Fresh From the UIA (Student Aid)

Completion Grants: Innovative Financial Aid for Today's Students

Completion Grants: Innovative Financial Aid for Today's Students

By Bridget Burns
The University Innovation Alliance partnered with The Chronicle of Higher Education for a panel discussion on completion grants, an emerging financial aid strategy for students nearing graduation. Guests included Tim Renick, Jessica Rowland Williams, Sharon Perry Fantini, Kim Cook, and Tony Erwin.
2021: Teamwork, Completion Grants, and Workforce Readiness

2021: Teamwork, Completion Grants, and Workforce Readiness

By Bridget Burns
The University Innovation Alliance continues to review its 2021 accomplishments. This blog focuses on the Completion Grants program and Bridging the Gap From Education to Employment, an initiative that helps graduates transition from college to the current job market.
2021: How Universities Collaborated for Student Success

2021: How Universities Collaborated for Student Success

By Bridget Burns
The University Innovation Alliance reviews some of its 2021 accomplishments. This blog focuses on the Black Student Success Initiative, the Doctoral Research Fellows Program, and collaborations with the Gates Foundation's Frontier Set and the We All Count project for equity in data science.
Tim Renick, The Innovating Together Podcast

A System for Student Success

By Bridget Burns
Tim Renick, Executive Director of the National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University, discusses institutional initiatives for student success, using data to determine best practices, and his qualifications for leading this emerging field.
Harold Martin, The Innovating Together Podcast

The Power of Alliances

By Bridget Burns
Harold L. Martin, Chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University, discusses the benefits of the University Innovation Alliance, how his institution might best use increased federal funds, and the power of organizational stability in times of change.
Gaye Theresa Johnson, The Innovating Together Podcast

Community-Engaged Scholarship and Proactive Leadership

By Bridget Burns
Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson, associate professor at University of California, Los Angeles, talks about community-engaged scholarship, the sensitive interface between institutions and non-academic communities outside the gate, and why proactive leadership is critical in how they engage.
Sara Goldrick-Rab, The Innovating Together Podcast

Facing the Insecurities of #RealCollege

By Bridget Burns
Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of sociology and medicine at Temple University and founder of the nonprofit Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, talks about the prevalence of food and housing insecurity among the higher ed population, and how schools can address these realities.
Seniors

4 Tips for Designing Effective Completion Grants

By Anna Drake Warshaw

Over the past three years, UIA campuses have awarded over $3 million in completion grants to more than 4,000 low-income students. If you’re considering implementing new types of just-in-time financial aid (such as completion grants, retention grants, or emergency aid) at your institution, here are four key lessons we’ve learned along the way.

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