Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. The funding will allow for the hiring of four new student support advocates, who will offer dedicated attention and guidance to these students as they pursue their degrees.

Low income student 279

Low income student Grant Mental health University 279

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The program – founded in 2008 as part of Breakthrough’s larger support model – works to support students as they face the encounters and challenges of postsecondary education, offering resources such as academic advising, tutoring, emergency student support funds, legal aids, and tax services, according to CCST Director Dr. Arelis Palacios.

Mentoring 325

Mentoring Advising First generation Retention 325

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.

Low income student 52

Low income student Mental health Financial aid Communication 52

Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As covered in Inside Higher Ed : “One particularly troubling enrollment trend exacerbated by the pandemic … is the decline of underrepresented groups—specifically Black, first-generation and low-income students. Institutional and outside emergency grants , to help when students face sudden and unexpected financial setbacks.

Scholarship 52

Scholarship Low income student Students Nontraditional student 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Bonner says student mental health will be newsworthy in 2024. Another area of concern for Bonner is related to student learning. Flores’ current research includes a financial aid experiment that practices culturally attentive dissemination practices for financial aid scholarships.

Higher education 317

Higher education Education Financial aid Inclusion 317

COE

MAY 8, 2023

Currently serving over 880,000 students in every state and many territories, the Federal TRIO Programs were first enacted in the Higher Education Act of 1965. The seven student programs play a critical role in the postsecondary education system by supporting other federal investments, like Pell Grants and other federal financial aid.

First generation 98

First generation Education Leadership Grant 98

COE

MAY 10, 2024

The 2024 Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States report reveals alarming trends indicating increasing inequity of opportunity in higher education, particularly for low-income students. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S., Its membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies.

Low income student 52

Low income student First generation Higher education Equity 52