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Arkansas Transfer Achievement Scholarship: New, but Growing Rapidly

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Arkansas’ new transfer scholarship program seeks to address these challenges. The Arkansas Transfer Achievement Scholarship (ATAS), rolled out in fall 2019, has shown incredible growth, particularly among students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds, including first-generation students.

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Hello … Are you there? Or have you gone home for Christmas?

HEPI

Former Unite Foundation scholarship student, and host of the excellent This is Us Podcast, Paige Mackenzie, writes about her reflections on speaking with students on the podcast, and how they’ve said it can feel to be stuck at uni at a time when seemingly everyone is at home with their families. I definitely didn’t want that attention.

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140,000 mobility programs funded by DAAD in 2022

The PIE News

Afghanistan was the most represented among those offered scholarships with 59 Afghans selected as part of the Brückenstipendien Afghanistan program. In 2019, DAAD supported 145,659 individuals, with 85,078 recipients within Germany. The German Bundestag confirmed a “robust budget increase” in November.

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Post-Pandemic Resurgence Bolsters HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

National press releases going out from FAMU’s communications office also increased with stories covering academics, athletics, and the marching band, which participated in national events. There are also increased scholarship opportunities. All in-person events include a Q&A session and a college fair for local youth.

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Five Things to Do During the Grumpy Time of the Semester

Faculty Focus

Raimondi, 2019). Although we generally tend to view the classroom as the oasis away from other personal and professional challenges and responsibilities we may be facing (Saucier, 2019), the classroom itself may be more challenging during the grumpy time. This empathetic course design perspective is important to us. References.

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“Flying start” for 2023 says Education NZ

The PIE News

ENZ has collaborated with Tourism New Zealand to drive awareness of New Zealand as a short-term study destination, and in 2022 the education brand was “back on the map in Colombia” with an important event in Bogota. Māori participation in the most recent round of applications rose to 22%, up from 5% from 2016 to 2019.

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As Decision Day Looms, Colleges Try to Boost Minority Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million students since the fall of 2019, and notable decreases in students with several under-represented backgrounds. This year, Queens revamped its scholarship levels and allocation of aid to meet a higher percentage of students’ financial need. But institutions are under pressure, too.

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