Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

That’s how Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser became president of Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in 2013. She’s solidified the administration, faculty, and staff, which was previously prone to attrition. If you speak it into the world, it just might happen. CMC’s campuses are typically far apart, mountains away from each other.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The percentage of freshmen who are Black, Latinx, or Native nearly doubled between 2013 and 2021, and the share of first-generation students climbed nine points to 21 percent. Yale also became more financially accessible: the number of incoming freshmen who qualify for Pell grants doubled from his first year to 22% at present.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. For faculty members: As educators, you have a profound influence on shaping future leaders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2023

He became president of GateWay Community College in MCCCD in 2013. But as the pandemic raged on and upended life for MCCCD students and faculty, Gonzales endeavored to stay focused on them. “I He’s very heartwarming,” said Frank Zamora, a recently retired division chair and faculty member at GateWay Community College. “He

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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. The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

University of La Verne President Dr. Devorah Lieberman is shown with graduating students in 2013. Lieberman is the 18th president of La Verne and the first woman to lead in the university’s history. Most of the students are middle- and low-income and first-generation. This includes creating new means for retention.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

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