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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

Institutions can implement the following measures to alleviate these challenges: Scholarship Programs: Expanding scholarship programs to include online students can provide crucial financial support. Leveraging Scholarship Programs Scholarship programs can be adapted to support online students from diverse backgrounds.

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Conservative Legal Group Challenges Graduate Scholarship

Insight Into Diversity

McNair, a Black astronaut who died in the Challenger space shuttle disaster, the primary goal of the program is to support low-income and first-generation college students, as well as those from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, in their graduate education. Named in honor of Ronald E.

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The Hidden Crisis in College Planning: What’s Happening to Middle-Income Families

Helix Education

Millions of students and families are caught in a middle-class crunch for affording college. Among middle-income families: 71% report loan concerns actively impacting college selection. What are their college planning experiences? Which college planning topics do they value the most? How many plan to borrow?

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Our Advice for Making College Campuses Ready for Diverse Student Populations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Colleges typically use a variety of assessments such as standardized tests, essays, and GPA to determine a student's readiness for life in academia. When students from diverse backgrounds step onto campus, they are not just seeking a college degree. The decision to attend college is a transformative journey for a student's life.

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Maximizing Limited Resources: Innovative Solutions for Graduate Enrollment Leaders 

Liaison International

From branding and advertising efforts to lead generation and yield activities like campus tours and scholarship allocation, each initiative requires funding and other resources to work effectively. Internally, leveraging relationships across the institution is key.

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Texas Bill Aims to Revamp Funding System for State Community College Districts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new bill has been introduced in the Texas legislature that would revamp how the state gives its community colleges money, KXAN reported. Gary VanDeaver, would alter the funding formula for money that the state gives its 50 community college districts, effective Sept. Gary VanDeaver House Bill 8 – filed Wednesday by Texas Rep.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The profile of the average community college student is changing. While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience.