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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
It’s why, in his late twenties, he chose to volunteer at Georgia State University (GSU), speaking to young college students about his successes. His dedication to the work would eventually increase student placement rate for Xavier by 50%, building a pipeline to both Ivy League institutions and regional or local graduate schools.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Alondra Gonzalez, a second-year student at Wright studying computer science, says participating in EPW has been life-changing. A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder.
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COE
APRIL 7, 2023
Within the context of TRIO programs, this research will focus on identifying institutional assets and barriers affecting first-generation and low-income learners’ career growth and developing an evidence-based theoretical model toward increasing awareness about institutional capacity.
Scholarship America
JUNE 1, 2023
Sharp cuts in state and federal funding, especially after the 2008 recession, led to a need to bring in more tuition revenue, and competition for enrollment has led schools to spend more on administration, services and amenities. The good news is that some states are beginning to reinvest in higher education.
The University Innovation Alliance
AUGUST 11, 2022
Those equity gaps often stem from an outdated profile of the typical college student: a full-time, on-campus resident with an understanding of available resources and the bandwidth to seek those resources on their own. Sometimes it’s really simple," says Dr. Sharing the Model. but across the globe.
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