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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Manny Rodriguez His job entails research and collaboration with other education groups, state legislators, and education officials in accordance with TICAS’s mission to increase college access, affordability, and success through improvements in student financial aid policies.

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Applicants have spoken. Will colleges listen? 

University Business

Our recent survey of prospective college students revealed some surprising insights into their expectations and preferences when researching and applying to schools. The findings could be an effective blueprint for institutions looking to better attract and engage with students during the recruitment, admissions and enrollment journey.

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How Universities Can Support Undocumented Students as Federal Policies Continue to Threaten Them

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Many state policies block undocumented students from receiving in-state tuition — even if they completed their K-12 education there — and several states directly prohibit undocumented students from enrolling in many public universities. On top of that, undocumented students are ineligible for any federal financial aid.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As of fall 2023, 69% of the student population at CSUSB identified as Hispanic or Latino. In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center.

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EAB Launches All-In-One Website for Students’ College Search

EAB

Appily combines EAB’s suite of student services into a one-stop destination where visitors can discover colleges, take virtual tours, find scholarships, explore majors, and match with schools.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: One-stop services are not new to higher education. For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid.

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Practical Pedagogy Tips for Educators at Minority-Serving Institutions

The Scholarly Teacher

However, MSIs also report lower-than-national-average graduation and retention rates, reflecting continued systemic challenges (both socioeconomic and political) shaping underrepresented students’ experiences of higher education (Flores & Park, 2013). For these students, university life is potentially shocking.

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