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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

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“We should understand that affordability is one of the biggest challenges facing higher education, now and into the future, as evidenced by increasing student loan debt,” said Dr. Linda Oubré, president of Whittier College in California. The total student loan debt reached $1.75 Dr. Karen A.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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Within the context of TRIO programs, this research will focus on identifying institutional assets and barriers affecting first-generation and low-income learners’ career growth and developing an evidence-based theoretical model toward increasing awareness about institutional capacity. To learn more, visit ascendiumeducation.org.

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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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The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide May 31, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm The gift will support first-generation and low-income college graduates of a Federal TRIO program who apply for the Thomas R.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

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The Federal TRIO programs assist students from middle school through graduate post-baccalaureate programs, adult learners, and veterans with the resources they need to successfully prepare for and complete postsecondary education. I have long supported the TRIO programs and worked to ensure they reach the most needed students.

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Council for Opportunity in Education Appoints Aaron Brown as Executive Vice President

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Brown brings a deep understanding of the challenges faced by underrepresented students and a solid commitment to empowering them to achieve their educational goals. Dr. Brown, an accomplished higher education professional and a passionate advocate for student equity, will assume his new role on August 14, 2023. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces New Partnership with the Institute of International Education Center for Access and Equity

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Hamm Discover how the IIE Center for Access and Equity’s partnership with COE is revolutionizing study abroad opportunities for low-income, first-generation, and disabled students. However, studies show that students who study abroad tend to experience positive academic, professional, and personal outcomes.

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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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This stratification is further compounded by differences in financial aid availability and college costs, which disproportionately burden low-income students with unmet financial needs. The decline in the global position of the United States in bachelor’s attainment, falling from 2nd to 18th among OECD countries in just 20 years.