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Rhodes College Joins Initiative to Expand Access for Highly Talented Low-Income Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

ATI, formed in 2016, comprises regional and flagship public institutions and leading private colleges and universities. The college offers merit-based scholarships, need-based financial aid, fellowships, ROTC opportunities, and other programs.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As indicated by several key metrics, over the past decade underrepresented minority (URM) students have made considerable progress in retention, graduation, and persistence rates. percentage point increase in dual credit participation among low-income students from the 2016 senior class to the 2021 senior class.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. CSUSM gathers and analyzes disaggregated data pertaining to retention, unit completion and graduation. In academic year 2021-22, 45.1%

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Also, that year the program’s retention rate of Latino students was 18% higher than the college’s general retention rate. Assistant professor and program coordinator Eleisha Moreno, who has worked with EAP since 2016, says this recognition from Excelencia in Education is validating.

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Tribal Colleges and Universities as Conduits for Intellectual and Political Sovereignties

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The TCURJ, established by the American Indian College Fund in 2016, serves as the only academic publication outlet for peer reviewed scholarship specifically for TCU faculty. Funding from the Henry Luce Foundation and support of the American Indian College Fund have maintained the TCURJ as an open access journal.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Central Oregon Community College (COCC) opened its current housing facility, Wickiup Hall, in 2016. Their fall-to-fall retention rate between fall 2022 and fall 2023 was actually 11% higher than commuters.” Campus housing could have a discernable impact on retention and graduation. versus 83.8% EHS President and CEO Jeffrey H.

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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. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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