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Legislation Would Introduce Grant Program for California Black-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Gipson introduced The Designation of California Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program ( AB 335), a bill that builds on the California Assemblymember Mike Gipson foundation of the states new recognition of Black-Serving institutions. This grant program represents the next step in his advocacy efforts.

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New Report Highlights Critical Role of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in Student Success and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2025

For example, the average graduation rate for Pell Grant recipients at funded HSI STEM institutions was 45.2%, compared to 42.5% By ensuring that these institutions receive the funding they need, we can sustain and expand their transformative impact on student success." at eligible but unfunded institutions.

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Report: Outdated Funding Law Hampers Community College Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

California's community colleges find themselves caught in a 60-year-old funding constraint that increasingly hampers their ability to serve todays students, according to a new report from the Community College League of California. In 1961, college students were predominantly white, traditional-age students who attended full-time.

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Number of HBCU Registered Apprenticeships Surging

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 1, 2025

Registered Apprenticeship programs are one of the most promising, yet underused, models for student success and workforce development," the report states. The report also notes that students can maintain their financial aid and scholarships while participating, and that the programs maintain rigorous academic standards.

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The Case for IES Postsecondary Studies: What NPSAS and BPS Tell us About College Affordability and Student Outcomes

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MARCH 4, 2025

The recent cancel lation of critical grants and contracts at the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) jeopardizes the future of congressionally mandated and statistically robust surveys on postsecondary education experiences and outcomes. Without BPS, we wouldnt see how financial hardship affect students beyond graduation.

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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

million grant from T.D. We are proud to support Paul Quinn College in their mission to create a transformative and sustainable campus environment that addresses critical needs like housing, transportation, and food security for students,” said Kelley Cornish, CEO and President, T.D. Thanks to a $1.5 Dr. Michael J. Jakes Foundation.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. The grant is a California Student Aid Commission program.”

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

These are last-dollar funds, which means it covers a student’s remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid—scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers—has been awarded, and it does not cover the cost of housing, food, transportation, books or supplies. Dr. Gresham D.

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Scholar-Activist Returns Home: Dr. Kala Burrell-Craft Named Dean of Grambling State's College of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2025

Burrell-Craft has a proven track record of fostering collaboration, promoting research, and prioritizing student success," said Walton.

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Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Texas Southern University's Marching Band

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2025

The BeyGOOD Foundation recently announced a $100,000 grant to support the Ocean of Soul Marching Band, furthering the Houston native's dedication to empowering HBCU students and preserving the rich musical traditions these institutions represent. Crawford III expressed gratitude for the foundation's investment in student success. "We

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Heather Shotton, an Indigenous Education scholar who is currently the vice president of diversity affairs at Fort Lewis College, has done extensive research on Indigenous student success and what it means to be a Native-ready campus.

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Fort Lewis College Names First Indigenous Presidential Finalist

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

The announcement comes at a pivotal moment for the Durango, Colorado, college, which continues to grapple with its history as a former federal Indian boarding school while working to advance its commitment to student success, equity, and community engagement.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The program also provides access to mentors for early career faculty and trains them in grant writing, op-ed writing, teaching, and how to achieve a better work-life balance. Gasman said that offering the ELEVATE program free of cost is also critical as many MSI faculty lack travel and professional development funding.

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How Incarceration Impacts the Basic Needs of Loved Ones & Families

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

She had been waiting outside the door before the office opened, anxiously checking her phone for updates on whether her son was going to be granted a hearing date to commute his sentence. First, acknowledge that these students exist. He had been incarcerated for four years, and in that time, Marias world had changed.

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College Transfer Enrollment Grew for Third Consecutive Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2025

While Bergen is a strong transfer institution, Hlavenka said the college has expanded its focus on workforce, training and continuing education grants. NSCRC data shows that in fall 2024, almost 500,000 students transitioned from two-year institutions to four-year institutions, a number comparable to 2020 numbers.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

UNCF recognized that these institutions need more than just emergency support or short-term grants. They needed long-term, data-driven, institutionally customized strategies to build financial resilience, promote academic innovation, and drive student success models that work for their institutions.

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National Leaders Spotlight HBCUs as Engines of Social Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2025

In its 2021 report HBCUs Transforming Generations: Social Mobility Outcomes for HBCU Alumni , UNCF, (the United Negro College Fund) detailed the Move into Middle Class+ mobility rate and its efficiency as a measure of social mobility for Black students at HBCUs.

