Our latest recipients of the #EmpowerScholarshipFund are breaking barriers and pursuing their dreams in healthcare. These scholarships, offered for both merit and need, support first-generation college students, single parents and those underrepresented in their fields. In the 2024 spring cycle, we offered 106 scholarships totaling over $208,500, with 50% of recipients being first-generation college students. Meet our empowered scholars and discover their stories in our gallery: https://bit.ly/4bFD2WS
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Please read this insightful article by our CEO about how our organization is addressing undermatching.
At Minds Matter Bay Area (MMBay), we're addressing a problem known as undermatching - in short, that gifted and hardworking students from low-income backgrounds severely underestimate their own potential, and lack the support systems required to help them access colleges and careers that they are actually academically qualified for. Now, you might ask: why is this a problem worth solving? If a student is already high-achieving, then they’re going to be fine in life, right? Studies show that’s not the case for low-income students at all. Data indicates: 1. There's an overrepresentation of wealthy students at elite colleges. 2. There's an underrepresentation of high-achieving, low-income students at elite colleges. 3. Low-income students are incentivized toward vocational rather than academic pathways. 4. Doing well in high school is no guarantee of success later in life. To learn more, read my Nonprofit Quarterly white paper, which dives deep into the opportunity gap: https://lnkd.in/gD7Qt2Tn #HigherEducation #Nonprofit #MMBay
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In every generation of CRCDS’ history, there are graduates who speak truth to power: Walter Rauschenbusch – Howard Thurman – Joanna P. Moore – Martin Luther King, Jr. – William Augustus Jones – John Richard Bryant – James Forbes – Irie Lynne Session – and so many others! The Doctor of Ministry in Prophetic Proclamation is an empowering journey for clergy, educators, community leaders, and justice advocates. In today's world, the need for voices that champion justice couldn't be more urgent. At CRCDS, we take pride in our graduates who courageously stand for justice, whether in public forums, classrooms, government spaces, pulpits, or social media. They embody the social gospel and confront 21st-century realities head-on. Join us in shaping a future where every voice matters, where advocacy becomes action, and where justice is not just a dream but a reality we actively pursue. Together, let's make a difference. We have brought together scholarly faith leaders as faculty associates who will be joining us in addition to our core faculty. Learn more in our digital program book here: https://lnkd.in/eEcNfYQb Due to the generosity of our donors, any student enrolled in this degree program can participate in the $300 monthly tuition subscription plan (TSP). TSP Program benefits: * Allows for monthly budgeting * Allows for the potential to decrease overall student debt * Allows for focus on studies as opposed to finances For additional information: https://lnkd.in/eR3RrEzq #CRCDS #doctorofministry #theologicalinsights #leadershipdevelopment #peaceservicejustice #blackreligiousthoughtandlife #gendersexualandracialjustice #GivingThanksInAllThings
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🎉 Excited to share a new piece from the Russell Group today: "Helping under-represented students succeed in higher education"! We can all agree that educational inequality impacts both individuals and the country as a whole. Universities, in collaboration with schools, colleges, and other partners, play a crucial role in addressing these disparities. They work to remove barriers to success in higher education and conduct research to inform impactful policies that can make a real difference. Our latest briefing highlights the increasing number of students from under-represented areas at Russell Group universities. It showcases outstanding examples of outreach and support initiatives our members undertake to support these students. More can always be done to support students from under-represented backgrounds and that is why we look forward to working with the new government to help address educational inequality and improve life chances for young and adult learners across the UK. #HigherEducation #UniversityAccess #SocialMobility
Briefing – Helping under-represented students succeed in higher education
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The Higher Education Bubble is on the brink of change, tracing back to the 1960s when US colleges saw a massive surge in students and faculty. In just a decade, the system doubled in size, creating a parallel educational universe. However, this growth brought a shift in focus, with many seeing the campus as a hub for activism rather than learning. This change, alongside an influx of ill-suited students, raised concerns about the integrity of education. Now, higher education faces the challenge of balancing tradition with modern demands. Here’s a closer look at college enrolment from 1950 to 2023: #HigherEducation #AcademicShift #EducationalIntegrity
