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press release
COE Warns Education Department’s TRIO Grant Competitions Could Devastate Rural America this Fall, Eliminate College-Access Services in Entire Communities
Terrance L. HammJuly 9, 2026
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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2026 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients
Terrance L. HammJuly 1, 2026
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Advocacy Update
House Appropriations Committee Strengthens Protections for TRIO Grant Competitions in FY27 LHHS Bill
Kimberly JonesJune 10, 2026
press release
The Council for Opportunity in Education Names Peter Mills Vice President of Public Policy
Terrance L. HammJuly 15, 2026
Mills arrives from the office of Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), where he led the Senator’s education portfolio and helped negotiate billions of dollars in federal investments for schools, including funding secured through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and the American Rescue Plan. He also previously served as a Teach For America educator, directed GEAR UP initiatives, and advised the Louisiana Department of 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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