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Latest Articles
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Blog
Maintaining Inclusive Campuses After Affirmative Action: Educators Discuss Pathways Forward
Holly HexterNovember 1, 2024
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Press Releases
New Report from Pell Institute Reveals How Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Students Perceive the Value of College Degrees
Terrance L. HammOctober 16, 2024
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Blog
Data’s Role in Shaping Education Policy Highlighted at COE Conference
Terrance L. HammOctober 16, 2024
Year in Review
2024: A Year in Review
Terrance L. HammDecember 11, 2024
This year highlighted our efforts in advocating for increased TRIO funding, professional development, and student opportunities, including enriching strategic partnerships and expanding FAFSA completion initiatives. It also celebrated the 60th anniversary of TRIO programs, showcasing milestones such as global study programs and impactful research through the Pell Institute.
Stay Connected
Learn more about how the Council for Opportunity in Education works in conjunction with colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate.
professional development
Enhance the services you provide low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities to increase their chances of success.
Trio programs
Federal TRIO Programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans’ Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) help students to overcome economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education.
faces of trio
Christina Westbrook
Student Support Services, Illinois State University
Colette Yellow Robe
Student Support Services, Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Edwin C. Serrano
Upward Bound Math-Science, University of Texas at Arlington
Gabrielle A. Davis
Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Talent Search, Southern Arkansas University
Kel Bonton
Talent Search, COPE Inc.
Seth Fairchild
Upward Bound Math-Science, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Tameka Ellington
Upward Bound, Cuyahoga Community College
Support Us
If you are a student support services professional, thank you. You are an unsung hero for all the good that you do, and surely you know by now that COE has your back.
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Through strategic collaborations, we work to strengthen quality, opportunity and access to education for all American students — the next generation of global leaders.
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