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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. “All of those intersectionalities opened my eyes to a lot of inequity in higher education,” Mora said.

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New College Programs Support and Mentor First-Generation Students

Insight Into Diversity

First-Generation Badgers acts as an information hub, coordinating with representatives from a network of offices across the campus, including the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement; Student Affairs; the Center for Academic Excellence in the College of Letters & Science; and the Division of Enrollment Management.

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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

Inside Higher Ed

Now, 70 years later, the new funds will be used to assist current students who can incur higher college-related expenses related to their disability for such things as assistive technology, or note-takers or interpreters, or for housing that can accommodate large medical equipment, among other things. “This is a monumental moment.”

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Students push for election holiday, even during midterms

Inside Higher Ed

Advocates say that having the day off encourages young people not only to vote but also to participate in the election by, say, working at the polls or watching the election results with other students. This year, the programming will be more focused on educating students about how to vote. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience. This enables students to focus on their studies.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (DOE), at least 25% of full-time equivalent students enrolled must be Hispanic. These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. For a college or university to be designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S.

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Statehouses support foster youth with college

Inside Higher Ed

“I’ve observed the level of bipartisan support for these issues increasing over the last couple of years, which is really promising,” said Rodd Monts, director of state policy for SchoolHouse Connection, a national nonprofit organization that works to help young people overcome homelessness through education.

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