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New Scholarship Program for Nontraditional Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has partnered with The Bernard Osher Foundation to create The Osher Scholarship Program at North Carolina A&T State University. This program is designed to support nontraditional students who are working on a degree.

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National University Announced The Launch Of The Cause Research Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

National University (NU) announced the launch of the Cause Research Institute (CRI), a new applied Research and Development arm that will coordinate research, scholarship, and other innovation efforts focused on social sector challenges, including education, health, human services, and criminal justice.

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Report Examines Fragmented Reentry Services for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Attending College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“There is a real urgent need to think with great care and deliberation about non-traditional students.” The goal of the report is to help professionals working in colleges, universities and postsecondary education in prison programs better understand the needs of students reentering and reintegrating after incarceration.

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Hybrid Learning Connects More Students With Opportunity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jessica Davis-Ganao, associate professor and chair of the criminal justice program at North Carolina Central University. Jessica Davis-Ganao had conversations with students about what might be preventing them from enrolling or persisting.

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Expanding Horizons: The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program 

COE

Learn more about COE’s opportunities for students and recent alumni. LEARN MORE AND APPLY Bronson Mills, from Oregon State University, emphasized the importance of cultural immersion, noting how the experience broadened his perspective. Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C.

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Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 8

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Celebrate National Nontraditional Student Week! National Nontraditional Student Week is November 5-9! Join Adult Student Services in celebrating Missouri State’s nontraditional students. Take part in National Nontraditional Student Week celebrations. MISSOURI STATE NEWS. TRANSFER NEWS.

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Supporting Non-Traditional Paths to Student Success

Scholarship America

While we still tend to think of traditional college students as the “default,” the fact is more than half of all college attendees fall into one or more “non-traditional” categories. million undergrads enrolled in American colleges and universities were part-time attendees, and around 1/3 of all college attendees are age 25 or older.