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Three CSU Institutions are Ranked Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs

Intentional diversity, a culture of constant improvement and a staff­ committed to meeting the needs of students and helping them succeed propelled three California State University campuses into the top rankings of the Most Promising Places to Work in Student A­ffairs in 2019.

March 11, 2019

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UNCF Issues First Ever State of HBCUs Address, Launches HBCU Congressional Honor Roll

Institutional leaders, elected officials, advocates and other supporters of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were in attendance Tuesday for the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) inaugural State of the HBCU Address, which put forth a comprehensive legislative agenda for Congressional members to further support HBCUs and their capacity to be engines of socioeconomic mobility for the students they serve.

March 5, 2019

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Dr. Nolan L. Cabrera: An Interdisciplinary Scholar

In studying climate issues on college campuses, Dr. Nolan L. Cabrera has made it a point to capture the narrative of White males.

February 4, 2019

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BNY Mellon Donates $1M Grant to CUNY to Support Low-Income Students

The City University of New York (CUNY) has recently received a $1 million grant from the BNY Mellon Foundation to support academically driven, low-income students and increase graduation rates. The BNY Mellon three-year grant, named the BNY Mellon Foundation Transfer Scholarship, will support 330 juniors and seniors at a CUNY senior college who are on […]

January 25, 2019

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American Talent Initiative Makes Strides in Improving Opportunities for Lower-Income Students

A nationwide alliance of high-graduation-rate colleges and universities has made significant progress in improving opportunities for low- and moderate-income students, according to a new report by the American Talent Initiative (ATI).

December 19, 2018

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Report: Is Guaranteed Admissions Effective in Developing Diverse Class?

In a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association, researchers evaluated whether admissions certainty for Texas high school graduates has different effects on high- and low-income students.

December 10, 2018

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Grant Will Provide Low-Income Central Piedmont Students With Laptops

With a $875,000 grant from the Gambrell Foundation of Charlotte, as many as 700 first-year, full-time students at Central Piedmont Community College will receive laptop computers, and approximately 3,500 students will receive laptops throughout the grant’s five-year period. Central Piedmont and the Gambrell Foundation have partnered in order to tackle the divide that makes it […]

December 7, 2018

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Michael Bloomberg Donates $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins University

Michael Bloomberg, former New York City mayor and CEO of Bloomberg L.P., has donated $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to increase financial assistance for low- and middle-income students. This is the largest donation to any education institution in the country. The donation will be used to diminish student loans by offering scholarships that […]

November 19, 2018

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Raising Awareness Around the Impact of Year-Round Pell

Recent study and survey findings around the impact of year-round Pell (YRP) signal an opportunity for colleges and universities to increase awareness about the benefits of the grant aid.

November 14, 2018

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Equity Considerations for Policymakers & Researchers

With the face of higher education changing rapidly, colleges and universities are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their value to an increasingly skeptical public.

November 11, 2018

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Dear Educators/Administrators: EVERY Student is a Scholar

I am urging my fellow academicians from this day forth to address all learners in your classrooms, institutions, churches, non-profit organizations, mentor programs in Pre-K-12, undergraduate and graduate studies as “scholars”.

October 30, 2018

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Celebrations for First-Gen Students Expand in Year Two

The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), in partnership with the Center for First-Generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, has announced the second annual First-Generation College Celebration.

October 22, 2018