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Nearly $19M in Grants Awarded to 12 Colleges to Address Teacher Shortage

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Despite more than half of public school students being students of color, only 25% of educators were teachers of color in 2018, according to the department. ED added that by awarding these funds to MSIs, the department hopes to diversify the teacher pipeline.

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The blog post about money! Pt. 1 

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The form itself has fewer questions than it did when my mom and I filled it out for the first time in 2018. Similarly, my college roommate ended up getting a federal Pell grant for a couple of years of college, something she never would have guessed she qualified for. Think You Won’t Qualify? Apply Anyway!

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Meet Sophia, Your Robot Commencement Speaker

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As such, the university sought someone capable of unpacking the potential that [AI] has to change the world in various ways, Benjamin Grant, D'Youville's vice president for student affairs, told BestColleges. She's also the first robot to earn citizenship , which Saudi Arabia granted her in 2017.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. From 2012-2018, the number of bachelor's degrees earned in the humanities fell by 27%. From 1987-2018, the number of associate degrees earned in the liberal arts and humanities grew by an average of 4.3%

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Ripon College Offers Free Tuition to Wisconsin Residents

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The grant covers up to four years of tuition but excludes housing and food costs. Announced in 2018, the program covers tuition and fees for in-state students from families earning $65,000 or less. Roughly 41% of its students in a recent year were Pell Grant-eligible, a barometer for low-income status.

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Average MCAT Score and Scores for Top Medical Schools

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The number of medical school enrollees has increased consistently over the past five years, jumping from 21,622 students in 2018-2019 to 22,712 in 2022-2023. However, osteopathic schools, which grant the doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) Average MCAT Scores and GPAs for Applicants and Matriculants of MD-Granting Medical Schools.

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California’s Revised Budget Plan Slashes Financial Aid Funding

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The state budget, finalized in June, includes $510 million in cuts to the Middle Class Scholarship and excludes funding for changes to Cal Grant, California's financial aid program. Since the program was fully implemented in the 2018-2019 academic year, both allocated funding and participation have surged.