Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. After looking into and providing a solution to assist the student, Weatherspoon wanted to know what more the institution could do.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2025

Students will be able to get this three-year degree for $9,500, says Dr. Lisa Rhine, the tenth president of Yavapai College, in an interview with Diverse. Students pursuing the three-year Bachelor of Applied Science in Business (BASB) degree will take 8-week courses offered completely online. They had families.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

to approximately 19 million students, which is above pre-pandemic levels. A point noted in last falls data was that the number of 18-year-old freshman saw the biggest decline, particularly at public institutions that serve low-income students. Undergraduate enrollment is almost 16 million, only 1% below 2019 levels.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

At the same time, reality struck: A student should not need to have an associate provost as a parent to transfer college credits. Nationally, the transfer system has been set up to let students fail for decades. On average, students lose a fifth of their credits when transferring to a four-year college, according to the U.S.

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2025

“My passion has always been equity in higher education,” says Garcia, whose dedication to addressing disparities in how institutions serve students of color began during his undergraduate years. I know what we do is important, but I know what our students will do with the education they receive is even more important,” he adds.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I It’s why, in his late twenties, he chose to volunteer at Georgia State University (GSU), speaking to young college students about his successes.

Placement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, CCA is a bold national advocate for dramatically increasing college completion rates and closing equity gaps by working with states, systems, institutions, and partners to scale highly effective structural reforms and promote policies that improve student success.

Low income student

College Planners of America

JUNE 24, 2025

1 of 2025 (the Big Beautiful Bill ), which, in Title III, proposes major changes to Federal student aid programs. In this post, we focus on Subtitle A, Student Eligibility , Subtitle B, Loan Limits , and Subtitle D, Pell Grants. Student Debt Levels Student debt has become more and more burdensome in recent years.

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2025

I was a low-income student and proud Howard University graduate. is an associate professor & program director of Higher Education & Student Affairs in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership, & Policy in the School of Education & Urban Studies at Morgan State University. but it has been a journey.

Low income student

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 9, 2024

For students preparing to apply for financial aid, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a crucial part of the process. This change is designed to improve accessibility for all students and reduce barriers to financial aid. This can help to maximize your eligibility for aid and financial aid funding.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2025

trillionfederal student loan portfoliofrom the U.S. Beyond the headlines, the proposal represents a deliberate dismantling of the federal student aid infrastructure that has long supported students needing help to pay for college. The Federal Student Aid (FSA) office is not just a loan servicer.

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

President [Jimmy] Carter was deeply committed to issues of racial equity and wanted the Department of Education to be a space where the Civil Rights Division would protect students, families, and communities, said Holcomb-McCoy. I believe there is a clear political connection behind these repeated efforts to diminish the Department.

Education

The College Pod

JUNE 8, 2024

The Student Aid Index (SAI) is an essential concept in the world of financial aid for college. It replaced the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) starting with the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA ). What Is the Student Aid Index? What Is the Student Aid Index? Let’s take a closer look.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2025

Political considerations are playing an unprecedented role in college selection, with nearly one-third of prospective students removing schools from consideration for political reasons, according to a new study released Tuesday by education research firm EAB. Mental health challenges are impacting college enrollment decisions significantly.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

It describes its approach as equity-driven, data-centered and student-focused. Theres no question the future of our country depends on how well we educate todays students, said Forte. How do we close the gaps in performance, particularly for our lowest income students, for our students with disabilities, he said.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2025

House Republicans have unveiled sweeping legislation that would dramatically reshape federal student aid programs, potentially making college more expensive for millions of students while cutting federal spending by an estimated $185 billion over the next decade.

