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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices.

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Small course modifications that can help all students succeed

The LTC Blog

Employ social-psychological interventions to help students manage academic setbacks and address concerns about belonging : (From Yeager & Walton “Social-psychological interventions in education: They’re not magic”, Review of Educational Research 2011 ).

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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

COE

The 2024 Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States report reveals alarming trends indicating increasing inequity of opportunity in higher education, particularly for low-income students. “The alarms are sounding for the U.S.,

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New Student Engagement Data Reveals Surprises

EAB

But this prize has been around since I think 2010, 2011. We also learned that students of color and low-income students are more likely to face insecurities and again, students with dependent children, and it just makes them harder to support their families and just improve the prospects for the future.