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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

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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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Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. CSUSM gathers and analyzes disaggregated data pertaining to retention, unit completion and graduation.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Credentials Awarded Drop for Second Year in a Row

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It could be the result of the gradual decline in postsecondary enrollment seen in the nation since around 2010, or a result from the severe enrollment drops during the COVID-19 pandemic, seen particularly at community colleges. Doug Shapiro, executive director of the Clearinghouse Research Center.

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Puerto Rican Resilience Is a Lesson for the Mainland

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UAGM - Gurabo’s retention rate between 2016 and 2020 remained at or above 75%. Between 2010 and 2020, U.S. Enrollment decreases are partly due to the exodus of Puerto Rican residents after Hurricane Maria in 2017 and the earthquakes, which started rumbling in late 2019 and culminated in two quakes on Jan. 6 and 7, 2020 at a 5.8

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

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This marks an increase of more than 15,000 Asian people in the county since 2010. Mental Health TEAS will bring aboard an additional full-time clinical therapist as well to help boost Asian American student retention and completion. The search for the new hire is currently underway, according to Rola.

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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. From 2010 to 2020, AAP had an exchange program with Vrije University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, that targeted the exchange of low-income, first generation, and underrepresented students.

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