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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On top of that, undocumented students are ineligible for any federal financial aid. No Pell Grants. In 2019, Oglethorpe partnered with TheDream.US , a national scholarship program that helps provide access to a college education for immigrant youth who came to the country at a young age without documentation.

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Should I Disclose Learning Differences on the College Application

Great College Advice

Because there are no guidelines under IDEA, Section 504, or ADA that require colleges and universities to accept documentation that does not meet their guidelines, each college has the right to develop its own guidelines and adhere to them. More Legal Considerations: What Accommodations MUST Colleges Provide?

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Petitioning for the Right to Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’m putting my time and energy into my education and volunteer efforts and living on campus on my scholarship and financial aid,” she says. Dr. Jennifer Nájera Another step forward came in 2013 with the passing of the California Dream Act, which made undocumented students eligible to apply for state financial aid.

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Higher Ed Braces for Impact of Third-Party Service Regulation Expansion: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 149 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

The original rule was designed to monitor contracted companies that provide colleges and universities with services to manage various aspects of Federal Student Aid. Drumm McNaughton 06:52 Another point is that at the root of all this is Title IV, Federal Financial Aid. It provides grants and loans to students.

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Feds Cancel Debts for 261,000 Students of Disgraced School Now Run by U. of Arizona (David Halperin)

Higher Education Inquirer

It also announced it would seek to ban Andrew Clark, the CEO of Ashfords demised parent company, Zovio, from contracting with the federal government. Numerous federal and state investigations have documented the deceptive recruiting tactics frequently used by Ashford University, U.S.