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- Transportation as a Barrier to Higher Education: Evidence from the 2022 Student Financial Wellness SurveyTiana Chandler2023-07-25T17:24:51-05:00
Transportation as a Barrier to Higher Education: Evidence from the 2022 Student Financial Wellness Survey
- Infographic – Paying Bills on Time and Following a BudgetTiana Chandler2023-07-25T17:23:54-05:00
Infographic – Paying Bills on Time and Following a Budget
- Exploring Indicators of Student Success Among UndergraduatesTiana Chandler2023-07-25T17:23:39-05:00
Exploring Indicators of Student Success Among Undergraduates
- Navigating the Enrollment Cliff in Higher EducationTiana Chandler2023-06-21T11:35:19-05:00
Navigating the Enrollment Cliff in Higher Education
- Improving Student Success through Sense of Belonging: A Look at the Diverse Learning Environment SurveyTiana Chandler2023-06-21T11:34:58-05:00
Improving Student Success through Sense of Belonging: A Look at the Diverse Learning Environment Survey
- Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS), Fall 2022 — HighlightsTiana Chandler2023-06-07T19:18:11-05:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS), Fall 2022 — Highlights
- Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS), Fall 2022Tiana Chandler2023-06-05T10:09:20-05:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS), Fall 2022
- Infographic – SFWS Fall 2022 – UndergraduatesTiana Chandler2023-06-05T10:09:04-05:00
Infographic – SFWS Fall 2022 – Undergraduates
- Student Financial Wellness of Adult LearnersTiana Chandler2023-04-21T14:33:50-05:00
Student Financial Wellness of Adult Learners
- Self Sufficiency Standard in TexasTiana Chandler2023-04-21T14:28:23-05:00
Self Sufficiency Standard in Texas
- From Safety Net to Struggle: The End of Temporary SNAP Exemptions for College StudentsTiana Chandler2023-04-21T13:23:56-05:00
From Safety Net to Struggle: The End of Temporary SNAP Exemptions for College Students
- Infographic – SFWS Fall 2021 – All 40 Participating Texas InstitutionsTiana Chandler2023-03-29T16:21:48-05:00
Infographic – SFWS Fall 2021 – All 40 Participating Texas Institutions
- Inside the College Mental Health Crisis: Evidence from the Healthy Minds SurveyTiana Chandler2023-03-29T16:20:37-05:00
Inside the College Mental Health Crisis: Evidence from the Healthy Minds Survey
- Current FAFSA Completion Rates By StateArt Martinez2023-02-27T10:44:19-06:00
Current FAFSA Completion Rates By State
- Rio Grande Valley Has Highest FAFSA Completion Rates in Texas, East Texas the LowestArt Martinez2023-03-29T16:00:17-05:00
Rio Grande Valley Has Highest FAFSA Completion Rates in Texas, East Texas the Lowest
- Financial Experiences of Students Who Don’t Complete the FAFSAArt Martinez2023-02-27T10:30:00-06:00
Financial Experiences of Students Who Don’t Complete the FAFSA
- Student Financial Wellness of Youth Formerly in Foster CareArt Martinez2023-01-30T15:28:34-06:00
Student Financial Wellness of Youth Formerly in Foster Care
- Student Financial Wellness of Youth Formerly in Foster CareArt Martinez2022-12-19T16:25:57-06:00
Student Financial Wellness of Youth Formerly in Foster Care
- Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS), Fall 2021 — HighlightsArt Martinez2022-12-13T15:39:25-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS), Fall 2021 — Highlights
- Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS), Fall 2021Art Martinez2022-12-08T11:58:58-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS), Fall 2021
- State of Student Aid in Texas (SOSA) – 2022Art Martinez2022-12-08T09:56:42-06:00
State of Student Aid in Texas (SOSA) – 2022
- SOSA 2022 Infographic: Texas College StudentsArt Martinez2022-12-19T14:55:00-06:00
SOSA 2022 Infographic: Texas College Students
- SOSA 2022 Community College Tax Revenue BriefArt Martinez2022-12-19T14:55:36-06:00
SOSA 2022 Community College Tax Revenue Brief
- Basic Needs Insecurities Among College Students at Minority-Serving InstitutionsArt Martinez2022-12-08T10:27:27-06:00
Basic Needs Insecurities Among College Students at Minority-Serving Institutions
- Too Far For Comfort: The Gap Between Postsecondary Students’ Financial Well-being and Help-seekingArt Martinez2022-12-08T10:27:54-06:00
Too Far For Comfort: The Gap Between Postsecondary Students’ Financial Well-being and Help-seeking
- Texas Workforce Organizations Landscape AnalysisArt Martinez2022-12-08T10:28:21-06:00
Texas Workforce Organizations Landscape Analysis
- In Need, Students Use Safety Net Resources With Varying Levels of SecurityArt Martinez2022-12-08T10:50:44-06:00
In Need, Students Use Safety Net Resources With Varying Levels of Security
- Unmet Need for Low-income Texas Students is Over $10,000 at Public Universities Per School YearArt Martinez2022-12-08T10:51:20-06:00
Unmet Need for Low-income Texas Students is Over $10,000 at Public Universities Per School Year
- How Credit Card Debt Management Differs Based on Enrollment IntensityArt Martinez2022-12-08T10:52:12-06:00
How Credit Card Debt Management Differs Based on Enrollment Intensity
- Perception is Reality: Attitudes and Experiences of Student Loan BorrowersArt Martinez2022-12-08T10:53:46-06:00
