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Emerging Scholars Express Hope, Validation, and Drive During Webinar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education's 2024 Emerging Scholars shared sentiments of drive, hope, community, and validation during a webinar Thursday. The webinar allowed Diverse to inquire further about the scholars’ ongoing research and their views on a number of topics relevant to the current education landscape.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are FAFSA webinars available, I believe community and family focused FAFSA and financial aid workshops in tribal communities might be an effective way to promote college going overall among indigenous students.”

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Addressing How Student Parents Are Underserved

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The California Student Aid Commission, which administers the state’s financial aid program, has found that student parents face housing and food insecurity at a higher rate than non-parenting peers. The Alliance will host a free webinar on the topic on Oct.

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NADOHE Panel: Colleges Must Prepare for Affirmative Action Verdicts Now

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Art Coleman, co-founder of EducationCounsel Coleman was presenting as part of a webinar organized by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, part of a series about the cases that could fundamentally re-align their work. Coleman was peppered with questions about what might happen and the potential implications.

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NADOHE Presentation Maps Affirmative Action Aftermath

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To address some of these questions, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE), the main advocacy group for diversity administrators, put on a webinar Wednesday, featuring Art Coleman. Coleman said that continuing to offer scholarships tied to race is risky.

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January course promotes spring semester student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Fine-tuning: The workshops are a collaboration between departments, including career services, the Academic Support Center, financial aid and student success. Hosting the large-scale webinar also demanded some logistics.

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Report: Parents of Prospective College Students Worry about Cost and Safety

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

EAB 2024 Parent Survey EAB 2024 Parent Survey Haywood said JCSU has found it necessary to re-educate parents and caretakers about the financial aid process, including explaining new definitions and types of aid. “We This emphasizes a key recommendation from the paper, which is to build robust parent communication.