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Diversity Gains at Selective Colleges Modest, Study Finds

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Marginal' Diversity Gains Among Selective Colleges The Georgetown study evaluated college enrollments among selective, moderately selective, and open-access institutions between 2009 and 2019, the decade before the pandemic hit and turned higher education sideways. And it grew among moderately selective colleges from 18% to 23%.

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HBCU in Delaware

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DSU has more than 280 scholarships on its website, providing students with financial aid opportunities in addition to the Federal Pell Grant. A little more than half (55%) of students receive the Pell Grant, making DSU an economically diverse school. Ambassador to the Marshall Islands between 2006 and 2009.

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Hispanic Serving Institutions in Texas

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Much like minority-serving institutions , HSIs aim to make higher education more equitable for Hispanic and Latino/a students. Students at this public university pay an average annual net price of $11,043. HSIs first received federal funding in 1995. Today, roughly 2.094 million Hispanic students attend HSIs across the country.

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These States Offer College Scholarships, Financial Aid to Former Foster Youth

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Nine states have scholarship or grant options to help lessen the need for student loans. The Student Success Completion Grant awards up to $5,250 per semester to SEFC attending any of the state's community colleges. The actual size of each grant, however, varies.

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Senate Proposes Moderate Pell Grant Increase, Other Higher Ed Investments

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The Senate's first draft includes substantial funding to improve infrastructure at HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions. It also includes an increase to the maximum Pell Grant well below what President Joe Biden proposed in March. Maximum Pell Grant Increase. The race is on to get a budget passed soon.

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Weekly Update: April 2

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PRINCETON SETS NEW ENROLLMENT GOALS FOR SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY Princeton’s Board of Trustees announced a new enrollment goal: The university will aim for an undergraduate student body that is at least 70% eligible for need-based financial aid and at least 22% Pell Grant eligible. About 10% of undergrads are legacies.

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What the Heck are "Hooks" and "Institutional Priorities"?

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While a significant population decline will hit high schools and then colleges beginning in about 2026 (the result of lower birth rates during and following the Great Recession of 2007-2009), highly selective colleges do not expect diminished applicant pools or selectivity. It is the lesser known colleges who are concerned.