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Princeton African American Studies Chair Dr. Eddie Glaude to Step Down

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“As a student, as a scholar, as a Black student, as an FLI [first-generation, low-income] student, it was everything that I needed for it to be,” said Kiara Gilbert, who had Glaude as her junior paper and senior thesis adviser. “I In 2014, Diverse named Glaude an Emerging Scholar.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams became the director of the Career Advancement Center, where he would spend the next five years inviting first generation, low-income students, women, LGBTQ+, and other under-represented undergraduates into pursuing their graduate degrees. I’m very thankful of where I am today, because of him.”

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The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success

The University Innovation Alliance

The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) operates as a multi-campus laboratory for student success innovation. Since launching in 2014, UIA institutions have increased the number of graduates of color produced annually by 93% and the number of low-income graduates produced annually by 50%, resulting in 118,000 more graduates than projected.

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How the University Innovation Alliance Is Expanding Our Impact

The University Innovation Alliance

Our search for new members, beyond our 2014 core of 11 charter institutions, started with examining data from every R1 and R2 institution. We looked at what they had done, who they served, their improvement trajectory, how many low-income students and students of color they admitted and graduated, and more.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The four-year graduation rate for Latino students in the major is approximately 88%. All Latino students from the Fall 2014 cohort graduated with a B.A. We intentionally recruit and serve Latino students because they frequently have a personal connection to this profession,” says Rueda-Acedo. The program offers a B.A.

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2022: Reemerging, Growing, and Evolving

The University Innovation Alliance

This group of dynamic presidents and chancellors from our member institutions embody our vision and commitment to success for low-income students and students of color. • We also extend our deepest thanks to the partners who have offered their philanthropic support since the UIA's inception in 2014.

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2022: Reemerging, Growing, and Evolving

The University Innovation Alliance

This group of dynamic presidents and chancellors from our member institutions embody our vision and commitment to success for low-income students and students of color. • We also extend our deepest thanks to the partners who have offered their philanthropic support since the UIA's inception in 2014.