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Tina Ulrich

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  • Our Education Program focuses on expanding student access to higher education and opening avenues to academic success, particularly for those historically left out of the picture
  • New technology presents apparently limitless opportunities for interactivity and access to books, lectures, and libraries from anywhere in the world and is rapidly changing the traditional model of higher education.
  • We want to propel more low-income, first-generation, underrepresented students into two- and four-year institutions and ensure they have the skills and support to stay and graduate.
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  • We seek to build the capacity of institutions whose primary missions are to serve low-income, underrepresented, underprepared, and first-generation college students.
  • We want to help institutions lower the cost of delivering an education while retaining or enhancing quality.
  • We most often award grants in collaboration with other funders and support established organizations.
  • South Africa is our sole international effort.
  • We look for groups of institutions or partnerships designed to broadly increase graduation rates.
  • We provide support for innovations in online education
  • The Education team is deeply engaged with the sector and makes every effort to be aware of emerging and ongoing initiatives with the potential to advance postsecondary attainment.
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