An expanded Pell Grant and greater financial aid access to immigrant students are among the major themes of a new package of Higher Education Act improvements proposed by Hispanic higher education leaders.
As the U.S. Congress prepares to review HEA, the plan outlines an ambitious set of proposals to focus on the needs of students and Hispanic-serving institutions, or HSIs. The plan is "a blueprint for creating a new era of Hispanic higher education excellence and success," says Dr. Jose Vicente, president of Miami-Dade Community College's north campus.
Among other provisions, the plan proposes a doubling of the maximum Pell Grant for needy students. The …
