scholarship programs geared toward diverse student populations, citing pressure from federal directives and pending state legislation. These are difficult conversations, as we knew they would be.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

In a significant policy shift affecting higher education in Virginia, the state's 23 community colleges must now ensure all programs and practices comply with new federal regulations that effectively terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across these institutions.

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