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UNCF Spotlights HBCUs as Engines of Social Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

In its 2021 report HBCUs Transforming Generations: Social Mobility Outcomes for HBCU Alumni , the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) detailed the Move into Middle Class+ mobility rate and its efficiency as a measure of social mobility for Black students at HBCUs.

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Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2025

The absence of outcry speaks volumes, reinforcing the notion that the presence of these students on campus is tolerated rather than embraced. With the reinstatement of Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students in July 2023, approximately 760,000 incarcerated people can have college dreams.

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Lorin Basden Arnold

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2025

In 2023, Basden Arnold helped the university acquire a multi-million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase undergraduate retention and graduation rates and eliminate equity gaps for KU students.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Heather Shotton, an Indigenous Education scholar who is currently the vice president of diversity affairs at Fort Lewis College, has done extensive research on Indigenous student success and what it means to be a Native-ready campus.

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California Community Colleges Launch Initiative to Expand Shortened Courses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Researchers will analyze what types of courses and programs currently utilize the shortened format and assess student success rates compared to those in traditional-length courses. This data will provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of the approach across different disciplines and student demographics.

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Echoing Oz, Moody’s Downgrade Highlights a Tempest in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

This scenario parallels Elphaba's struggle inWicked, as she battles against systemic forces that seek to marginalize and suppress.

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Oregon Tech Doubles Down on Student Coaching to Serve Diverse Rural Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2025

"At a time when too few students are thriving in STEM fields, our work is about more than enrollment or retentionit's about changing lives and expanding opportunity through education," he said.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of HBCUs: A Call for Investment, Innovation, and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2025

Regional and Consortial Collaboration HBCUs can pool resources to co-purchase AI tools, share grant writers, and build regional research centers. Dr. Emmanuel Lalande currently serves as Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success and Special Assistant to the President at Voorhees University.

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CSUCI Names Dr. Jessica Lavariega Monforti as New Provost

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2025

Lavariega Monforti has authored over 50 scholarly publications and secured more than $10 million in grant funding to support student achievement and faculty research. Together, we will advance innovation, promote student success, and expand pathways to social mobility." The appointment is effective immediately.

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Dr. Kathy E. Johnson, University of New Orleans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

She has a record of achievement in a number of areas including student success, enrollment management, faculty development, research, academic program quality, strategic initiatives and partnerships, equity and inclusion, and fundraising.

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Ensure Equitable Access to Private School Financial Aid

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Corporate Partnerships: Forge partnerships with corporations to secure additional funding for scholarships and grants. Proactive Outreach and Recruitment: Community Partnerships: Collaborate with community organizations and schools to identify and recruit eligible students from diverse backgrounds.

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New Report Highlights Challenges and Solutions for Black Students in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2025

In a timely publication released Thursday, education experts outline concrete strategies to support Black student success in college amid growing national pressures on diversity initiatives and following the 2023 Supreme Court decision limiting race-conscious admissions.

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The Persistent 'Bamboo Ceiling': AAPI Leaders Still Rare Among College Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

As deputy chancellor of California Community Colleges, she fosters policies and practice that support student success and college effectiveness. For his part, Fong, who in retirement is an APAHE emeritus board member, laments that the Mellon Foundation grant cant squeeze more than 35 participants during each of the three summers.

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Defining “Servingness” At Black-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

The institution’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities explicitly affirm a commitment to underserved students, including but not limited to Black student success and Black-Servingness. Institutional research regularly assesses the needs and experiences of underserved students, including but not limited to Black students.

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Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs

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MAY 2, 2025

TRIO is the insurance policy for the Pell Grant, said Maureen Hoyler, COE Senior Advisor and past president. TRIO Student Support Services, in particular, raises completion rates for Pell Grant recipients and ensures our federal investment results in degrees, not dropouts.

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Pat Williams: A Champion Who Gave Wings to TRIO’s Defiance

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JULY 9, 2025

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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California Community College Leader Urges Funding for Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program After Bill Stalls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

Compton College President Dr. Keith Curry is calling on California's top state leaders to include funding for a Black-Serving Institutions grant program in the state budget after legislation establishing the program stalled in the legislature due to fiscal constraints.

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Funding at Risk: How AANAPISI Programs Transform Student Lives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

All three of these initiatives the refugee course, the ARISE program and the multilingual writing center are funded through federal grants for schools designated as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution or AANAPISI. The department administers grants for AANAPISIs and MSIs.

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A Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In October, State University of New York (SUNY) announced the Top 10% Promise Program, a direct admissions program that automatically grants acceptance to at least one SUNY institution for graduating high school seniors whose GPAs are in the top 10% of their class and meet specific academic readiness criteria.

