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What Should Schools Prioritize to Support Youth Mental Health? Priority #1: Provide More Specialized Mental Health Professionals and Paraprofessionals on Campus

SRI Education

However, state and district leaders now worry that especially with reduced federal funding to support school-based mental health services and professional development, there are not enough specialized mental health staff to meet students’ current or future needs ( EAB, 2023a ). With limited resources where should leaders put their money?

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. Institutions that receive HSI designation are then eligible to apply for various federal grants in support of their programming. José Luis Cruz Rivera, NAU’s president, said was very much intentional.

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Undergraduate Enrollment Shows Growth for Second Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report’s preliminary data indicates the most significant decline is at four-year institutions that serve low-income students. Institutions that have a large number of undergraduate students who receive Pell Grants also reported a decline in freshman enrollment of more than 10%. Certificate programs indicate a 7.3%

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For HSIs, “Servingness” is a Journey, Not an Endpoint

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The federal government, on the other hand, uses a straightforward numerical definition to classify as Hispanic Serving Institutions any two- or four-year nonprofit degree-granting college or university where enrollment is at least 25% Latine. Latine students graduate from college at lower rates than many of their peers.

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For Hispanic-Serving Institutions, the Designation is Not the Destination

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With the share of Latine students doubling over the past two decades, the number of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) has also risen. Established in 1992, this federal designation is granted to institutions with an enrollment that consists of at least 25% Hispanic students. of enrollment.

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Enrollment is Up, How a Student-Centered Approach Can Set Students Up for Success in College and Beyond

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

As a designated Minority Serving Institution, we enroll substantial populations of Hispanic (44 percent), Asian (20 percent), and Black (17 percent) students. Thirty-nine percent of our students rely on need-based federal Pell Grants to help pay for college. The responsibility to serve our students well is one we take seriously.

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Advancing the #RealCollege Movement

Believe in Students

I arrived at Believe in Students in April 2020, just as the pandemic was rocking the world and changing college campuses, in some ways permanently. My job when I arrived was to figure out how to utilize incredibly generous philanthropic support to provide emergency grants to students. We believe in students.