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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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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. In Fall 2022, our first faculty mentor pairings were made,” says Ben Telesca, vice president for student affairs, SRSU.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Other areas to be emphasized include developing consistency for psychological safe spaces, disaggregating student data, and providing access to key services and resources. Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. Chapter 12: Brown, D. Frazier, R.-M.

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UCLA Achieves AANAPISI Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The UCLA AANAPISI designation represents the importance of understanding the various lived experiences of students on campus,” Kurland said, emphasizing the distinct needs of the nearly 50 ethnic groups that fall under the AANHPI category.

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