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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. Number of Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degrees Declining For the liberal arts and humanities disciplines, the world has been changing for 50 years. But by 2013, that percentage had more than doubled.

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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. The program also applies to students pursuing a teaching credential and those enrolled in a bachelor's degree program at California Community Colleges.

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Formerly Incarcerated Man Earns Degree After Decades-Long Fight for Education Behind Bars

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Davis-Brantley explained the origins of the program to BestColleges: This all grew out of a psychoeducational program called ESUBA we brought into the prison in 2013 that taught individuals how to reverse the effects of abuse. And it has worked: Since its inception, the Institute for Educational Empowerment has awarded 40 associate degrees.

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Northwestern University Celebrates First Cohort of Incarcerated Graduates

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The graduates will stay with the Northwestern Prison Education Program as teaching assistants and fellows to help other incarcerated students at the correctional institution earn degrees. Incarcerated students are eligible to receive federal Pell Grants to help pay for college. The university announced the Nov.

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Students With Disabilities in Higher Education: Facts and Statistics

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For example, a 2013 GLSEN study of over 8,000 students ages 13-21 found that LGBTQ+ students with disabilities were more likely than those without disabilities to be disciplined at school, involved with the justice system, or drop out. [8] census data: [11] Nearly 20% of 25-34-year-olds with a disability had a bachelor's degree or higher.

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UT-Austin External Transfer Admissions Guide

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Approximately 40% of Bachelors degree earners nationwide graduate from a university where they did not start their studies. They are mid-career professionals looking to complete their degree or pursue a second bachelor’s in a different field. In 2013, UT sent 10,539 CAP offers.

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Diversity in Higher Education: Facts and Statistics

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8] According to the Center for First-Generation Student Success, one-third of undergrads were first-generation college students in 2018, meaning their parents did not have a bachelor's degree. February 2013. Women have outnumbered men in college since 1979 and in 2022, 8.3 million men. [5] identified as trans. [6] 6] In 2022, 9.7