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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

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Because Hispanics have been historically underrepresented in areas like STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), for example, or in C-Suite (executive corporate) positions, unfortunately so many students question if these things are possible for them.” in mathematics at Arizona State University.

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Study: Third-Grade Retention Has Positive Effects for Student Outcomes

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According to the study, Indiana’s grade retention policy was in effect from the 2011-2012 through 2016-2017 school years. Student academic outcomes were measured by results on statewide end-of-year mathematics and ELA assessments, Hwang said.

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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

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Dr. Brian McKenzie The report, Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: 2012 to 2022 , publishes the findings of the longstanding CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees, which received usable responses from 558 colleges and universities this cycle and ran from November 2022 to May 2023. “We plummet for part-time students.

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

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When Dirks first arrived at the University of California, Berkeley in 2012, where he served as chancellor, the state’s allocations amounted to 12% of the university budget. Dirks said t hat percentage shrunk to 10% by the time he left in 2017, which resulted in increased tuition.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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For example, Dr. Juan Gilbert, a 2002 Emerging Scholar, a decade later received the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. White House Honoree, Jan. A 2007 Emerging Scholar, Dr. Peniel Joseph (“Interpreting African-American Life and History,” Jan.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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The four-year graduation rate for students who entered in 2012 was 52.8%. Young people in Virginia Tech's Center for the Enhancement of Engi- neering Diversity take part in pre-college STEM activities. Taylor Cupp When Watford began CEED, the graduation rate for Black engineering students was around 25%. That rose to 61.2%

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Leveraging Diversity to Fuel the Creative Arts

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STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is expanding into STEAM, with the addition of art. At Fort Valley State, Akbar is the faculty advisor and producing director of the Joseph Adkins Players, the official student drama organization on campus, and she has produced an anti-lynching play series since 2012. “In

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