December 14, 2021
The nonprofit Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), which advances opportunities for low-income and first-generation students to enroll and graduate from college — particularly those served by the Federal TRIO Programs —has hired Zach Farmer as its Director of Congressional Affairs.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
December 1, 2021
Yesterday, the United States Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution designating November 8th as “National First-Generation College Celebration Day.” November 8 is annually recognized as the anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965, signed into law 56 years ago by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
November 24, 2021
This month, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded $50,000 to the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Education. The Institute, which serves as the research arm of the Council for Opportunity in Education, conducts and disseminates research and policy analysis to help improve educational opportunities and outcomes for college students who have disabilities, are first-generation, or come from low-income families.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
August 3, 2021
MasteryPrep continues to partner with the Council for Opportunity in Education to offer MasteryPrep’s award-winning programs to high school students nationwide, expanding its COE Partnership as the Preferred National SAT Provider. MasteryPrep has been the COE Preferred National ACT Provider since 2017.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
July 28, 2021
The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) will host U.S. Department of Education Secretary Dr. Miguel A. Cardona during its virtual Good Trouble Book Club meeting on Thursday, July 29 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
July 8, 2021
The non-profit Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) announced today that a record 56 Senators joined a bipartisan “sign-on” letter urging the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee to prioritize robust funding for the Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO) in Fiscal Year 2022.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
May 28, 2021
The non-profit Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) applauds President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Education, which requests an increase of $200 million for the Federal TRIO Programs. This is the most historic investment of any Administration in college access and success for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
May 19, 2021
Today, the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education of the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the University of Pennsylvania Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (PennAHEAD) announce the release of Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States: 2021 Historical Trend Report
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
April 28, 2021
The non-profit Council for Opportunity in Education announced today that a record number of TRIO supporters in the House of Representatives joined a “sign-on” letter urging the leaders of the House Appropriations Committee to increase the nation’s investment in the Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO).
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
February 1, 2021
The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) announced today that it has named Jennifer Wider as its Vice President for Advancement and Chief Development Officer.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
January 25, 2021
Last year, 2020, was a year unlike any other. At the beginning of the year, the world learned about a new virus spreading across the globe.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
January 6, 2021
Today the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) congratulates Senator-elect Reverend Raphael G. Warnock on his historic election victory. The recipient of COE’s 2007 National TRIO Achiever Award, Warnock will go to Washington as the first Black senator from Georgia.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
November 30, 2020
The nonpartisan non-profit Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) submitted priorities today for the Biden-Harris administration’s agenda.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
June 30, 2020
Today Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and colleagues introduced the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act (CCCERA), a proposed COVID-19 emergency education funding bill to provide $450 million in emergency support for federal TRIO programs to serve low-income/first-generation students, unemployed adults, and students with disabilities.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
May 20, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a crisis across higher education, for both institutions and learners. But these new challenges are coming to rest on old inequities that kept many low-income Americans from attending college or earning a degree.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
April 23, 2020
The non-profit Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) has asked Congress for $450 million emergency funding for federal TRIO programs in the next COVID aid legislative package.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
January 8, 2020
In 2019, COE had a banner year — from hosting one of its largest Annual Conferences to experiential student learning through NSF-funded grants and study abroad opportunities to securing a $30 million funding increase for TRIO!
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
April 22, 2019
On Thursday, April 25, 2019, Maureen Hoyler, President of the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), will receive the Distinguished Alumna of the Year Award from the Klinger College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
March 12, 2019
The Trump Administration proposed 2020 budget is unacceptable and undercuts many sorely-needed programs and efforts that should be considered national priorities.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
October 29, 2018
The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and its partners, the Waters Foundation, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Pathlight Associates, and Rutgers University, as well as TRIO Upward Bound (UB) pilot sites from University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Kansas, Family Centered Education Agency in Chicago, and University of Georgia, are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a $1.2 million three-year NSF grant.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
October 15, 2018
Stemming from the success of the 2017 event, the Council for Opportunity for Education (COE), in partnership with the Center for First-Generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, is pleased to announce the continuation of the First-Generation College Celebration on November 8, 2018.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
October 10, 2018
The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) and The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education of the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) is pleased to announce the publication of a compilation of essays from the perspectives of both university based researchers, and college access practitioners entitled — Reflections on Connecting Research and Practice in College Access and Success Programs.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
May 17, 2018
Low-income, first-generation American students face major barriers, financial and otherwise, in attending colleges and universities, and those obstacles can vary significantly by state, according to the Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States — 2018 Historical Trend Report.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
February 12, 2018
The Trump Administration today called for the elimination of the Federal TRIO Programs ("TRIO"), in the president's proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
September 20, 2017
Five former students who were either low-income and/or first in their family to attend college were honored today for remarkable contributions to their professions.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
September 18, 2017
The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) honored Dmitri Stockton with its Lifetime Service Award, reserved for those whose lives have been dedicated to promoting the cause of educational opportunity, at its 37th Annual Conference, September 14th, held at the Washington Hilton.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
May 23, 2017
TRIO programs, for more than 50 years, have helped millions of low-income students go from poverty to the middle class by becoming first in their families to earn a college degree.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
March 16, 2017
President Donald Trump's first budget request to Congress cuts nearly 15% of funding for existing programs within the U.S. Department of Education, including a $92 million (or 10%) decrease in funding for the TRIO college preparation and access programs that help low-income, first-generation students.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
January 11, 2017
The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) announced today that it has entered into a partnership with MasteryPrep, the ACT college exam prep provider, to help low-income, first generation students and students with disabilities who participate in national TRIO pre-college programs improve their ACT scores.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
January 9, 2017
2016 was a banner year for COE as more than 33,000 additional low-income, first-generation students were able to take advantage of TRIO programs.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
October 6, 2016
A survey released today of millennial voters who were first in their families to attend college offers new details about this influential group, the issues that matter to them most, and how to reach them.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
August 12, 2016
The SUNY Buffalo State Upward Bound program has presented its Hal D. Payne Educational Opportunity Lifetime Service Award to Maureen Hoyler, President of the Washington, D.C.-based Council for Opportunity in Education.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
July 12, 2016
The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) has awarded scholarships from its Pathways to Success in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program to six U.S. college-bound high school graduates from Eerie, PA, Louisville, KY, and Stamford, CT.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
July 5, 2016
Pre-college access programs are in an excellent position to take advantage of informal education programs to enhance their academic offerings.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
June 27, 2016
We are pleased to share with you the practice brief — Making College Access a Priority at Four-Year Colleges and Universities.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
June 23, 2016
The Council for Opportunity in Education is pleased that the Court properly upheld higher education's commitment to a diverse student body.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
June 17, 2016
COE is proud to announce that Melissa Harris-Perry — who was described by The Atlantic as America's "foremost public intellectual" — will be the keynote speaker for the Opening Session of our 35th Annual Conference on August 31 in San Diego, CA.
You may view this post in its entirety by clicking here.
a