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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students

COE

Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students April 16, 2024 — by Yvette Martinez-Vu and Miroslava Chavez-Garcia Is Grad School for Me? This essential resource offers step-by-step instructions on how to maneuver the admissions process before, during, and after applying.

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First Generation Scholarships and General Scholarship Essay Tips

UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

The Osher Re-Entry/Crankstart ( [link] ) is often a scholarship first-generation, nontraditional students apply to. Funding is awarded to students who are returning or have returned to pursue their education after a break. Read the instructions and make sure you understand them before you start writing.

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Hybrid Learning Connects More Students With Opportunity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The 22 colleges and 88 campuses within the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), and four-year North Carolina Central University (NCCU) have continued to embrace technology as a tool to improve and expand educational opportunities, especially for nontraditional students, through the creation of hyflex or hybrid courses.

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

Nothing was more instructive than watching five years of those. NU is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and has a 50-year history of innovating around the needs of military, working, and other nontraditional students.