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Community College Incarcerated Reentry Programs: Looking Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College-in-prison programs flourished in the 1970’s and 1980’s after the 1965 Higher Education Act made people who were incarcerated eligible for Pell Grants. Within a decade of the bill’s passage, in-prison college programs dwindled from over 700 to 12. You’ll accomplish more than you imagined.” Roueche and Margaretta B.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Enrollment remained down at every level from community colleges to graduate schools, but much of academia showed its persistence and resilience. With the COVID-19 pandemic subsiding, colleges and universities have tried to bring students back to campus and provide fresh inspiration. The Eighth U.S. Department of Education (ED).

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Per the one-time federal student loan debt relief effort, Pell Grant recipients who earned within a certain amount of income during the pandemic — less than $125,000 for individuals and under $250,000 for married couples or heads of households — would have had up to $20,000 in debt forgiven. Approximately 2.9 1, 2023, to Sept. Dr. Lester C.