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What Drives Graduate Student Enrollment Decisions?

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RNL graduate student data helps institutions better target graduate students Cost and flexible program options are two of the biggest enrollment factors. Do you know why your graduate students choose to enroll at your institution?

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Department of Education Launches Nearly $100M in Grants for Underserved Students

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The Biden-Harris administration announced two new grants to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs are all historically underfunded, posing challenges for students at these institutions.

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Pennsylvania Grants 30 Colleges $1M to Fight Food Insecurity

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The state of Pennsylvania is battling food insecurity across 30 colleges, universities, and trade schools in the state through $1 million in grants. Students of all ages learn best when they start the day with a full stomach and are better prepared to succeed when they have access to nutritious, healthy food," Gov.

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Republican Proposal Would Double Pell Grants, Set Student Loan Caps

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The proposal would double the maximum Pell Grant, but only for students in their third and fourth years of college. It aims to overhaul the federal student loan system by removing the Parent PLUS and Grad PLUS loan programs. The proposal potentially sets many of the Republican Party's higher education proposals for 2024.

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National Science Foundation Grants Over $15M to Expand Research at HBCUs, HSIs

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The grants are part of the National Science Foundation's Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) initiative. AUC-GRANTED will be a collaboration project between the AUC's Spelman College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morehouse College, and Clark Atlanta University.

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Graduate Student Unionization Efforts, List, and Statistics

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Data Summary Check In July 2021, there were roughly 124,500 student workers represented in higher education unions. [1] 1] Check Across the nation, graduate student union dues typically range from 1.5-2.5% How to Become a Union Member Why Do Students Unionize? How to Become a Union Member Why Do Students Unionize?

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University of Michigan Graduate Students Strike As Labor Dispute Heads to Court

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Graduate student employees at the University of Michigan (U-M) went on strike at the end of March, demanding better wages, healthcare benefits, and working environments. Now, the university is suing them in the latest labor dispute to rock higher education. Grant tuition waivers for all.