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Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby Selected to Lead USC Race and Equity Center

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Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Teaching. DeCuir-Gunby has published four books, including Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Education [Routledge, 2016] and Understanding Critical Race Research Methods and Methodologies [Routledge, 2019]. Dr. Jessica T. I look forward to helping continue this legacy.”

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Our comprehensive strategy emphasizes culturally relevant curriculum, robust community connections and clear pathways to success—crucial for nurturing a sense of belonging and enhancing academic persistence. Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students.

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Examples of Excelencia

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Assistant professor and program coordinator Eleisha Moreno, who has worked with EAP since 2016, says this recognition from Excelencia in Education is validating. In 2016, EAP reduced the number of courses in its course sequence, increased tutoring services and added embedded tutoring. GPA and a persistence rate of 94.4%.

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

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Because they are receiving unnecessary services and may not have access to the general education curriculum and classroom. curriculum and instruction, and assessment). In fact, these resegregated practices cause short-term and long-term harm for Students of Color (National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2020).

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

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From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). Less than 10% of applicants are accepted.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

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We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says. When we launched IMBA (online) in 2016, we disrupted business education in that we offer an MBA for under $24,000,” says Elliott. “We Since then, the number of scholarships has significantly increased, which has brought increased diversity. “In

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

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These concerns are not new; Tinto’s (1993) and Tracey and Sedlacek’s (1984) groundbreaking studies and theoretical scholarship remain relevant today. Teach Black males and their families about the hidden curriculum (e.g., We have a long way to go to achieve equity in the academy for Black males. in order to be successful in college.