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Latest Articles
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Blog
ED Announces Major Interagency Shift: Department of Labor to Assume Expanded Role Over TRIO Programs
Kimberly JonesNovember 20, 2025
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Blog
Introspect Youth Services Celebrates 50 Years of Providing College Opportunities on Chicago’s West Side
Holly HexterNovember 17, 2025
Advocacy Update
New Department of Education Notice Raises Questions for TRIO Programs—COE Is Reviewing Implications
Kimberly JonesDecember 19, 2025
We know this has been an extraordinarily challenging time for the entire TRIO community. But just moments ago, we received word that some GANs for the 2025-2026 program year have finally started to be released. This shows that your advocacy is making a difference.
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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.
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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
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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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