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Emory Replaced Loans with Grants for Over 1,500 More Students Last Fall, University Announces

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An additional 1,600-1,700 students at Emory University received grants and scholarships instead of loans in their financial aid packages this fall, the Atlanta-based institution announced recently, more than doubling the number of undergraduates expected to finish school with limited or no debt. This allows us to enroll those students.

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Middleton Social media is neither honest about nor friendly toward Black males in P-12 and higher education. Hines, Donna Y. Ford, Edward C. Fletcher Jr, Renae D. Mayes & Tanya J. The hostility is blatant and polemic. Our work challenges these deficit-oriented narratives.

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The 5 subjects proven to give undergrads the best wage premium

University Business

Despite declining higher education enrollment rates beginning in 2010, undergraduate degrees in engineering and computer science are continuing to see substantial growth most likely due to the high lifetime wage earnings they promise, according to a new study published by Sage Journals.

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DEI Blog – Being First-Generation: A Challenge & a Gift

College for Creative Study

When my dad lost his long-time warehouse job in 2008, he did everything he could to pick up work, whether it be with a temp agency or working as a handyman for a local realty company. Financial Aid – The Office of Financial Aid assists students with financial aid options.

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State support for higher ed up for second year in a row

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: State fiscal support for public higher education institutions is up 6.6 percent for fiscal year 2023, according to the latest report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, or SHEEO. billion of federal funding on higher ed. percent went to financial aid and 11.4

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

By 2028, six million less working aged adults will be in the workforce, causing more competition for talent across all sectors, not just higher education. Even more impressively, going back to the fall 2008 cohort there has been a 4% improvement in completion rates. Community colleges have seen a.9% Let us know here.