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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students

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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students April 16, 2024 — by Yvette Martinez-Vu and Miroslava Chavez-Garcia Is Grad School for Me? Financing graduate education can be challenging, but scholarships, fellowships, and on-campus employment options exist to alleviate financial burdens.

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The Connections that Keep Students on Track

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Community-based initiatives can be geographical (as we’ll get into below); as nontraditional and online students make up a greater percentage of the college population, they can also be digital solutions like the app Upswing , a virtual student service center and peer-to-peer connector for remote students; as app founder Melvin Hines Jr.

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New Report from Pell Institute Reveals How Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Students Perceive the Value of College Degrees

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.” The report’s recommendations call on academic institutions to expand support for students beyond traditional career preparation, focusing on creating networks, fostering personal development, and promoting community engagement. Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide

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Wolanin established the program in memory of Dr. Wolanin, who championed student financial aid and college access. Wolanin was a faculty mentor of Stoner’s at the University of Wisconsin, and Stoner has been involved in supporting all five cycles of the internship program thus far. COE and the family of Thomas R.

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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

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Students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to attend “most” or “highly” competitive institutions, while those from lower-income families tend to enroll in less selective institutions. Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C.