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Harvard University Expands Free Tuition Policy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This expansion of financial aid, effective as of the 2025-26 academic year, will enable approximately 86 percent of U.S. families to qualify for financial aid at Harvard. Students covered by Harvards expanded free tuition policy will have expenses such as tuition, food, housing, health insurance, and travel costs covered.

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College Degree Still a Great Return On Investment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. In a recent Gallup poll, only 36% of adults expressed confidence in higher education. However, a quick look over the data confirms there is still great value in higher education.

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Strategies for Speaking Out

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This will help you obtain important supports, such as disability insurance, down the road. 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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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student affairs leader Quamina Carter did not take a traditional route to higher education. in higher education and student affairs from CGU. in higher education and student affairs from CGU. Carter holds a B.S. in psychology from Tuskegee University, an M.S. Carter holds a B.S. Life happens,” Carter says.

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Unleashing Economic Opportunity: Honoring the Legacy of the March on Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Higher education institutions have the power to be catalysts for socioeconomic mobility and drivers of economic policy that creates opportunities for underserved communities. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dr. Marcus A.

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Community College Teams Up with For-Profit for Medical Assistant Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They do everything from handling patient records and insurance forms to obtaining vital signs, drawing blood, and administering electrocardiograms. The Alamo Colleges District, made up of five community colleges, is the largest provider of higher education in South Texas with over 100,000 students, 81% of whom are students of color.

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Why a college degree is still a great return on investment

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With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. In a recent Gallup poll, only 36% of adults expressed confidence in higher education. However, a quick look over the data confirms there is still great value in higher education.