College Planners of America

MAY 21, 2024

The FAFSA process will determine if the student is eligible for subsidized and unsubsidized student loans, Pell Grants, and/or the Work-Study Program. Parents may contact their student’s high school financial aid office for assistance. Congress should continue to raise the Pell Grant for low-income students each year.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

This organizational scheme is based on the Carnegie Classifications and is comprised of categories for National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges plus Regional Colleges and Regional Universities. Economic Mobility Index Measure of economic status change for low-income students.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

This organizational scheme is based on the Carnegie Classifications and is comprised of categories for National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges plus Regional Colleges and Regional Universities. Economic Mobility Index Measure of economic status change for low-income students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. Smith University — an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in North Carolina — concurs that student debt and loan forgiveness will be big stories.

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COE

JANUARY 17, 2023

After a two-year hiatus due to the global pandemic, COE resumes its Executive Leadership Institute for College Opportunity Professionals with two events—one at the University of Kansas and one at the original host site of Princeton University. 2022’s Biggest News Stories, as Told by the Council for Opportunity in Education.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

His visionary leadership has played a pivotal role in shaping policies and initiatives that uplift underrepresented students, helping them navigate and succeed in higher education. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program at the University of California, Berkeley. Brett participated in the Upward Bound program at Boston College.

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COE

MAY 10, 2024

The 2024 Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States report reveals alarming trends indicating increasing inequity of opportunity in higher education, particularly for low-income students. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S., Its membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Education Bill Blog Helping Veterans Make the Most of the G.I.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds the University of Louisiana-Lafayette for Inaugurating the Carmouche TRIO Alumni Association September 5, 2024 — by Terrance L. Hamm The Carmouche TRIO Alumni Association at UL Lafayette is among the first University-established alumni societies specifically for TRIO students.

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COE

AUGUST 15, 2024

Supporting First-Generation College Students This Back-to-School Season August 15, 2024 — by Nicole Brunt The Pell Institute is proud to announce the release of a new set of fact sheets that illuminate critical insights into the experiences and outcomes of first-generation, low-income students, and students with disabilities.

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College Planners of America

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Parent Plus loans are eligible for the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, which is great news for these borrowers. But it doesn’t eliminate all outstanding debt and it does nothing to help future economically disadvantaged parents who take out these loans. Many more families took out Parent PLUS loans.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

Among those affected was the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI). Through its myriad membership services, the Council works with colleges, universities, and agencies that host federal TRIO programs that help more than 800,000 low-income students and students with disabilities each year receive college access and retention services.

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COE

MARCH 11, 2024

for our Policy Seminar and working with you throughout the year to increase the federal investment in our nation’s first-generation, low-income students. We look forward to seeing you next week in Washington, D.C. , Get in Touch Questions? Contact COE Vice President for Public Policy Diane Shust.

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COE

MAY 31, 2024

Wolanin established the program in memory of Dr. Wolanin, who championed student financial aid and college access. Wolanin was a faculty mentor of Stoner’s at the University of Wisconsin, and Stoner has been involved in supporting all five cycles of the internship program thus far. COE and the family of Thomas R. The paid Thomas R.

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COE

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Hamm In partnership with its Dutch partners, ECHO, and The Hague University of Applied Sciences, COE hosted the Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Abroad Program in The Hague, Netherlands. 2023: A Year in Review December 13, 2023 — by Terrance L. Classes focus on solving global issues and connecting the public and private sectors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2022

According to Dr. Marybeth Gasman, associate dean for research in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University and executive director of the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions, these funds are critical. There’s also $50 million for infrastructure improvements at MSIs.

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COE

MARCH 10, 2023

President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget March 10, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones The proposed increase will help put many first-generation, low-income students on the path to college access, success, and the American Dream. Education Bill Blog Helping Veterans Make the Most of the G.I.

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COE

MAY 10, 2023

COE hosts the Opportunity Matters Book Club for first-generation and low-income students, allowing them to discuss literary works that raise issues related to opportunity and equity. LEARN MORE “Upward Bound prepared me for after high school, not just education,” Wright said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

The threat to shut down ED isnt new, said Dr. James Earl Davis, a professor and endowed chair of education at Temple University. Without it, she cautioned, there would be no federal civil rights division to protect students from cases of discrimination. Lynn warned that the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2025

The legislation would also eliminate subsidized loans, which currently spare undergraduate students from accruing interest while in school. The bill includes a three-year exemption for students enrolled as of June 30, 2026, but future students would face higher costs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

higher education sector from stable to negative, citing recent and potential federal policy changes that have created a more difficult operating environment for colleges and universities nationwide. Most R1 universities have negotiated indirect cost rates up to 60%, making the potential impact severe.

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COE

JUNE 3, 2025

The Trump Administrations claim that access is no longer an obstacle for low-income students is flatly contradicted by data and by the lived experience of more than 6 million TRIO alumni. Hamm Supporters of TRIO assembled on Capitol Hill in March during COE’s annual Legislative Conference.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Student debt issues loom, and problems due to the rollout of the 2024-25 FAFSA linger. Institutions continue to see presidential resignations, and the leaders of the future try to figure out how best to oversee colleges and universities. Lets take a look at the year that was as plans develop for the road ahead. Dr. Everrett A.

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