Perception is Reality: Attitudes and Experiences of Student Loan Borrowers
- Students Who Are and Are Not Parents: A Comparison of Student Financial WellnessArt Martinez2022-12-08T10:54:15-06:00
Students Who Are and Are Not Parents: A Comparison of Student Financial Wellness
- Juggling Family and Finances: The Financial Struggles and Obligations of Parenting StudentsArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:06:18-06:00
Juggling Family and Finances: The Financial Struggles and Obligations of Parenting Students
- Comparison of Findings for Community College Students: Results from Trellis’ Fall 2020 and 2021 Student Financial Wellness SurveysArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:06:45-06:00
Comparison of Findings for Community College Students: Results from Trellis’ Fall 2020 and 2021 Student Financial Wellness Surveys
- The Role of Unemployment Assistance: A Comparison of Student Financial WellnessArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:07:28-06:00
The Role of Unemployment Assistance: A Comparison of Student Financial Wellness
- The Role of Selling or Not Selling Belongings to Make Ends Meet: A Comparison of Student Financial WellnessArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:08:04-06:00
The Role of Selling or Not Selling Belongings to Make Ends Meet: A Comparison of Student Financial Wellness
- Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS) Testimonials BrochureArt Martinez2022-12-27T15:10:14-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS) Testimonials Brochure
- The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Experiences of Students with Basic Needs Insecurity: Evidence from a National SurveyArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:08:44-06:00
The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Experiences of Students with Basic Needs Insecurity: Evidence from a National Survey
- Hungry Minds: Student Awareness and Use of Food Pantries at 91 Colleges and UniversitiesArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:16:59-06:00
Hungry Minds: Student Awareness and Use of Food Pantries at 91 Colleges and Universities
- Transportation Barriers and School Loyalty: Results from Trellis’ Fall 2021 Student Financial Wellness SurveyArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:17:32-06:00
Transportation Barriers and School Loyalty: Results from Trellis’ Fall 2021 Student Financial Wellness Survey
- Student Financial Wellness Survey, Texas Community Colleges, Fall 2021 – InfographicArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:22:41-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey, Texas Community Colleges, Fall 2021 – Infographic
- Student Financial Wellness Survey, Texas Community Colleges, Fall 2021Art Martinez2022-12-08T11:23:08-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey, Texas Community Colleges, Fall 2021
- No Food for Thought: Insights on Basic Needs Insecurities and Mental Health ChallengesArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:23:37-06:00
No Food for Thought: Insights on Basic Needs Insecurities and Mental Health Challenges
- State of Student Aid in Texas – 2021Art Martinez2022-12-08T10:23:23-06:00
State of Student Aid in Texas – 2021
- Student Financial Wellness Survey, Sample Technical SupplementArt Martinez2023-07-10T16:00:55-05:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey, Sample Technical Supplement
- Student Financial Wellness Survey, Sample School ReportArt Martinez2023-07-10T16:03:30-05:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey, Sample School Report
- Student Financial Wellness Survey Fall 2020 Infographic, 4-Year InstitutionsArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:26:40-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey Fall 2020 Infographic, 4-Year Institutions
- Student Financial Wellness Survey Fall 2020 Infographic, 2-Year InstitutionsArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:27:15-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey Fall 2020 Infographic, 2-Year Institutions
- An Empirical Analysis of the ApplyTexas Postsecondary ApplicationArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:29:26-06:00
An Empirical Analysis of the ApplyTexas Postsecondary Application
- State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas – 2021Art Martinez2021-03-26T12:34:03-05:00
State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas – 2021
- Student Financial Wellness Survey 2020Art Martinez2022-12-08T11:34:41-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey 2020
- Trellis’ Student Financial Wellness Survey, Fall 2019 Semester ResultsArt Martinez2021-02-04T15:12:11-06:00
Trellis’ Student Financial Wellness Survey, Fall 2019 Semester Results
- College Students and Mid-Month Eating Adjustments: Balancing Budgets Through Low Food Secure BehaviorArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:35:05-06:00
College Students and Mid-Month Eating Adjustments: Balancing Budgets Through Low Food Secure Behavior
