Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Tag: Access: Page 2
Students
WSU Introduces New Initiative that Offers Free Tuition for Detroit High School Graduates
Graduates of Detroit public schools and Detroit residents with high school diplomas are eligible to earn free tuition at Wayne State University (WSU) through the Heart of Detroit Tuition Pledge. The Heart of Detroit Tuition Pledge could provide free-tuition to the over 49,000 students who currently attend Detroit high schools as well as cover other […]
October 25, 2019
Students
PSU Receives Grant to Help Low-Income Students
Portland State University (PSU) received a $277,000 grant from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Training and Education Program to provide housing, food and financial assistance for low-income students. Through this grant, PSU will offer a full-time case manager to work with students on finding resources and an administrative assistant to help with enrollment and […]
October 15, 2019
Leadership & Policy
Stepping Away from the Brink – Part IV – The Access and Affordability Challenge
The challenges in higher education are clear. By exploring the two key challenges of access and affordability in higher education in the primary and secondary education industries, cities and states allot the appropriate amount of resources to ensure both.
October 12, 2019
Students
Common App Receives Two Grants to Help Underrepresented Students Attend College
Common Application, a nonprofit higher education application organization, announced that they received two grants to help provide support for underrepresented students looking to attend college. The Kresge Foundation awarded the Common App $350,000 and the Michelson 20mm Foundation granted the organization $25,000. Three initiatives aimed to help students through the college process including applications, scholarships […]
September 25, 2019
HBCUs
Syracuse Law Furthers Commitment to Access, Diversity in Legal Profession
A new agreement between Syracuse University College of Law and Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College will fulfill a dual objective: diversifying the student body of the law school – and thus the legal profession – while also providing a pipeline for students from the three historically Black institutions to accelerate the time to their bachelor’s and juris doctor degrees.
June 1, 2019
Students
Dwight Watson Named Chancellor of UW-Whitewater
Dr. Dwight C. Watson has been named the 17th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Watson comes to UW-Whitewater from Southwest Minnesota State University, where he currently serves as provost and vice president of academic and student affairs. In this role, he worked to improve student achievement, institutional diversity and inclusion, and transfer pathways, while […]
May 28, 2019
Students
Diversity Abroad Conference to Focus on Inclusive Excellence in Global Education
More than 700 senior international administrators, student affairs professionals, study abroad office staff, faculty and more will gather in Boston for Diversity Abroad’s 7th Annual Conference this March.
February 20, 2019
Students
New Hampshire Community Colleges Balancing Access, Affordability
New Hampshire community colleges are working to bridge workforce gaps despite some of the highest costs of tuition in the country.
July 31, 2016
Home
Report: ‘Need-blind’ Policies Have Failed Elite Institutions
Only a small number of students at elite colleges are high-achieving, low-income students, says a new report by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
January 11, 2016
Previous Page
Page 2 of 2