Low income student

COE

JULY 9, 2025

Instead, with the vision of celebrating our students’ resilience, we assembled before the Lincoln Memorial on what became our very first National TRIO Day. We had learned that the House was moving to eliminate our Student Support Services program at the very moment we were gaining momentum nationwide. I’m forever grateful that U.S.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As the year winds down, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and administration are left to wonder what comes next in higher education. Student debt issues loom, and problems due to the rollout of the 2024-25 FAFSA linger. In tandem, many non-profit and for-profit partners are doing the same thing.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Department of Education, uncertainty over federal student aid, and possible expanded taxes on endowments. The largest share of ED employees work in the federal student aid office, making any disruption potentially catastrophic for institutions that rely on revenue from student charges provided by federal student loans and Pell Grants.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2025

Higher education leaders and student advocacy organizations issued sharp condemnations following congressional passage of President Trump's signature reconciliation bill, warning that the legislation will significantly harm college access and affordability for millions of students.

Higher education

COE

JUNE 11, 2025

Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students June 11, 2025 — by Alejandra Campoverdi and Aaron Brown, Ph.D. America loves to celebrate its “firsts”— first generation college students, first generation professionals, the first person in a family to break a cycle of poverty.

First generation

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. Talent Search students are 33% more likely to enroll in college than those from the bottom income quartile.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

During his two decades of leadership, Casteen oversaw significant increases in the enrollment of women, international students, and students from underrepresented minority groups. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1943, Casteen's journey in higher education began as a first-generation college student at UVA.

Low income student

NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 8, 2025

These regular posts are meant to keep NACAC members informed about key policy developments, NACAC’s advocacy priorities, and opportunities to take action in support of students and the college admission counseling profession. My name is Sean Robins, and I serve as NACAC’s director of advocacy. Access challenges remain front and center.

Title IV

COE

JULY 15, 2025

The Council for Opportunity in Education Launches Inaugural Award for Institutional Effectiveness to Scale TRIO Student Support Services Practices Campus-Wide July 15, 2025 — by Terrance L. million students nationwide,” said COE President Kimberly Jones. “By WASHINGTON, D.C. A landmark 2019 U.S.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2025

This is in addition to the disastrous decision to dismantle the Department of Education, an agency created to provide access for students no matter where theyre from, including low-income students, those with learning disabilities, and students of color. Students have organized in states with anti-DEI directives.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2025

Harvard College has announced the closure of three dedicated centers serving minority, LGBTQ, and women students, consolidating their operations into a new unified entity called the "Harvard Foundation" within the Office of Culture and Community, according to The Harvard Crimson. College Dean Dr. David J.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Ensuring that students from all backgrounds can enroll and thrive at Rhodes, regardless of their financial circumstances, is one of our core institutional commitments.” ATI, formed in 2016, comprises regional and flagship public institutions and leading private colleges and universities.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. According to the Department of Education, about six million students received Pell Grant funding in the 2020 – 2021 academic year. The total student loan debt reached $1.75

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. The funding will allow for the hiring of four new student support advocates, who will offer dedicated attention and guidance to these students as they pursue their degrees. Dr. Susan P.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide. labor force. labor force.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Sachelle Ford became the first director of the DukeLIFE program at Duke University in January 2020, she brought with her the experience of being a first-generation college student. Before DukeLIFE, peer-to-peer mentorship had been implemented at Duke before, but the program’s execution did not appeal to many students.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

High-performing Black, Latino, and students from low-income backgrounds are not getting equal access to advanced math courses that more affluent or white students do, according to a new report from the Education Trust and Just Equations.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab To help mitigate this, Believe in Students developed The #RealCollege Curriculum masterclass, a four-course curriculum sponsored by the ECMC Foundation, Gates Foundation, Imaginable Futures, and Michelson 20MM. In 2025, three additional courses, including one focused on supporting parenting students, will be added.

Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Texas A&M University-San Antonio has received a $3 million grant to address economic issues and expand technology access for its student population. Department of Education (ED) – will help the school fund several initiatives in support of its diverse student body, particularly its large Hispanic and low-income student population.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

Almost 90% of students whose family income places them in the top quintile of earnings decide to enroll in either a two or four-year college, while just over 50% of high school graduates coming from the lowest quintile of earnings go on to enroll in postsecondary education. We have this prevailing meritocracy aura in higher education.

Low income student