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The Missing Link to Scaled Excellence and Equity in Community College Student Outcomes: A National Leadership Development Strategy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even the federal government should get in the leadership development game, challenging and supporting states to develop a new generation of highly effective, diverse presidents. A national leadership development strategy matters.

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is also HISPA’s Latinos in College, a leadership development program for mostly first-year, first-generation students. In 2015, it received The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics’ Bright Spot in Hispanic Education honor. that work with them, including in-kind support.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

EOP coaches guide students through admissions, college transition, class registration, financial aid, college life skills, and other issues as well as provide academic support, leadership development and peer mentorship. From 2015 to 2023, Latino students represented over two-thirds (68%) of the institution’s enrollment growth.

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Reimagining Black Male Success in Education: Moving from Marginalization to Empowerment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

2015; Harper & Davis, III, 2012). The series “Stepping Away from the Brink” highlights the importance of HBCUs in fostering Black students’ academic success and leadership development. However, systemic underfunding and rising operational costs threaten the sustainability of these institutions.

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