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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students who are only months away from becoming fully licensed teachers have suddenly lost scholarships and paid internships that made their career path possible. Michigan lost TQP grants focused on addressing teacher shortages and improving literacy instruction.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. These are the institutions that can show you with their data, with their evidence-based practices and with their leadership what they’re doing,” says Santiago. and graduate 19%. In academic year 2021-22, 45.1%

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Beyond the Numbers: What Families Really Want from the Financial Aid Process

School & Student Services by Community Brands

With more school‑choice options available—from open enrollment public charter schools to vouchers, tax‑credit scholarships, and Education Savings Accounts—families are navigating what feels like a new frontier of educational possibility. Families Want Trust and Transparency Trust isn’t a perk—it’s foundational.

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Negotiating the Future: How HBCUs and MSIs Can Leverage Strategic Enrollment Management for Institutional Resilience

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Strategic enrollment leaders must develop cultural humility and data literacy to avoid overgeneralization and instead build nuanced personas that guide outreach. Leadership and Accountability Leading enrollment through this lens requires a shift from short-term performance metrics to long-term strategy. As Lewicki et al.

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Former Library of Congress Chief Carla Hayden Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hayden's year-long fellowship will focus on scholarship, writing, and research projects while advising Foundation leadership on supporting libraries, archives, and other public knowledge organizations.

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Senator Murray Blocks Trump Education Nominee as Funding Crisis Deepens

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Trump administration's Office of Management and Budget, led by Russell Vought, has suggested the funding freeze is part of an investigation into whether money has been used for what it calls a "radical leftwing agenda," including scholarships for undocumented students or teachings on LGBTQ topics.

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ETS Rolls Out Scholarships for Students Demonstrating Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Testing and research giant ETS, is offering a number of scholarships for underrepresented students who demonstrate academic excellence. Green Scholarship; the Dr. Lillian M. Those selected will receive a full tuition-only need/merit scholarships for the 2023–2024 academic school year. The $20,000 Lenora M.