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  • ‘A National Admissions Office' for Low-Income Strivers

    September 16, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

    Attending college is not always a given option for gifted teenagers from less-than-wealthy backgrounds. National organization QuestBridge creates a way for low-income and minority high-achieving students to go to their dream colleges free of cost.

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  • Arab Students Grow Community Roots with “Service Learning”

    August 29, 2014 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Service learning is a United-States based term and is often referred to as community or project-based learning in the Arab world. Courses were first labeled “community-based learning” at the American University in Cairo, starting in 2009, according to Elshimi. Now, there are dozens of courses that follow or define themselves by the methodology.

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  • Supporting First-Generation Students

    August 01, 2014 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Today, the Posse Foundation selects 700 students from 10 cities and sends them in groups of 10 to colleges all over the country, creating networks of support to help them succeed. Most are low-income students of color and the first to go to college in their families.

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  • Freedom University

    August 01, 2014 |

    Latino USA |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    About half the states in the US don’t allow undocumented students to receive in-state tuition. In Georgia, a state law banned undocumented students from enrolling in the top five universities in the state. In response, three University of Georgia professors created “Freedom University.” “Here, we’re working together because we’re struggling together.” Students don’t get course credit, but they get SAT prep, and recommendation letters. Many have gone on to attend university out of the state.

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  • A Case Study in Lifting College Attendance

    June 10, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilmington, Delaware

    Delaware has been working to make sure that all college-ready graduates, regardless of socioeconomic status, make it to college. With financial reasons standing in the way of many qualified students, the state has worked on multiple levels to make this a possibility.

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  • Can Free College Save American Cities?

    April 03, 2014 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Huge numbers of students lack the chance to go to college because of financial problems. Recently, Kalamazoo schools received more funding allowing them to have the chance to help and pay for students to then go to college and receive a higher education.

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  • Improving Economic Diversity at the Better Colleges

    February 05, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Students with low-income that attend public schools can find themselves locked in a system that prevents them from getting into the best colleges, from being unable to afford tuition, to not having the ambition, to not knowing a school that would welcome them. Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA targets high-performing low-income students. The college provides outreach to high school students in poor communities, financial aid to low-income families, summer workshops, and on-site advising and academic support.

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  • How to Help College Students Graduate

    January 08, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Better support systems in colleges, such as CUNY's Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, have led to lower dropout rates and higher student retention.

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  • A Second Chance for Many Arab Students

    June 25, 2013 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Arab Open University is making education accessible for students in seven middle eastern countries. The seven separate campuses offer “a blend of campuses-based and online learning,”flexible class times, and affordable tuition costs. “More than 50 percent of students graduating from the Lebanon branch are employed within three months, while nearly 90 percent have found a job after six months.”

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  • The Fight Against Sexual Harassment on Arab Campuses

    May 11, 2013 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Maps, art exhibitions, and online documents, are all methods in which women, activists, and students are fighting against sexual harassment on university campuses in the middle east. “It’s actually being broached as an issue,” Murabit said. “And speaking in terms of violence in general – whether that’s verbal harassment or physical violence in the home – on all levels it is being addressed whereas before it never would have been spoken about.”

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