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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. As a proud member of the very first ELEVATE cohort in 2015, I had very few expectations.

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Legacy Looms Large in College Admissions, Perpetuating Inequities in College Access

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Yet legacy admissions policies that give preferential treatment to applicants who are related to alumni are still used across the country. Over 100 institutions have eliminated legacy policies since 2015, and three states have banned legacy admissions at public institutions. A year ago, the U.S.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Parnell has been with the organization since 2015 and will bring deep industry and organizational knowledge to her new role. In this position, she oversaw multi-million dollar budgets, represented NASPA globally in speaking engagements and the media, and led analysis of applicable federal and state legislation and regulatory developments.

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The Time to Talk with Students About Transfer is Now

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Yet a 2024 report by Community College Research Center, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, and National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found that only about a third of 2015 community college entrants transferred and fewer than half of those who transferred earned a degree in six years.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds. We have a wonderful program called Pathways, where we do outreach to middle schools, high schools and community colleges, providing application clinics and parent academies,” says Dr. Leroy M. Morishita, interim president at CSULA.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Since 2015, 64 students, 93.75% of whom are Latino, have been placed in internships. “I There are also several transfers from community colleges.

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3 considerations for prison education programs

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Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).