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Having recently assisted some non-Iowa colleges with similar credit transfer and degree-sharing #partnerships, I cannot help but wonder if this St. Ambrose University and Mount Mercy University agreement might lead to others and--ultimately--a robust and sustainable statewide Catholic #highereducation consortium. One that offers current and prospective #college students a common application/acceptance to a much wider array of institutions, courses, majors, and cocurricular experiences. When one factors in the Iowa Department of Education Tuition Grant (up to $7500/year(!) for state residents attending an Iowa nonprofit IHE), #Iowa could provide a national model for addressing the #highered "demographic cliff" (including a 10-year decline in post-secondary participation of Iowa HS grads) with solutions that create strength through partnership instead of slow deaths (cf. Gary Stocker's work) via sustained unnecessary competition, duplication programs and expenditures, enrollment declines, and/or irreversible structural deficits. I hope and surmise that there are some governing boards and #leadership teams in Sioux City, Des Moines, Dubuque, and Epworth paying close attention (and reaching out) to their peers in Davenport and Cedar Rapids this week. Hats off to Amy Novak and Todd Olson for taking the first important steps for the good of their students and their communities.
St. Ambrose, Mount Mercy Universities plan strategic combination
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Scholarships! The Changing Lives Together Foundation (CLT Foundation) is offering $125,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors who live with, or have lived with, a life-altering medical condition or circumstance. Applicants can be in public, private, or home school and must reside in Mecklenburg, Union, Gaston, Lincoln, Stanly, Cabarrus, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, Lancaster, or York County. The scholarship considers how the medical circumstance has impacted the applicant's life, financial need (not a requirement, but is considered), high school academic achievement, and overall character. Individual scholarships range from $2,500 to $10,000 per year. The deadline to apply is April 5, 2024. Apply at https://hubs.ly/Q02n05ds0. #Scholarship #College #Empowerment #Blind #LowVision Image description: Indigo background with white text: "Changing Lives Together Foundation." The letters I are green. Beside the text is a partial circle comprised of blue and green dots stacked to vaguely resemble people. One stack is green.
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Conversations about postsecondary value have been prevalent in policy wonk circles for some time. But students and their families rarely get their information from the same voices and sources we’re listening to. So, it should come as little surprise in the current moment (anti-DEI attacks, complicated FAFSA rollout, student debt cancellation, safety concerns on college campuses, etc.) that public trust in higher education, specifically the value of postsecondary education, is waning. It is our job to offer students an alternate narrative, one that redefines value by prioritizing equitable access and economic mobility over selectivity and prestige. To effectively move the needle, we need more stories spotlighting the innovative initiatives happening across the country that are putting student outcomes front and center in that work. It’s for that reason why I was particularly enthusiastic to support Inside Higher Ed’s latest collection of articles. Dig in here:
Redefining Value in Higher Education: Prioritizing Equitable Access and Economic Mobility Over Selectivity | Inside Higher Ed
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It seems like there's a new story every day about legacy admissions and how colleges/universities are handling the topic. Just this past Tuesday night, Stanford's Undergraduate Senate passed a bill calling for the end of legacy *and* philanthropy admissions. This piece from The Brookings Institution provides a comprehensive look at what institutions are still doing it, along with some suggestions for the future. It'll be really interesting to watch how all of this plays out. -KI https://lnkd.in/gqKCBcsy
Who uses legacy admissions?
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"To date, the national higher education field has developed multiple frameworks of metrics, thresholds, and consequences by which different oversight entities could hold institutions accountable for student outcomes. *Few proposals, however, provide sufficient detail about how federal, state, or institutional policies can properly coordinate, fund, design, support, and oversee improvement in student outcomes, and ideally do so as a coherent system.*" Please systems thinkers, apply.
Arnold Ventures, the Gates Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, & Strada Education Foundation are partnering to support the higher education field. Proposals are due 7/26/24. Learn more about this initiative here:
Policies to Improve Postsecondary Value: Request for Proposals
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