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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to her service as AALS President, Testy served as a member of the AALS Executive Committee from 2012 to 2017 and on the Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Law Teachers and Students from 2007 to 2009. She also chaired the planning committee for the AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers in 2010.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. These are the institutions that can show you with their data, with their evidence-based practices and with their leadership what they’re doing,” says Santiago. and graduate 19%.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership. Leadership strategies must clearly demonstrate that there is an intentional focus on Latino student success at the institutional level. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Puerto Rican Resilience Is a Lesson for the Mainland

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The report details just some of the efforts at five institutions, showing how leadership has found a way to dig in and continue to serve their students. UAGM - Gurabo’s retention rate between 2016 and 2020 remained at or above 75%. Between 2010 and 2020, U.S. Méndez Méndez, president of Universidad Ana G. 6 and 7, 2020 at a 5.8

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Fostering Success

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That data show that the students who attend the summer bridge program build great resilience skills, and resilience leads to retention. When Salcedo worked directly with Alexander, she sought his mentorship so she could strengthen her leadership skills and continue her professional development.

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How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines

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percent since 2010, college-going rates declined by 5.4 13 After discovering that 93 percent of non-enrolled applicants did not go on to enroll at another institution, college leadership decided to survey lost applicants. As of fall 2022, enrollment declines at community colleges had slowed to 0.4

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A New Funding Formula

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After nearly 50 years of funding community colleges based on enrollment and outreach, the state of Texas is considering making the switch to outcome-based funding, rooted in metrics like retention, completion, and the successful transfer to four-year programs. The population growth in Texas was in urban and suburban areas,” notes Martinez.