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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite these gains, Latino students continue to face several hurdles during their academic and career pursuits, such as insufficient financial literacy, career planning, and financial assistance. Professionals are mostly focused on financial literacy and professionals in graduate school require financing for their continued education.”

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students. Over the past few years, UTRGV has increased financial support through scholarships, implemented enhanced advising services and developed initiatives like tailored mentoring programs and community partnerships.

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Free Summer Programs for High Schoolers That are Great

Counselors' Corner

A free online course on mental health from Yale. Enter a psychology instructor from Yale, who saw the current mental health epidemic in the making. Registered students also have a shot at earning money for their school, and making a video to be considered for a scholarship.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

EAB

Source: EAB Student Communication Preferences Survey 2023) --> Financial concerns are highly correlated to both stopping out and mental health challenges. Source: Student Loan Planner Mental Health Survey 2021) --> Three strategies to enhance student financial wellness and prepare students for loan repayment 1.

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What Are the Big Higher Education Stories for 2024?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bonner says student mental health will be newsworthy in 2024. Flores’ current research includes a financial aid experiment that practices culturally attentive dissemination practices for financial aid scholarships. Another area of concern for Bonner is related to student learning. What is learning now? Where does it take place?