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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, the percentage of first-time students enrolling in transfer-level math and English courses within their first year of college rose dramatically between the fall 2015 and fall 2020 cohorts. As a college president, building trust and forging partnerships with faculty, staff, and the community is central to the mission.

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Building Support for a Major

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Pawan Dhingra first arrived on campus as a faculty member more than five years ago, conversations around wanting AAPI content were already being had, he says. Building the ranks One of the biggest hurdles hindering the creation of an AAPI studies major at Amherst had been not having enough faculty to teach courses. He joined in.

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Miami Dade College: A Hispanic Serving Institution Documenting “Servingness” through Community Engagement

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Miami Dade College (MDC), located in Miami, Florida and one of the nation’s largest Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) received the classification in 2015 and is one of a handful of community colleges across the nation to hold the designation. Dr. Marybeth Gasman But why is applying for this Carnegie Classification important for HSIs?

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Researcher-Mentor Challenges Students to Pursue Purpose

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Dr. Shana Stoddard Having first come to Rhodes as a William Randolph Hearst Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in 2015, Stoddard has cemented a role for herself at the school over time, attaining the position of associate professor of chemistry in 2022. “I I knew that I wanted an undergraduate research lab,” Stoddard said. She holds a Ph.D.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs. Since 2015, 64 students, 93.75% of whom are Latino, have been placed in internships. “I

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Mālama Pono: Rebellious Teacher Preparation Through Hānai Pedagogy

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Today, there are only 2,000 native speakers , but a 2015 Hawaii State Data Center census reported that 5.7% This authenticity and shared aloha will lead to stronger interrelations with students and the community as the candidate becomes an established faculty member at the site.

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Teaching low-income and first-generation college students

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The Carleton TRIO/SSS staff have put together some great resources for faculty about how to acknowledge class in the classroom and helping students become self-regulated learners.