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How to empower student-parents in higher education: A conversation with Generation Hope

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Blogs How to empower student-parents in higher education A conversation with Generation Hope My mom had me at 17, and like many teen parents, had to put her education on hold to care for our family. Student-Parents Aren’t a Niche Population “I started college when my daughter was just under three months old.

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PepsiCo Donates $250K to Fight Food Insecurity at HBCUs

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PepsiCo said the funds will impact more than 37,500 students facing food insecurity. The company is also giving away 2,000 meals to students. Last year, PepsiCo donated $400,000 to Bunker Hill Community College in Boston to expand Black and Hispanic student access to higher education.

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Report: Most Colleges Lead to a Return on Investment for Students

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Colleges largely met a "minimum economic threshold" for students, according to a new Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) report, meaning students made as much as high school graduates, plus enough to recoup their investment within 10 years. million students met the threshold.

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How Satisfied Are Graduate Students and Online Learners?

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Student success efforts often focus on traditional, undergraduate students. But there is value in being intentional with supporting the experiences of your graduate students and online learners as well. Reviewing the national data is of course valuable to see overall trends in higher education.

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What Are the SUNY Schools?

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million students pursue degrees, certificates, and continuing education credits at SUNY. The system's 64 campuses include community colleges, research institutions, and liberal arts colleges located throughout the state. Is one of SUNY's 30 community colleges right for you?

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California Doesn’t Have an HBCU, But It Does Have an HBGI. Here’s What That Means.

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Tuition and fees for undergraduate students are estimated to be $15,093, according to CDU. Additionally, CDU reports that 72% of undergraduate students in 2021-2022 received financial aid, and 41% received a federal Pell Grant. The California Community Colleges (CCC) system offers a Transfer Guarantee Pathway to HBCUs.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

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The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. The culminating experience for the EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship was the capstone project that substantively contributed to the fellows’ professional advancement and helped solve a pressing challenge facing their home institutions.