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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Glaude has been chair since AAS , originally a certificate program, became a department in 2015. 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.

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DREAM Conference Marks Milestone

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Stout, who has led the organization since 2015. There are cohorts and special groups,” she says, adding that, for example, the visibility of tribal colleges as valued members of the network for the past seven years has helped to propel the organization’s focus on equity and student success.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Dr. Erika 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 Over the past five years, EPW has served 909 students, 68% of whom are Latino. This continues after graduation when students attending four-year institutions mentor second-year EPW students.

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The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success

The University Innovation Alliance

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. Completion grants are an emerging form of student aid.

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Teaching low-income and first-generation college students

The LTC Blog

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.