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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2024
That’s how Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser became president of Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in 2013. Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser “It’s a lesson for our students: surround yourself with good mentors who remember you uttering something to the universe, and be careful what you wish for, it could happen” says Hauser.
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. There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students.
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The University Innovation Alliance
MAY 8, 2024
UIA institutions are deeply committed to producing more low-income graduates, first generation graduates, and graduates of color across the country, and their efforts are paying off. They mentor and supervise the UIA Fellows, convene campus student success teams, and ensure organizational accountability.
The University Innovation Alliance
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The number of annual graduates of color at UIA institutions has increased 93% from 2012-2013 to 2021-2022. Newsletter The UIA's monthly newsletter provides actionable strategies, resources, and tips for professionals in the field to help more low-income, first-generation, and students of color graduate from college.
The University Innovation Alliance
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
The number of annual graduates of color at UIA institutions has increased 93% from 2012-2013 to 2021-2022. Newsletter The UIA's monthly newsletter provides actionable strategies, resources, and tips for professionals in the field to help more low-income, first-generation, and students of color graduate from college.
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