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Kessler Collaborative Breaks Down Silos to Help First-Generation Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The program – founded in 2008 as part of Breakthrough’s larger support model – works to support students as they face the encounters and challenges of postsecondary education, offering resources such as academic advising, tutoring, emergency student support funds, legal aids, and tax services, according to CCST Director Dr.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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“From college to careers – this is a critical area for the Pell Institute, and we look forward to contributing to national discussions about equitable career pathways starting with TRIO programs in collaboration with our partners at Loyola University Chicago and Career Launch,” said Terry Vaughan III, Vice President of Research and Director of the (..)

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Research Underway by Gates Foundation Partners to Better Understand Test-Optional Admission

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NACAC’s role in facilitating conversation about equitable admission practices in the current admission context is to ensure careful examination of admission policies and practices, particularly as it applies to improving equity outcomes for college access.

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A Call to Action: Higher Education Must Implement Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

predominately white institutions) known to facilitate discrimination, isolation, and marginalization. Social Determinants of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) defines social determinants of health (SDOH) as conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that impact positive health outcomes (WHO, 2008).

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

School counselors can facilitate this by having Black males take career assessments such as the O’Net Interest Profiler , and ensure they are taking rigorous coursework in preparation for postsecondary options such as a college/university.

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The “Red Zone” of sexual assault

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

We have the opportunity to intervene in three places in time: before harm occurs, by creating environments and communities that are not accepting of sexual violence or behaviors that facilitate or permit sexual violence; during harmful behavior that facilitates or permits harm (I.e. Rainn.org, 2021. Campus Sexual Violence Statistics.