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Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

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Both colleges have demonstrated remarkable progress through innovative approaches to student success. The college's focus on gateway courses has yielded particular success, with math completion rates increasing by 11 percentage points and English completion rates surging by 17.2 between fall 2020 and fall 2023. percentage points.

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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

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Having served as vice president for student affairs at Cal State, Fullerton, from 2012–19, Eanes was familiar with the Cal State system. Eanes appreciates the innovative approach and hopes it is successful, but understands like any pilot program, issues may arise. “It You have to try something to get any outcome.”

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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

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As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. Hopeful signs for a future beyond campus food pantries abound.

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Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Appointed President of California State University, Los Angeles

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I look forward to engaging and collaborating with Cal State LA’s talented students, staff and faculty to continue the institution’s journey to new heights in student success, research, scholarship and creative activity, and community engagement.” Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Eanes will become the university's first woman president.

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Pushing to No Longer Keep Meredith College a ‘Best-Kept Secret’

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I like being able to work with students, faculty, and colleagues in a different kind of way [that] made me more aware of the community of higher education and not just a department, class, or advising relationship with a student. From 2012 to 2018, Meredith also carried out its largest fundraising campaign yet, raising more than $90 million.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

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If something is even perceived as being not fully designed for all students, Thompson says a redesign is called for to foster greater student success. We did an external evaluation for a couple of our cohorts to find that the greatest retention and success is actually with our students entering into community college,” Ellis says.

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Examples of Excelencia

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Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. It has done that with an 86% success rate for the 2022-23 academic year. It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. One is a very high college success rate. Santiago and Sarita E.

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