Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Ellucian Foundation will award grants to 25 two-year colleges to help support students facing economic challenges. Ipsen The global 2023 Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship consists of $10,000-$25,000 grants to higher ed institutions to help students with expenses such as housing, tuition, and food.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

An additional 1,600-1,700 students at Emory University received grants and scholarships instead of loans in their financial aid packages this fall, the Atlanta-based institution announced recently, more than doubling the number of undergraduates expected to finish school with limited or no debt. This allows us to enroll those students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Texas A&M University-San Antonio has received a $3 million grant to address economic issues and expand technology access for its student population. Texas A&M University-San Antonio The money – in the form of a “Caminos Hacia el Éxito” (Pathways to Success) grant from the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A&T) will use a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to implement a program to increase STEM graduate students from underrepresented populations, particularly Ph.Ds. The two-year, $1,075,000 grant will go toward the Preparing Future Minority Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

Land-grant universities (LGUs) that are historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are significantly underfunded compared to predominantly white LGUs, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP). This match often comes from state appropriations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Marquette University has received two grants to support its Education Preparedness Program (EPP), which seeks to help incarcerated students. The grants – which includes $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) – are for the school’s Center for Urban Research, Teaching, and Outreach (CURTO), which houses the EPP.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Jordan gave students at three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) paid lunches and tuition grants ahead of the film release for “Creed III,” Black Enterprise reported. Actor Michael B. Jordan The schools were Spelman College, Morehouse College, and Clark Atlanta University (CAU).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

Student success organization Catalyze has opened grant applications for the third round of its Catalyze Challenge. This round will award up to 25 pilot grants between $100,000-$250,000 to assist 6-12 months of exploratory work and early implementation. Applications open Jul. 31, and go to Sep.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and Temple University have released a guide for higher ed institutions on how to implement completion grants for their students. Dr. Christel Perkins Completion grants are funds given to students who need them to finish out their degree or academic journey.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2023

When Congress voted in December 2020 to restore Pell Grants for incarcerated Americans after a 26-year ban, advocates hailed the move as an opportunity for 760,000 people in prison to achieve a better life through education. As an incarcerated student, he dealt with computer rules that seemed arbitrary.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

million grant for former Holy Family University and other Pennsylvania undergrads who were near degree completion but withdrew before obtaining diplomas or certificates. Holy Family University is partnering with the Bucks County Workforce Development Board in Pennsylvania on a $1.3 Dr. Anne M. Prisco, president of Holy Family. 30, 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

million grant renewal to support cybersecurity workforce development programs. Dr. Yuliang Zheng The Scholarship for Service grant renewal – from the National Science Foundation (NSF) – seeks to help fill the growing need for a national cybersecurity workforce prepared to deal with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has received $1 million from Wells Fargo to continue supporting students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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College Aid Services

MARCH 1, 2024

Two volumes from the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook regarding student eligibility for awards, parent borrowers, and Pell Grants are now publicly available. To access all nine volumes of the handbook or submit any questions that you may have, visit FSA’s Knowledge Center as well as their Customer Support webpages.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Philander Smith College (PSC) will become a graduate degree-granting school after its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program was approved by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in November 2022. 1, 2023, and a 25-student cohort will kick off the 36-credit hour program this coming May. Dr. Roderick L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education. We're proud to support PWNA."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. UNT and LaGuardia’s student centered, data-driven approaches are helping their students succeed in the classroom and beyond, offering considerable returns on their educational investment. Kenneth Adams, president of LaGuardia Community College.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Two volumes from the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook regarding student eligibility for awards, parent borrowers, and Pell Grants are now publicly available. To access all nine volumes of the handbook or submit any questions that you may have, visit FSA’s Knowledge Center as well as their Customer Support webpages.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2023

Roy Wilson The multi-million dollar grant – from The Mellon Foundation – will allow the school to recruit 10 tenure-track faculty; 10 tenured associate or full professor-level faculty; and 10 early career scholars for the Pathway to Faculty program, an initiative to prepare people for tenure-track roles.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 16, 2023

