Minnesota could make college free for families earning under $80K
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 9, 2023
The North Star Promise would bridge the gap between tuition costs and students' grants and scholarships, according to proposed legislation.
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National HBCU Scholarship Program Seeks to Address Student Financial Hurdles
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 25, 2022
A national scholarship program for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is set to be launched. The program aims to help financially support civic-minded high school students who are interested in attending HBCUs. The program strives to encourage students to follow in the footsteps of the Rev.
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Duke Ends Merit Scholarship for Students of African Descent
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 15, 2024
Duke University is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a program for top applicants of African descent. Supreme Court ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. The merit scholarship, established in 1979, is named after the first African American President of the Associated Students of Duke University.
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‘Merit Scholarship’ or Enrollment Incentive?
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Merit scholarships are widely seen as exactly what their name suggests: financial awards institutions dole out to deserving students based on proven academic achievement. Some say it’s an unacknowledged equity issue.
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Positive Partnership: Targeted Support for Scholarship Students Aids Retention
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 7, 2024
The University of South Carolina launched an initiative to provide personalized advising for learners on scholarships who are at risk of losing financial aid. Since 2021, around 2,500 students have maintained their scholarships as a result.
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Colleges Revise Race-Conscious Scholarships
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 10, 2024
Universities across the country are revising or ending certain financial aid criteria and scholarships in response to the U.S. “Our colleges and universities are at their best when they reflect the rich diversity of our nation,” U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 rulings against race-conscious admissions in higher education.
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Private colleges and discount, 2020
Higher Ed Data Stories
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Discount rate is a hot topic among private college leaders, and although it's an interesting measure, it's not as helpful as some people might think it is. The scholarship or aid is just an accounting transaction. So the amount of actual cash revenue, divided by the number of students, is an important measure. This is rare.
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College Fund Offers American Indian Law School Scholarship to Attend Harvard Law
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The American Indian College Fund has announced its third American Indian Law School Scholarship for a student entering Harvard Law School in the fall of 2024. Samantha Maltais, an enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, is the current scholarship recipient.
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Salt Lake Community College Launches Scholarship Program for Tribal Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) will cover the tuition for members of Utah’s federally recognized tribes. Salt Lake Community College The Native American Community Scholars & Fellowship program – set to begin January of next year – will pay for the tuition costs for students taking up to 18 credit hours.
AFS expands scholarships in Africa
The PIE News
AUGUST 14, 2024
The new Youth Assembly Impact Program will provide scholarships to 10 young leaders from Africa who will receive individual mentoring, seed-funding and support to implement initiatives in their local communities that advance sustainable development.
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First-year Discount rate at private colleges, 2021
Higher Ed Data Stories
DECEMBER 15, 2023
I want to talk about discount rate at private colleges. And the first part of this is going to get a bit into the weeds; if you work in a private college or university, and you use this in your work, or you send it to trustees, you can support my time, effort, software, and hosting costs by buying me a coffee. Now, guess what?
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Meharry Medical College Gifted $20M to Support Programs, Scholarships
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Juan McGruder A $20 million gift to Meharry Medical College is expected to enhance the college's mission to serve underserved populations and cultivate the next generation of health care providers and researchers.
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Schuler Scholar Program Backs Out of $10M in Scholarships
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 2, 2024
A Chicago-area philanthropist has backed out of a pledge to give $10 million in scholarships to 1,250 low-income and first-generation college students weeks before the start of the fall semester.
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“Too good to be true” – the young Africans receiving international scholarships
The PIE News
JANUARY 2, 2024
So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. “I My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It
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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 15, 2024
McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed.
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Starving College Students
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 30, 2024
As a first-generation college student attending Michigan State University in the ’80s, I easily qualified for a full Pell Grant and a full state scholarship. A timeworn tradition that needs to go. I also experienced food insecurity. From September through May, I lived on campus and ate in the cafeteria in Akers Hall.
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Why This College Is Offering Scholarships in Cornhole
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
By Nell Gluckman Winthrop University has pursued several nontraditional sports, including cornhole, disc golf, and esports, as a way to recruit students beyond its region.
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Conservative Legal Group Challenges Graduate Scholarship
Insight Into Diversity
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Department of Education for a longstanding initiative that fosters higher education opportunities for underrepresented and low-income students. Both students, active members of YAF, are White and do not meet other eligibility criteria such as being first-generation college students or low-income. The Ronald E.
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HBCU Week Foundation Receives $300,000 Scholarship Fund from Barclays US Consumer Bank
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The HBCU Week Foundation has received a $300,000 scholarship fund from Barclays US Consumer Bank to support students attending five select HBCUs. Fifth Media The five schools are Delaware State University, Hampton University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, and Howard University. "We The event which took place Sep.
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UK private schools should “increase” scholarships in some markets
The PIE News
JUNE 6, 2024
The head of international relations at Bishop’s Stortford College told The PIE News that while international student recruitment shouldn’t be too heavily impacted by the VAT policy, some cost-conscious markets may need more convincing. The general election will be held on July 4, with Labour currently frontrunners in the polls.
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Partnership Receives $100,000 to Increase College Access for Indigenous Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education.
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Our Advice for Making College Campuses Ready for Diverse Student Populations
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 5, 2024
Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Colleges typically use a variety of assessments such as standardized tests, essays, and GPA to determine a student's readiness for life in academia.
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Michigan Expands Tuition-Free Community Scholarship Program to Adults Ages 21-24 Without Degrees
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 5, 2023
The state of Michigan is expanding a program that provides a tuition-free community scholarship to adults ages 21-24 who have not yet earned college degrees, FOX 2 reported. To be eligible, students must apply for the Michigan Reconnect Scholarship by Nov.
