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Comparing Financial Aid? Ask These Questions!

Hope College Network

For many high school seniors and their families, the college selection process includes a comparison of financial aid offers. Keep this list handy as you compare financial aid packages: What is the renewal criteria for my financial aid? Does your financial aid package include an academic scholarship?

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DePauw University Receives $200 Million in Support of Strategic Plan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This influx of $200 million – three-quarters of which will go towards DePauw’s endowment – is meant to aid in the university’s efforts around these four principles and support areas such as faculty, scholarships, financial aid, student and spiritual life, and athletics, according to DePauw.

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Excelencia in Education Publishes Analysis about Today's Latino College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Many Latino students require financial assistance to attend college, the report noted. Most (72%) are getting it in some shape or form, though the population receives less aid than other racial groups. Although male and female Latino students graduate from high school at similar rates, gaps widened when it comes to college enrollment.

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What can institutions do about the rise of ‘ghost students’?

University Business

Ghost students, also called “Pell runners,” have caused particular havoc in California, upsetting the institutional security measures and often stealing millions of dollars in financial aid. At the most nefarious level, scammers use the identity of other unsuspecting persons to collect financial aid money.

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Another HBCU on Track for Reaccreditation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If the school is able to regain accreditation, as those involved believe will happen soon, students will be able to access federal financial aid funding and state funding opportunities, including the Tennessee Student Assistance Award , which offers repayment-free financial aid to students from low-income backgrounds. “KC

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Strategies for Speaking Out

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I suspect they apply whether you are faculty, staff, or student, and perhaps well beyond the academy as well. Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab is author of Paying the Price, College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream , senior fellow at Education Northwest, and an adjunct professor at the Community College of Philadelphia.

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Dr. Kim Cassidy to Step Down as President of Bryn Mawr College in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 1993, Cassidy joined Bryn Mawr faculty at the women’s college and served as provost for six years. An expert in psychology, she will return to being faculty in fall 2026 after a two-year sabbatical. It has been an honor to serve as president of Bryn Mawr.”