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Breaking Barriers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Higher Education and Student Affairs Education:   M.Ed., Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, University of Southern California; M.A., and Jorge Estrada, writing in the Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History (2019).

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Here are 5 hip-hop quotes to inspire students at academic institutions as they proceed into finals week. 1. Nipsey Hussle (“Racks In The Middle”, 2019) “Double check the details. First generation college students are tasked with the tumultuous role of paving their own road.

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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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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. Latinx participation in the Metro College Success Program learning community increased by 25% between 2019 and 2024.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

link] Comics and graphic novels can disrupt traditional texts by challenging the worship of the written word ( Torres, 2019 ), a feature of white supremacy that perpetuates textual hierarchies within educational spaces. Black boys are also suspended and expelled at much higher rates than other students ( Graves & Wang, 2022 ).

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The Transformational Power of Higher Education

The University Innovation Alliance

We asked Chancellor Larive her thoughts about keeping people engaged, focused on what they have to do today, and hopeful about what's ahead, and she spoke about the transformational power of higher education: "Higher education changed my life from a low-income, first-generation college student. She earned her Ph.D.