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TRIO Future Leaders Summit Ignites Passion and Purpose in First-Generation Students Nationwide

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JULY 24, 2025

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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Empowering Black Scholars in STEM: The Urgency of Mentorship and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Role of Mentorship in STEM Success Numerous minoritized students, especially Black students, face intricate obstacles in higher education, particularly in pursuing STEM fields. It accomplishes this with initiatives such as the analytic hub, grant proposal workshops, and PEER mentoring programs. Similarly, Ph.D.

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Office for Civil Rights Commences Title VI Investigations Against 45 Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2025

District Court for the District of Maryland has granted a preliminary nationwide injunction on parts of two executive orders issued by President Donald J. The defendants, which include President Trump and ED, filed for a stay of the injunction pending appeal, which the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted.

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More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs

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JUNE 3, 2025

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students

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JUNE 11, 2025

One of us is a Latina Pell Grant recipient who has spent the past two years visiting more than 80 colleges and universities across the country, speaking directly with first-generation and low-income students. She served as White House Deputy Director of Hispanic Media in the Obama Administration.

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The House Antisemitism Staff Report is a Scare Tactic not a Solution for Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2025

Taking away federal funding which is there to support student success or even the threat of taking away federal funding immediately is not fulfilling the goal of our civil rights laws. We need to fix what is happening on our college campuses.We We need to fix what is happening on our college campuses.We

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From Pet to Threat | How HBCUs Can Stop Losing the Black Women They Need Most

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2025

Outsiders rarely understand that Black student success—especially at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)—is forged in fire. Resource distribution must be transparent—rubric-scored grant competitions, rather than one hand washing the other. Dr. Crystal A. Perfection is a mirage. There is a better way.

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TRIO in the News, Summer 2025

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JULY 8, 2025

Collins says she helped secure Upward Bound funding for Maine Massachusetts: Trump cuts would devastate community colleges, undermining lower-income students striving to better their lives Massachusetts: Programs to support N.H.s Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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Legislation Would Introduce Grant Program for California Black-Serving Institutions

New Report Highlights Critical Role of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in Student Success and Economic Mobility

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Report: Outdated Funding Law Hampers Community College Student Success

Number of HBCU Registered Apprenticeships Surging

The Case for IES Postsecondary Studies: What NPSAS and BPS Tell us About College Affordability and Student Outcomes

Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Seal of Excelencia 2024

Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Scholar-Activist Returns Home: Dr. Kala Burrell-Craft Named Dean of Grambling State's College of Education

Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Texas Southern University's Marching Band

Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Fort Lewis College Names First Indigenous Presidential Finalist

Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

How Incarceration Impacts the Basic Needs of Loved Ones & Families

College Transfer Enrollment Grew for Third Consecutive Year

Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

National Leaders Spotlight HBCUs as Engines of Social Mobility

UNCF Spotlights HBCUs as Engines of Social Mobility

Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First

Lorin Basden Arnold

Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

California Community Colleges Launch Initiative to Expand Shortened Courses

Echoing Oz, Moody’s Downgrade Highlights a Tempest in Higher Education

Oregon Tech Doubles Down on Student Coaching to Serve Diverse Rural Learners

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of HBCUs: A Call for Investment, Innovation, and Inclusion

CSUCI Names Dr. Jessica Lavariega Monforti as New Provost

Dr. Kathy E. Johnson, University of New Orleans

Ensure Equitable Access to Private School Financial Aid

New Report Highlights Challenges and Solutions for Black Students in Higher Education

The Persistent 'Bamboo Ceiling': AAPI Leaders Still Rare Among College Presidents

Defining “Servingness” At Black-Serving Institutions

Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs

Pat Williams: A Champion Who Gave Wings to TRIO’s Defiance

California Community College Leader Urges Funding for Black-Serving Institutions Grant Program After Bill Stalls

Funding at Risk: How AANAPISI Programs Transform Student Lives

A Year in Review

TRIO Future Leaders Summit Ignites Passion and Purpose in First-Generation Students Nationwide

Empowering Black Scholars in STEM: The Urgency of Mentorship and Inclusion

Office for Civil Rights Commences Title VI Investigations Against 45 Universities

More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs

Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students

The House Antisemitism Staff Report is a Scare Tactic not a Solution for Student Success

From Pet to Threat | How HBCUs Can Stop Losing the Black Women They Need Most

TRIO in the News, Summer 2025

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