- Longitudinal Fluidity in Collegiate Food Security: Disruptions, Restoration, and Its DriversArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:35:29-06:00
Longitudinal Fluidity in Collegiate Food Security: Disruptions, Restoration, and Its Drivers
- Trellis’ Student Financial Wellness Survey: Key Findings from Analysis of Responses by School SectorArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:36:08-06:00
Trellis’ Student Financial Wellness Survey: Key Findings from Analysis of Responses by School Sector
- Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS) Promotional BrochureArt Martinez2022-12-27T15:18:37-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS) Promotional Brochure
- Student Financial Wellness Survey 2019Art Martinez2022-12-08T11:36:33-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey 2019
- Parent PLUS Borrowing: Repayment Experiences and ImpactsArt Martinez2020-02-25T09:21:53-06:00
Parent PLUS Borrowing: Repayment Experiences and Impacts
- PLUS Borrowing in Texas: Repayment Expectations, Experience, and Hindsight by Minority-Serving Institution StatusArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:36:57-06:00
PLUS Borrowing in Texas: Repayment Expectations, Experience, and Hindsight by Minority-Serving Institution Status
- Student Financial Wellness Survey 2018, Texas Community College Cohort Technical SupplementArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:38:05-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey 2018, Texas Community College Cohort Technical Supplement
- Student Financial Wellness Survey 2018, Texas Community College CohortArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:38:31-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey 2018, Texas Community College Cohort
- Student Financial Wellness Survey 2018 SummaryArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:39:08-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey 2018 Summary
- Completing the Texas Application for State AidArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:40:04-06:00
Completing the Texas Application for State Aid
- Studying on Empty: A Qualitative Study of Low Food Security Among College StudentsArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:40:30-06:00
Studying on Empty: A Qualitative Study of Low Food Security Among College Students
- Student Financial Wellness – Results from a 2018 Survey of College StudentsArt Martinez2019-12-26T14:31:31-06:00
Student Financial Wellness – Results from a 2018 Survey of College Students
- Student Financial Wellness Survey, Fall 2018 Semester ResultsArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:46:14-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey, Fall 2018 Semester Results
- State of Student Aid in Texas – 2019Art Martinez2022-12-08T11:46:44-06:00
State of Student Aid in Texas – 2019
- Student Financial Wellness Survey ReportArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:47:14-06:00
Student Financial Wellness Survey Report
- 2018 Student Financial Wellness Survey Results Webinar DiscussionArt Martinez2019-12-09T15:23:34-06:00
2018 Student Financial Wellness Survey Results Webinar Discussion
- Highlights of Trellis Company’s Student Financial Impact studyArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:47:44-06:00
Highlights of Trellis Company’s Student Financial Impact study
- Engaging Student Borrowers: Results of a Survey of Financial Aid ProfessionalsArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:48:07-06:00
Engaging Student Borrowers: Results of a Survey of Financial Aid Professionals
- Effective Counseling, Empowered Borrowers: An evidence-based policy agenda for informed student loan borrowing and repaymentArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:48:31-06:00
Effective Counseling, Empowered Borrowers: An evidence-based policy agenda for informed student loan borrowing and repayment
- Above and Beyond: What eight colleges are doing to improve student loan counselingArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:48:59-06:00
Above and Beyond: What eight colleges are doing to improve student loan counseling
- A Time to Every Purpose: Understanding and improving the borrower experience with online student loan entrance counselingArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:49:22-06:00
A Time to Every Purpose: Understanding and improving the borrower experience with online student loan entrance counseling
- Informed or Overwhelmed? A legislative history of student loan counseling with a literature review on the efficacy of loan counselingArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:49:46-06:00
Informed or Overwhelmed? A legislative history of student loan counseling with a literature review on the efficacy of loan counseling
- From Passive to Proactive: Understanding and improving the borrower experience with online student loan exit counselingArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:50:11-06:00
From Passive to Proactive: Understanding and improving the borrower experience with online student loan exit counseling
