Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference. But despite their efforts to increase access and opportunity for all, equity gaps remain. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

There is great concern that African American student enrollment is reported to have declined by 29% from 2011 to 2019, representing a decrease of 600,000 persons. Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, D.C. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Also, ensuring that there’s equity in the experiences of our students. This involves foundations with equity missions similar to those of the colleges. This can involve modernizing the Pell Grant program to allow for short-term program access and modernizing the work study program to allow for apprenticeship programs.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

Established in 1992, this federal designation is granted to institutions with an enrollment that consists of at least 25% Hispanic students. Austin Community College District (ACC), for instance, was first recognized as an HSI in 2011, The designation is not, however, all that notable in and of itself. of enrollment.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Completion Grants: Innovative Financial Aid for Today's Students. Completion Grants. In 2021, we published our Completion Grants Playbook , and our CEO Bridget Burns joined the Chronicle's Assistant Managing Editor Ian Wilhelm to co-host this virtual conversation about helping under-resourced students complete their degrees. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds. Beck, administrators, faculty, staff, and student leadership have used data and intentional practices to re-center campus culture around an equity-minded student success agenda and solidify strategic direction in closing equity gaps.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). California State University offers programs such as Chico’s Gradu- ate Equity Fellowship Program to help students explore whether to pursue a doctorate degree. It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68

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