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San Diego Foundation Commits $4M to Help Underserved Students Reach College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The foundation will distribute $935,000 in grants to 10 local nonprofits in San Diego providing services including tutoring, counseling, and college application assistance. Founded in 1975, SDF has granted $1.8 billion to strengthen the San Diego community.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are financial support programs, including emergency grants, technology loaner programs and device voucher support, which provide students with necessary in-time financial support. 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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The Numbers Don't Lie: HSI Funding Delivers Results

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

l'll acknowledge my bias: I teach at a large urban college that recently received an HSI grant. that are eligible to apply for an HSI grant, which are made available through the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Title III and Title V). Why did we apply for this grant? What is my college doing with its HSI grant? population.

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Ensure Equitable Access to Private School Financial Aid

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Corporate Partnerships: Forge partnerships with corporations to secure additional funding for scholarships and grants. Mentorship and Support Programs: Academic Support: Provide academic support services, such as tutoring and counseling, to ensure the success of financial aid recipients.

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Webinar Focuses on the Impact of DEI Programs in Higher Education

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Specific impacts include reduced mentoring, tutoring, and social programming, as well as the elimination of disciplines like sociology and ethnic studies. Those actions could strip schools of federal grant funding if their accreditation is removed under such a process.

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Funding at Risk: How AANAPISI Programs Transform Student Lives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At Queens College a City University of New York, or CUNY school in Flushing, New York the campus Writing Center offers multilingual tutors to make it easier and more welcoming for a student body whose ancestries can be traced to 153 countries. The department administers grants for AANAPISIs and MSIs. San Antonio College.

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NCAA Grants Over $1.5 million to Support Student-Athlete Academic Success

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The NCAA has awarded Division I Accelerating Academic Success Program grants to 17 schools for the 2024-25 academic year. The grants total over $1.5 million and are used to boost student-athlete academic achievement. Division I student-athletes are graduating at record rates, according to 2023 Graduation Success Rate data.

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