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What Are Minority Serving Institutions?

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What’s a Minority Serving Institution (MSI)? The History of Minority Serving Institutions Prior to the mid-1960s, the costs and entry requirements for higher education were often designed to serve rich or middle-class white individuals, and, as a result, excluded many historically marginalized groups. Learn more about MSIs below.

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Pell Grant Calculator: How Much Federal Aid Can You Get?

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The upcoming Simplified FAFSA will change the way the government awards Pell Grants. New releases from Federal Student Aid give us insight into how to calculate Pell Grant awards for future students. Residence The FAFSA uses the federal poverty guidelines to determine whether someone qualifies for a Pell Grant.

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MSIs Make Cybersecurity Education Gains Despite Funding Deficit

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There is a lack of diversity in the cybersecurity field, and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are working to change that. Minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are making strides with their cybersecurity programs for underrepresented students — despite inadequate funding. It is not a simulation, Mac Namee said.

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

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The federal government awarded a dozen minority-serving institutions (MSIs) $18.8 Additionally, the current makeup of teachers does not reflect the diversity of students. The Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program aims to bridge that divide. million to both diversify the teaching pool and address the teaching shortage.

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Georgia HBCU Alumni File Lawsuit, Accuse State and University System of Underfunding

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The state of Georgia owes Fort Valley State University over $603 million, according to the federal government. Between fiscal years 2011 and 2022, Black land-grant universities alone lost nearly $200 million in resources because states declined to provide matching funds," said Scott in a press release.

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University of California, Santa Barbara

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The academics offers 90 undergraduate majors, 40 minors, more than 50 graduate degree programs, and Ph.D. Student Research: UCSB's Faculty Research Assistance Program ( FRAP ) and Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities ( URCA ) grants help fund research and other creative activities.

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Most College Students Eligible for SNAP Did Not Receive Benefits: Report

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a June report finding that only 2 in 5 food-insecure college students were eligible for SNAP benefits, the nation's largest nutrition assistance program. A new report found that in 2020, almost a quarter of college students were food insecure.

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