Bridging the Gap: Summer Bridge helps ‘level the playing field’
Uribe, a first-generation Latinx student, said he was motivated to enroll in Summer Bridge last summer to better prepare for the rigor of college.
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Tag Archives: Pell Grant
Congress reinstates summer federal Pell Grant
This Monday, Congress passed a bipartisan budget deal to restore the summer Pell Grant, part of the larger federal Pell Grant financial aid program, which was originally repealed in 2011.
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Trump’s proposed education cuts could leave impact on public education in Berkeley
President Donald Trump’s preliminary 2018 budget, which proposes a $9 billion reduction in funding for education, could mean significant changes for public education in Berkeley and across California.
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Democrats Kamala Harris, Loretta Sanchez vie for US Senate seat
Current state Attorney General Kamala Harris and U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez — both members of the Democratic party — are running to fill the vacancy left by U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, who has served as one of California’s senators since 1993.
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EAVP candidates focus on housing affordability, student civic engagement
Two candidates addressing affordable housing and student voter registration are running alongside an independent candidate affiliated with the Defend Affirmative Action Party for the position of ASUC external affairs vice president.
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Accidental FAFSA errors may cause shift in aid packages for thousands
This week, U.S. Department of Education is reprocessing thousands of federal financial aid applications for students, including some from UC Berkeley, who accidentally misreported their income.
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Paying Their Way
For some students, an increase in tuition or fees means leaning more on their parents for funds. For others, paying their way through college is an entirely different game.
For some students, an increase in tuition or fees means leaning more on their parents for funds. For others, paying their way through college is an entirely different game.
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Cal Grant funding could be decreased or cut
A proposal made by Gov. Jerry Brown in his May Revise could significantly decrease Cal Grant funding and leave some students without grant aid. Brown’s recently published revised budget proposal — informally called the May Revise — proposes that eligibility for the Cal Grant be tied to eligibility for the Federal
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ASUC to discuss bill in support of protests against potential tuition hikes
Bill presented after UC student regents present on university's budget crisis
Shortly after the UC student regents presented on the financial crisis facing the university, a bill supporting rallies protesting potential tuition hikes was proposed to the ASUC . SB 118 — also called the “Bill in Support of the November Days of Action” — supports a walkout and noontime rally
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