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Barriers Behind Bars: Examining Gender Inequality In The Texas Prison Education System, Juliette Rice

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This brief is one in a series aimed at providing higher education policymakers and advocates with an evidence base to address how to best serve students in light of the challenges facing higher education. This brief was authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst student as a course assignment for EDUC 674B: Higher Education Policy and was reviewed for accuracy by Professor Ryan Wells.

Expanding Access In Massachusetts: Inclusive Education For Students With Intellectual Developmental Disabilities And Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kerri Jarzabski

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This brief is one in a series aimed at providing higher education policymakers and advocates with an evidence base to address how to best serve students in light of the challenges facing higher education. This brief was authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst student as a course assignment for EDUC 674B: Higher Education Policy and was reviewed for accuracy by Professor Ryan Wells.

Disadvantaged Families Cannot Navigate The Quagmire Of College Choice Information, S. Kate Farmer

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This brief is one in a series aimed at providing higher education policymakers and advocates with an evidence base to address how to best serve students in light of the challenges facing higher education. This brief was authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate student in a dual Master of Higher Education & Administration (M.Ed.) and Master of Public Policy & Administration (MPPA) program as a course assignment for EDUC 674B: Higher Education Policy and was reviewed for accuracy by Professor Sade Bonilla.

Traditional Remediation Ends In Low Completion Of Remediation And College Degree!, Betul Iscan

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This brief is one in a series aimed at providing higher education policymakers and advocates with an evidence base to address how to best serve students in light of the challenges facing higher education. This brief was authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate student in the Five Colleges Center for World Languages under Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program as a course assignment for EDUC 674B: Higher Education Policy and was reviewed for accuracy by Professor Sade Bonilla.

Holding Postsecondary Institutions Accountable: Performance Based Funding, S. Jeon

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This brief is one in a series aimed at providing higher education policymakers and advocates with an evidence base to address how to best serve students in light of the challenges facing higher education. This brief was authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate student in the Higher Education program as a course assignment for EDUC 674B: Higher Education Policy and was reviewed for accuracy by Professor Sade Bonilla.

Displaced Promises?: Examining The Impact Of Financial Aid Displacement, Sarah Haas

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This brief is one in a series aimed at providing higher education policymakers and advocates with an evidence base to address how to best serve students in light of the challenges facing higher education. This brief was authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate student in the M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration program as a course assignment for EDUC 674B: Higher Education Policy and was reviewed for accuracy by Professor Sade Bonilla.

Florida Bright Futures Program: Felony Disenfranchisement In The Sunshine State, Sasha Smith

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This brief is one in a series aimed at providing higher education policymakers and advocates with an evidence base to address how to best serve students in light of the challenges facing higher education. This brief was authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate student in the dual M.Ed/MPPA program as a course assignment for EDUC 674B: Higher Education Policy and was reviewed for accuracy by Professor Sade Bonilla.

The Covid-19 Pandemic’S Effect On College Enrollment Rates, Cenee Enriquez

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This brief is one in a series aimed at providing higher education policymakers and advocates with an evidence base to address how to best serve students in light of the challenges facing higher education. This brief was authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate student in the Dual Degree Higher Education/Public Policy and Administration Master’s program as a course assignment for EDUC 674B: Higher Education Policy and was reviewed for accuracy by Professor Sade Bonilla.

Preliminary Research Brief: Financial Insecurity And Umass Undergraduate Students, Center For Student Success Research

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Financial Stress And Insecurity Among Undergraduates At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Center For Student Success Research

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What Encourages College-Going Among Students With Disabilities? The Key Roles Of Messaging And Support, Center For Student Success Research

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Mapping The Ecology Of College-Going And Within-College Support For Students With Intellectual And Other Disabilities: An Introduction To The Project., Center For Student Success Research

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Disability Online: The Digital Lives And Navigation Strategies Of Young Adults With Disabilities, Center For Student Success Research

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Universal Design In Postsecondary Learning Outcomes Assessment, Center For Student Success Research

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Accessible, Equitable Research Design: Creating Instrumentation Inclusive Of Students With And Without Intellectual Disability, Center For Student Success Research

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How Many Students With Disabilities Are There? Measuring Disability On College Campuses, Center For Student Success Research

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First Generation Students At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Ryan S. Wells, Genia M. Bettencourt

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Executive Summary

First generation (First Gen) students—those who do not have a parent or guardian who attained a four-year degree—represent a third of all college students in the United States. At the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), a quarter of the undergraduate student body is First Gen. Nationally as well as locally, First Gen students often experience lower rates of academic success due to factors such as a lack of family familiarity with the college going process, lower levels of academic preparation, and limited finances.

UMass Amherst is undertaking efforts to improve conditions for success for First Gen students. As …