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Supreme Court's Hollow Ruling One Year Later: Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students Left Behind in the Pursuit of a 'Race-Blind' Agenda’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. Beyond the media smokescreen, Asian American and NHPI students face a diverse range of challenges on the road to college access and success.

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Community College Faculty-Led Teaching and Learning Hubs Improve Student Outcomes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2018, Dr. Audrey Jaeger and Dr. Monique B. Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success?

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. As a proud member of the very first ELEVATE cohort in 2015, I had very few expectations.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. That sends a powerful message to students and also the faculty that they’re valued, and it has led to retention and growth.” Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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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. He became executive vice president in 2013 and assumed the presidency in 2018. Offutt has been with CPE since 2018.

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Leaning Into Best Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2018, when Dr. Tim Renick took on the role of senior vice president for student success at Georgia State University (GSU), the university’s demographics were rapidly changing. Historically, GSU had been a predominantly white institution (PWI). Dr. Tim Renick “Today, we’re over 80% nonwhite,” says Renick.

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