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Tennessee College-Going Rate on the Rise
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 3, 2024
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission recently reported the largest year-over-year increase in the state’s college-going rate since the 2015 launch of Tennessee Promise, a last-dollar free tuition scholarship for community college students.
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Only 6% of American college students study abroad
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
At a time when the world’s challenges and opportunities are increasingly global and the resources supporting study abroad have never been greater, why are so few American students pursuing international education? million students enrolled in college, just under 170,000 studied abroad in the 2021/22 academic year.
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What college students worry about. Or do you already know?
University Business
AUGUST 20, 2024
Informed higher ed leaders like yourselves aim to keep your fingers on the pulse of what’s on college students’ minds as the school year gets underway. In case you and your leadership team need some additional insights, a new survey is tracking students’ feelings about cost, careers and campus safety.
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Rhodes College Joins Initiative to Expand Access for Highly Talented Low-Income Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 29, 2024
Rhodes College has announced its membership to the American Talent Initiative (ATI) collective. Jennifer Collins “I am grateful to have the opportunity to engage with other colleges and universities dedicated to expanding access and opportunity,” said Rhodes College President Dr. Jennifer Collins.
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Investing in Community Colleges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 5, 2024
It’s not an everyday occurrence when a community college leader gets a phone call telling them their institution will receive an influx of funding in the millions. when MacKenzie Scott, one of the richest women in the world, decided to make a major investment in community colleges.
Foundation Receives $1M Gift Supporting First Generation Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 18, 2024
Brigid Flanigan The Portland Community College Foundation has received a $1 million gift pledge to launch the college’s First-Year Experience initiative, benefitting historically underserved students. The gift was made by Tenfold Senior Living founder and principal Brigid Flanigan.
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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
López is an educator whose purpose is not just to teach but to support students. Before López’s current appointment, she served in a similar role as an assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Houston. For seven years, she helped serve the needs of senior faculty and intrepid students. Dr. Ruth M.
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Spelman College Receives $100M Gift
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 18, 2024
Spelman College has received a historic $100 million gift. The Atlanta-based institution was founded in 1881 and is considered a leading liberal arts college and global leader in the education of women of African descent. There’s no doubt that Spelman College is better because of her.”
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Drexel Offers Half-Off on Tuition Costs for Community College Grads
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 17, 2024
Drexel University is offering tuition at half the cost for students who have earned an associate degree from any accredited community college in the U.S. Now, the university is expanding the program to benefit community college graduates across the country. cumulative GPA.
More Indian universities accept SAT as College Board expands
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Rushi Sheth, Vice President (International), College Board, highlighted the importance of expanding opportunities for Indian students. It is not about identifying the top students and exporting them to the US, but about making Indian students understand the options that are available to them here.
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Lilly Endowment Awards $100M Grant to United Negro College Fund
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 12, 2024
has awarded a $100 million unrestricted grant to support the United Negro College Fund’s capital campaign. The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs. United Negro College Fund Inc.
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Ellucian Foundation to Award Grants to 25 Two-Year Colleges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
The Ellucian Foundation will award grants to 25 two-year colleges to help support students facing economic challenges. Ipsen The global 2023 Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship consists of $10,000-$25,000 grants to higher ed institutions to help students with expenses such as housing, tuition, and food.
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Paul Quinn College Gets $20M Gift
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 26, 2024
Paul Quinn College has received a $20 million gift from an anonymous donor. Sorrell “The impact of this gift on our institution and our students, staff, faculty, and alumni cannot be overstated,” said Paul Quinn President Dr. Michael J. Dr. Michael J.
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Free College Programs in New Mexico and Arizona Can Help More Students Receive an Economic Return from Higher Education
IHEP
JANUARY 9, 2024
By: Genevieve Garcia Kendrick and Kim Dancy While scope and design vary across states, one thing has become increasingly clear: f ree college programs are an important policy lever to increase affordability and expand the delivery of postsecondary value. million students, do not.
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Poor mental health among community college students linked to lower persistence rates
University Business
APRIL 2, 2024
A working paper from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University studying two-year students’ habits has linked mental health-related issues, such as anxiety and depression, to worse persistence rates and credit accumulation.
Austin Community College District Proposes Free Tuition for High School Seniors
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
Austin Community College District (ACC) is proposing to make college tuition free for all high school seniors in Central Texas. The Austin Community College District plans to present a formal plan for a free tuition pilot program to its Board of Trustees in February. That is a game changer.”
Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Jakes Foundation (TDJF), in partnership with Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Paul Quinn College (PQC) is looking to create an innovative housing model, accompanied by a mixed-use community on their Dallas campus. PQC is the only minority-serving, federally recognized Work College in the nation. We are building a city within our campus walls.
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Student Success…. A Definition for the Very Few
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 26, 2024
What does student success mean? Some colleges associate student success with high graduation rates, others focus on alumni achievements, and then other colleges emphasize test scores and grades. The data shows that, from 2011 through 2020, there was a 39% drop in Black male enrollment in colleges across the United States.
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Common App Sets Goal to Increase Reach to Low-Income Students, Publishes Findings of Pilot Programs
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.
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College Degree Still a Great Return On Investment
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. Brooks II College graduates also continue to enjoy higher employment rates than their peers and are more likely to hold positions that include benefits such as health insurance and a retirement plan.
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Howard Community College Receives $2.5M from Famed Couple
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 11, 2024
million gift upon Howard Community College in support of programming and scholarships in its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) division. million gift upon Howard Community College to help support it science, technology, engineering, and mathematics division.
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