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College Receives Tech Talent Diversity Initiative Grant

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Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy joined leaders from the tech and innovation sector at Rapid7 in Boston today for the announcement of three new grants from the Commonwealth’s Tech Talent Diversity Initiative, an effort aimed at boosting diversity hiring and training opportunities for diverse candidates.

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Indiana’s 2024 FAFSA Completion Rates Are Holding Steady. Here’s How It’s Overcoming Rollout Obstacles.

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Fall seminars that would typically be FAFSA filing events turned into FSA ID creation events, she said. Fairbanks Foundation, for example, awarded grants to four organizations to host additional FAFSA completion events, she said. The state already has a set budget for this grant for both this year and next year.

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Helping Students Navigate the College Application Maze

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Colleges can play a crucial role by offering comprehensive information about financial aid options, scholarships, and grants. Application assistance events Hosting application assistance events in person or online can be immensely beneficial. Read Now 4.

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Baylor University Exempt From Title IX LGBTQ+ Sexual Harassment Protections

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Department of Education granted Baylor an exemption to Title IX regulations around discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Department of Education granted Baylor University an exemption from sexual harassment protections under Title IX after students filed complaints alleging LGBTQ+ discrimination.

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What should you know before applying to college?

Solomon Admissions

Financial aid award letters can include grants, loans, or scholarships. Grants: Grants are a specific amount of money that schools may offer in their financial aid package that do not need to be paid back. Schools that offer grants are often offered as alternatives to loans. However, loans must be paid back.

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Renewable Energy and Clean Tech Career Day

#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

Our third Renewable Energy and Clean Tech Career Day was a high-energy event that brought 74 high school students to the college to learn about careers in “clean tech” fields like wind and solar energy generation technology, electric vehicle technology, and smart building technology.

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Oklahoma Colleges Receive $4 Million to Help Low-Income and Native Transfer Students

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Department of Education granted $4 million to the institutions through the Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions program. The grant will help Native and low-income students transfer from Tulsa Community College to Northeastern State University more seamlessly. 30, is fueled by a $4 million grant from the U.S.