- Developmental Education and Student Debt: Remediation’s Uncertain Impact on Financial and Academic OutcomesArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:51:16-06:00
Developmental Education and Student Debt: Remediation’s Uncertain Impact on Financial and Academic Outcomes
- Detecting Early Signs of Default Risk at Austin Community CollegeArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:51:37-06:00
Detecting Early Signs of Default Risk at Austin Community College
- Transfer Students, Financial Aid, and a New Perspective on UndermatchingArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:52:00-06:00
Transfer Students, Financial Aid, and a New Perspective on Undermatching
- Behind the Numbers: Making Sense of Cohort Default RatesArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:52:23-06:00
Behind the Numbers: Making Sense of Cohort Default Rates
- Financial Aid at the Crossroads: Managing the Student Debt Crisis in TexasArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:52:46-06:00
Financial Aid at the Crossroads: Managing the Student Debt Crisis in Texas
- A Brief Look at…the Texas B-On-Time Loan ProgramArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:53:07-06:00
A Brief Look at…the Texas B-On-Time Loan Program
- Balancing Passion and Practicality: The Role of Debt and Major on Students’ Financial OutcomesArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:56:11-06:00
Balancing Passion and Practicality: The Role of Debt and Major on Students’ Financial Outcomes
- Digging Deeper: An Analysis of Student Loan Debt in TexasArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:56:33-06:00
Digging Deeper: An Analysis of Student Loan Debt in Texas
- With Great Challenges Come Great Opportunities: Promising Practices of Texas Community CollegesArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:56:56-06:00
With Great Challenges Come Great Opportunities: Promising Practices of Texas Community Colleges
- How to Graduate High-Risk Students: Lessons from Successful For-Profit Colleges and Schools in TexasArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:55:02-06:00
How to Graduate High-Risk Students: Lessons from Successful For-Profit Colleges and Schools in Texas
- Profile of Minority-Serving Institutions in TexasArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:57:20-06:00
Profile of Minority-Serving Institutions in Texas
- The Toughest Test: The Student Loan Liquidity Crisis of 2007-08 in TexasArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:57:44-06:00
The Toughest Test: The Student Loan Liquidity Crisis of 2007-08 in Texas
- Multivariate Analysis of Student Loan Defaulters at Prairie View A&M UniversityArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:58:06-06:00
Multivariate Analysis of Student Loan Defaulters at Prairie View A&M University
- Ready, Willing, and Unable: How Financial Barriers Obstruct Bachelor-Degree Attainment in TexasArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:58:29-06:00
Ready, Willing, and Unable: How Financial Barriers Obstruct Bachelor-Degree Attainment in Texas
- The Role of Work and Loans in Paying for an Undergraduate EducationArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:59:27-06:00
The Role of Work and Loans in Paying for an Undergraduate Education
- Opening the Doors to Higher Education: Perspectives on the Higher Education Act 40 Years LaterArt Martinez2022-12-08T11:59:49-06:00
Opening the Doors to Higher Education: Perspectives on the Higher Education Act 40 Years Later
- Multivariate Analysis of Student Loan Defaulters at Texas A&M University at KingsvilleArt Martinez2022-12-08T12:00:45-06:00
Multivariate Analysis of Student Loan Defaulters at Texas A&M University at Kingsville
- Multivariate Analysis of Student Loan Defaulters at the University of South FloridaArt Martinez2022-12-08T12:01:19-06:00
Multivariate Analysis of Student Loan Defaulters at the University of South Florida
- Multivariate Analysis of Student Loan Defaulters at Texas A&M UniversityArt Martinez2022-12-08T12:01:43-06:00
Multivariate Analysis of Student Loan Defaulters at Texas A&M University
- Student Loan Default Literature ReviewArt Martinez2022-12-08T12:02:14-06:00
Student Loan Default Literature Review
- Breaking New Ground, The Texas Historically Black Colleges and Universities Default Management ConsortiumArt Martinez2022-12-08T12:02:38-06:00
Breaking New Ground, The Texas Historically Black Colleges and Universities Default Management Consortium
- First-Generation College Students: A Literature ReviewArt Martinez2022-12-08T12:02:59-06:00
First-Generation College Students: A Literature Review
- The Characteristics Associated with Student Loan Default at Texas A&M UniversityArt Martinez2022-12-08T12:03:25-06:00
The Characteristics Associated with Student Loan Default at Texas A&M University
- Retention and Persistence in Postsecondary EducationArt Martinez2022-12-08T12:03:51-06:00
Retention and Persistence in Postsecondary Education
- Education on the Installment Plan: The Rise of Student Loan Indebtedness in TexasArt Martinez2022-12-08T12:04:16-06:00
Education on the Installment Plan: The Rise of Student Loan Indebtedness in Texas