Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

When Dr. Devorah Lieberman became president of University of La Verne in 2011, a private institution of approximately 8,000 students about 35 miles east of Los Angeles, she was in many ways seeing life come full circle. Most of the students are middle- and low-income and first-generation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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. There are also several transfers from community colleges. Natacha DePaola, professor of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Tech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Findings, they say, can be used to develop more equitable outreach and communication strategies to broaden college opportunity. “I A commitment to the work It’s that kind of commitment to equity issues that has inspired Jean, who has been at the university since 2011.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 9, 2024

Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline A Conversation With Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven Elana Thu, 08/15/2024 - 18:01 Image College to Career First Generation Weekly Wisdom Braven is an inspiring organization: a nonprofit that partners with higher education institutions to guide their graduates into the workforce.

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MAY 23, 2023

One month later after that, in that same first semester, James, his tone has changed, even the way he communicates. Something happened to James along the way from that first month in that fall semester to two, three months later. But this prize has been around since I think 2010, 2011.

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COE

MAY 10, 2024

The new report also highlights disparities in degree completion rates based on socioeconomic status, with first-generation and low-income students facing significant barriers to persistence and graduation. the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico. Its membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies.

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