Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

“This designation makes us eligible for federal grants that can expand educational opportunities for Hispanic and Latinx students and improve their outcomes,” said NJIT President Dr. Teik C.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Title: First Generation Scholarships and General Scholarship Essay Tips. How to pay can be one of the most stressful aspects of navigating a college degree for many first-generation college students. The Osher Re-Entry/Crankstart ( [link] ) is often a scholarship first-generation, nontraditional students apply to.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

In concert with Rhode College’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as well as affordability, the Office of Admission strives to identify, recruit, and enroll domestic students who are underrepresented in higher education, including first-generation college students, low-income students, and students of color.

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APRIL 7, 2023

From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs April 7, 2023 — by Terry Vaughan III The research will examine how TRIO programs can work with existing career services to provide comprehensive career support to learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

Not only have state financial aid programs not kept up with rising tuition, but they are also falling behind compared to changing demographics and the needs of today’s students, which include returning adults, student parents, and working first-generation students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

More than half are first-generation students, which means that their parents didn’t earn bachelor’s degrees, and more than 40% identify as a race other than white. Some 41% receive Pell Grants, and 13% live in households that receive SNAP benefits. Almost 80% of students work, with 30% employed full-time.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

They provide a quality education and empower underserved students — including Dreamers and first-generation college students — to earn degrees and build better lives for their families,” the proclamation said. Congress first federally designated HSIs in 1992, and they received their first federal appropriations in 1995.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“While President Biden’s recent historic student loan relief plan will benefit millions of federal student loan borrowers, including HBCU borrowers, policymakers must now work to reverse the systemic underfunding of HBCUs and increase the purchasing power of the Pell Grant, among other reformative measures.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Students receiving Pell grants have graduation rates 21 percentage points lower than students who are not Pell-eligible. Is it developing boutique programs on each campus for diverse, first-generation students? About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years. It is time for transformative system change.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

The same campus that recruited, supported, and welcomed me as a first-generation college student in the 1990s would likely be ill-equipped to do the same today. Not just for my son — but for all future generations eager to understand our world and create a better one. Dr. Susan D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The percentage of freshmen who are Black, Latinx, or Native nearly doubled between 2013 and 2021, and the share of first-generation students climbed nine points to 21 percent. Yale also became more financially accessible: the number of incoming freshmen who qualify for Pell grants doubled from his first year to 22% at present.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Institutions that receive HSI designation are then eligible to apply for various federal grants in support of their programming. For students that happen to be first-generation as well as Hispanic, they need assistance and coaching on the admissions process,” Bias said. She notes it helps build community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

As a first-generation student, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona didn’t always know where to turn for help in college. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

The FAFSA – which plays an integral role in how colleges and universities determine financial aid packages for its students – was overhauled this past year due to Congress’s FAFSA Simplification Act, simplifying the form, changing aid calculations, and expanding Pell Grant eligibility. CUNY has pushed back its own deadline to June 1.

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Active Minds

MARCH 11, 2024

Learn more about our 2024 Emerging Scholars and their incredible research: Denisse Aguilar Michel Mental Health of College Students: Lasting Impact of Covid-19 Denisse Aguilar is a first-generation immigrant and undergraduate student at Goshen College, double majoring in psychology and sociology with a concentration in women’s studies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Interim Provost Dr. Rani Roy says the school has already applied for two HSI grants and will find out in October whether they’ve been accepted. Delgado is himself a child of immigrants and a first-generation college-goer. But being an HSI isn’t “just about passing the 25% threshold — it’s about intentionality,” says Roy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

The plan is expected to increase PHEAA grants for all students by $1,000. The formula will take into consideration factors including but not limited to increasing enrollment, the number of first-generation college students that receive credentials, and the graduation rate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

This eventually led to applying for and receiving a grant to develop programming for LGBTQ+ students at Guttman. In addition to scholarships and grants, there are now workshops and conferences that reflect current needs and issues. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

I think it’s because I’m a first-generation student from a low-income area,” said the master’s candidate in educational leadership at the California State University, Fullerton College of Education. “I I didn’t really have a lot of mentors growing up who were in higher ed or had any idea what research was.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. Natacha DePaola, professor of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Tech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The University of Arizona is the first four-year public institution in the state to be federally recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). López — the daughter of immigrants — says the land-grant university was a promising choice, given its scholars and proximity to the U.S.-Mexico I'm a first-generation student.

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NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By Don Heller, Gigi Jones, and Abby Miller The recent dismantling of affirmative action and the COVID pandemic highlighted the barriers preventing underserved, underrepresented students – students of color and those who are low-income and first-generation – from enrolling in college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

I became interested in the topic because of my own experiences, primarily being a first-generation college student, being a student who received a maximum Pell Grant, and identifying as a gay Black student. “My interests in higher education are focused on access,” Means said. “I

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 28, 2023

Lacey’s expertise in organizational budgets and oversight of all grants management helped IHEP secure roughly $90 million in funding for our equity-focused research and advocacy. Her determination to advance college access and success for first-generation, students of color, and students from low-income communities is an inspiration.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

million more people joined the some college but no credential (SCNC) population, deepening existing inequities in educational outcomes and socio-economic mobility for first-generation students, adult students, students from low-income backgrounds and students of color. Between July 2020 and July 2021, 1.4 ii 5.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Completion Grants. Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. Completion Grants. Completion grants are an emerging form of student aid. Thu, 12/15/2022 - 06:00.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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MARCH 10, 2023

The Administration’s budget would also increase the maximum Pell Grant by $820 (or 11%), for a total maximum Pell Grant award of $8,215. The Administration has proposed “flat-funding” the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants and the Federal Work-Study grants at the FY2023 levels of $910 million and $1.23

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

Students were paid a $15 per hour stipend for their training, and CHCP covered any gaps with grant money. Eight were first-generation, and eight were students of color. The students in the cohort were largely non-traditional and reflective of the new majority learner. Nine of them were female, and nine were over 25.

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JULY 25, 2023

The idea for Young Doctors had been marinating in his head for years before he finally received a startup grant from the D.C. ” appeared first on Council for Opportunity in Education. ” appeared first on Council for Opportunity in Education. Social Innovation Project to pursue the program.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

million more people joined the some college but no credential (SCNC) population, deepening existing inequities in educational outcomes and socio-economic mobility for first-generation students, adult students, students from low-income backgrounds and students of color. Between July 2020 and July 2021, 1.4 ii 5.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Most of Compton's Black students are first-generation and from households where the adults are paid low wages. At Compton, we put all budgets on the table – every small categorical program, every department, every grant – to pay for what works and will reach the largest number of students. What do I mean by Black-serving?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Over 40% are Pell Grant-eligible. Many of our students are first-generation students. Gundolf Graml, associate VP for academic affairs, dean for curriculum and strategic initiatives, and professor of German. Over 60% of our students are students of color.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Mason Award stands as the pinnacle of recognition bestowed by the Council for Opportunity in Education, celebrating extraordinary individuals who have made indelible contributions to the realm of college opportunity programs and the relentless pursuit of educational equity for low-income, first-generation students, and those with disabilities.

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MARCH 11, 2024

In addition to its proposed increase for TRIO, the Administration also requested a $10 million increase for GEAR UP and a $750 increase in the maximum Pell Grant for a potential award of up to $8,145. Both Federal Work-Study and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants received level funding. Department of Education here.)

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