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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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Underrepresented Students in STEM Classes Resulted in Higher Grades

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nicholas Bowman The presence of underrepresented racial minority (URM) and first-generation college students in a course is related to higher STEM grades for all students in the class, especially for the minority students themselves, according to a recent study published in AERA Open.

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

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Over 100 institutions have eliminated legacy policies since 2015, and three states have banned legacy admissions at public institutions. Additional admissions guidance or financial support should be targeted to first-generation students and students from low-income backgrounds.

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DREAM Conference Marks Milestone

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Stout, who has led the organization since 2015. I think that is injecting new energy and new thinking into the movement,” says Stout, who previously led Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2015. “We We have a whole new generation of young leaders that need supports like ATD,” she says.

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Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson to Become President of San José State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She has been president at A&M-San Antonio since 2015. “Dr. Last year, she discussed being a first-generation college student on Diverse's " In the Margins" podcast. . Cynthia Teniente-Matson Teniente-Matson will step down from her current position at A&M-San Antonio and start at San José State in January.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“When I first met with my advisor, I was excited to dive into my program,” says Maria, a first-generation community college student. But when I realized there was no pre-college math course to take, I panicked. I had always struggled with math. I thought, ‘How am I going to pass this class?’” Maria’s experience is not uncommon.