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Educational Equity Key to Progress and Democracy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2001, SLN launched the CollegeBound Initiative (CBI), placing 33 college counselors in schools in New York City, Rochester, and Buffalo. Since then, the team has helped over 23,000 students successfully navigate the path to college and helped them secure over $1 billion in scholarships and financial aid.

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These are the states with the highest student enrollment rates

University Business

Of the five states with the highest rate of college-going learners, four prove this is the case, especially regarding policies that provide higher rates of financial aid. since 2011, Utah has experienced gains in the past decade despite the pandemic, according to State Higher Education Finance (SHEF).

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Study Shows Declining State Aid in Massachusetts

Confessions of a Community College Dean

State financial aid per student in Massachusetts has been steadily decreasing over the last two decades, according to a new study by the Hildreth Institute, a research and policy advocacy center focused on higher education and social mobility.

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After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes

University Business

Such students can expect all their credits to transfer, and some will match their financial aid packages. NDC had 1,248 total students in 2021-22, according to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Founded in 1922 as a women’s college, NDC became coeducational in 2001. If it fails, it shuts its doors.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

12 December · Episode 185 AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education 49 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students.

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Despite record-low tuition increases, some schools are faring better than others

University Business

in the fiscal year 2022, which is the highest increase since 2001, according to the Common Fund Higher Education Price Index. Private Colleges Stanford Stanford’s board of trustees approved a 7% increase in tuition, but they are providing strong financial aid measures to ensure students are feeling the weight.

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Tennessee State cites past underfunding as cause of problems

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The university’s response stated, “The process includes verifying each scholarship recipient’s final high school transcript which contains the GPA, before finalizing the student’s financial aid and scholarship awards. Students whose final GPA did not meet scholarship requirements were awarded need-based grants.”