Department of Education’s 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) underscores a disconcerting reality: most students face a gap between what their families can afford and what they must pay to attend college. New IHEP analysis of data from the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Department of Education (ED) has awarded a $1 million grant to Pitt Community College to help boost college enrollment and completion rates among students in rural areas. million to 22 of the nation’s higher education institutions through its Rural Postsecondary & Economic Development (RPED) Grant Program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

Latino college students are more likely to be first-generation students and less likely to leave college having earned their degrees, according to a new report from Excelencia in Education. Of the Latino students in U.S. The vast majority of these students are citizens of the U.S. (90%),

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

The introduction and rollout of the new Better FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form has led to a multitude of challenges, setbacks, and concerns among students, caregivers, and educators.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

Indeed, significant numbers of today’s college students no longer conform to the traditional notion of someone in their late teens or early 20s who matriculated to a four-year university straight out of high school. A third of today’s college students are 25 and older, and more than a third of undergraduates are part-time students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

million SUNY grant and is looking to hire 30 replacement faculty and 36 new faculty, Pipe Dream reported. The grant – part of a $53 million SUNY-wide hiring initiative – will go towards creating faculty positions with a heavy focus on research. Binghamton University (BU) has received a $6.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

million to develop a program to encourage high school students in underrepresented communities to pursue health care careers. UC San Diego Health has received $2.2 They will also encounter topics such as behavioral health, geriatric health, primary care, and general adult medical-surgical care.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 31, 2024

Today, Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid, published a Dear Colleague Letter (GEN-24-01) announcing the Federal Pell Grant maximum and minimum award amounts. For the 2024-2025 academic year, the maximum Pell Grant award remains fixed at $7,395 and the minimum award amount is $740.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 22, 2024

FSA has published an update to its previous electronic announcement regarding changes to the Student Aid Index and Pell Grant Eligibility Guide for the upcoming academic year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

Without Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) funding, experts say many community college programs would have closed, faculty and staff laid off, and more students forced to stop out on their pathways towards accreditation. They tried to keep open for and cater to as many students as possible, so they did need this money.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has released its latest policy recommendations to make postsecondary education affordable and completable for all students. “It Can students get childcare, or food? Because you can’t have student success without those things.” Sameer Gadkaree, TICAS president and CEO.

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IEFA

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Studying abroad offers countless opportunities for personal and professional growth, but financial constraints can hold many students back. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through the world of finding financial aid for international students, exploring scholarships, grants and student loans to make your dream of studying abroad a reality.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

Tracy Broccolino The center’s reopening serves as an essential resource in reducing childcare costs, creating much-needed Early Head Start programming for infants and toddlers, and encouraging degree completion among student parents at the college of more than 2,900 students — 24% of which claim child dependents. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ensuring that students from all backgrounds can enroll and thrive at Rhodes, regardless of their financial circumstances, is one of our core institutional commitments.” ATI, formed in 2016, comprises regional and flagship public institutions and leading private colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Over the past eight years, Parnell secured over $22 million in grant funding, represented NASPA through service to over 20 organizations including the U.S.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JANUARY 9, 2024

The minimum economic return threshold—defined as Threshold 0—indicates whether students are better off financially after leaving school. Students meet Threshold 0 if they earn at least as much as a high school graduate, plus enough to recoup their investment within ten years. million students, do not.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

This program is designed to support nontraditional students who are working on a degree. The Osher Foundation has committed to a $50,000 bridge grant and a $1 million endowment in support of Osher Reentry Scholars. The program is fully online and specially tailored to accommodate non-traditional students.

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Student Loan Hero

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Although college can be expensive, there are college grants for women that can help lower the price tag. If you’re looking to further your education, these nine scholarships and grants for women could help bring your goals within reach. Program for Continuing Education Grant. Grant The Go Girl! Graduate students.

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