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Tag: Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper
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Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper Tapped to U.S. Department of Education Post
Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper – who has served as president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) since 2008 – was appointed the deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs in the Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Her colleagues are celebrating the selection and what they hope it signals: an equity-focused trajectory for higher education policy under President Joe Biden.
February 4, 2021
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IHEP Summit Spotlights Financial Struggles of Low-Income, Working-Class Students
Achieving equity for low-income students in post-secondary education requires getting down to the nitty-gritty of what they need, and the Institute for Higher Education Policy provided a forum for that Tuesday with a summit featuring game-changing institutional leaders, the release of a special report and in-person perspectives of students who have overcome major finance-related obstacles on their way to a degree.
May 21, 2019
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DOJ Reveals College Admissions Scandal, Rocks Higher Ed
The U.S. Department of Justice bombshell about 49 individuals across the nation who face charges in illegal schemes to get some of their children admitted to elite colleges has dropped jaws and raised ire across the higher education landscape.
March 12, 2019
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Sen. Alexander Proposes 3 Major Reforms to HEA
Simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, improving the student loan repayment system and more institutional accountability are three key ways to reform the federal Higher Education Act up for reauthorization this year, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said Monday in remarks at the American Enterprise Institute.
February 5, 2019
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Doctoral Cohort Redefines Narrative About MSIs
Howard University’s Ph.D. program in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies emerged from a “seed of people trying to bury” historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), says the inaugural cohort of students in the program.
December 17, 2018
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‘Degrees When Due’ Initiative Supports Equitable Degree Attainment
With this week’s launch of Degrees When Due, a new three-year initiative by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), nearly 30,000 adult learners and college “stop-outs” are expected to complete their degrees within a year.
September 27, 2018
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Study Outlines Challenges for Low-Income Working Students
Low-income undergraduates who work are less likely than their higher-income counterparts to obtain a bachelor’s degree, and they are disproportionately women, Latino, Black and first-generation college students, according to a study by the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University.
August 28, 2018
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Higher Ed Leaders Lambaste Federal Budget Proposal
Higher education leaders blasted federal budget proposal released Thursday as one that will make college less accessible, less affordable and set back the nation’s workforce and research interests.
March 16, 2017
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